Representative Branch
Nicole Caballero
EMBS Administrative Committee Student Representative and General Chair of SAC
National Major University of San Marcos, Lima District, Peru (Region 9)
Nicole is a senior Biomedical Engineering student at the Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos (UNMSM), where she focuses on data science, rehabilitation engineering, and precision medicine. Following these interests, Nicole was awarded the Emerging Leaders in the Americas Scholarship to study at the Memorial University of Newfoundland in 2023. As Chair of the UNMSM IEEE EMBS Student Chapter, Nicole and her team won the 2022 Best Student Chapter Award. Additionally, she participated in the 20th IEEE EMBS Summer School BIO-X. Nicole currently serves as the General Chair of SAC and as the EMBS AdCom Student Representative. Nicole aspires to foster an active network of IEEE EMBS student members globally. She serves concurrently as Chair of the UNMSM IEEE Student Branch. Nicole enjoys table tennis, musicals, and traveling.
Akshay R S
Student Representative for Asia Pacific
Government Engineering College, Barton Hill, India (Region 10)
Akshay R S, a final-year Electronics and Communication student at the Government Engineering College, Barton Hill, strives to make the world a better place through technology, and believes that education should be a fundamental right. To this end, Akshay has been active in a variety of IEEE activities, with the mission of fostering technological innovation for the benefit of humanity. Akshay previously served as the SAC Volunteer Manager. Currently, Akshay serves as the Student Representative for Asia Pacific. Within this role, Akshay aspires to unite the students in Asia Pacific and establish the first Regional Student Activities Committee and promote innovation in the field of biomedical engineering.
Administration Branch
Antony M. Gitau
Administration Chair
Kenyatta University, Nairobi, Kenya (Region 8)
Antony M. Gitau is a final year Biomedical Engineering student at Kenyatta University, where he was awarded a Data Science Africa Research Fellowship (DSA) at the Centre for Data Science and Artificial Intelligence (DSAIL). Throughout his studies, Antony has been an active participant in various EMBS activities, including the 19th IEEE EMBS Summer School BIO-X. In 2023, he served as Chair of the Kenyatta University IEEE Student Branch. In 2024, he will serve as the SAC Administration Chair. In this role, he will lead the processes and documentation related to SAC programs and activities. He also serves as the Student Representative for the Middle East and Africa. Upon completing his undergraduate studies in July 2024, Antony aspires to pursue a graduate degree with a focus on machine learning for healthcare.
Technical Activities Branch
Alaa Melek
Technical Activities Chair
University of Texas at Austin, Texas, United States (Region 5)
Alaa Melek (she/her/hers) is a doctoral student in the Department of Biomedical Engineering at The University of Texas at Austin, where she researches how to improve lung cancer radiotherapy outcomes with AI. She earned both her Bachelor and Master in Biomedical Engineering degrees at Cairo University, where she pioneered AI-based methods to predict breast cancer risk with mammograms. Her contributions to the field have been recognized internationally—notably as the Middle East-Africa Finalist in the 2022 EMBC Student Paper Competition. In 2023, Alaa fostered meaningful connections and provided support to emerging scholars as an ambassador for the EMBS Student Mentorship Program. In 2024, Alaa will continue to create enriching opportunities for students as the SAC Technical Activities Chair. Outside of the laboratory, Alaa enjoys yoga, aerial sports, and reading.
Professional Development Branch
Nyi Nyi Tun
Professional Development Chair
Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan (Region 10)
Nyi Nyi Tun earned a Bachelor’s of Mechatronic Engineering at The Technological University (Mandalay, Myanmar) in 2013, and a Master’s of Mechatronic Engineering from Mandalay Technological University in 2016, where he was awarded the Marubeni Myanmar Scholarship. In 2022, he earned a Ph.D. in Information Science at Kyushu University, Japan, where he was awarded the Innovative Asia Scholarship from the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) and conducted research in the Neuroinformatics and Neuroimaging Laboratory. Nyi Nyi is widely involved in engineering education and volunteer activities. Among other roles, he has served as an ambassador and mentor for the EMBS Student Mentorship Program since 2021, and then as the program Chair in 2023. In 2024, Nyi Nyi will continue to develop initiatives for students to learn and grow as the SAC Professional Development Chair.
Public Relations Branch
Michael Sommeling
Public Relations Chair
University of Naples Federico II, Naples, Italy (Region 8)
Michael Sommeling, of Cherry Hill, New Jersey, graduated from Villanova University with a Bachelor and Master of Science in Computer Engineering. While at Villanova, Michael conducted research on functional near-infrared spectroscopy (fNIRS) in the Optical Brain Imaging Laboratory. His experience with IEEE EMBS began when he founded Villanova’s Engineering in Medicine and Biology Student Club in 2022. Since then, he was a fellow at the 20th IEEE EMBS Summer School BIO-X, he served as an ambassador for the 2023 Student Mentorship Program, and he started reviewing for the IEEE Open Journal of EMB. Michael is currently a Fulbright Student Researcher in Naples, Italy, at the Augmented Reality for Health Monitoring Laboratory (ARHeMLab) of the University of Naples Federico II (UNINA). In 2024, Michael will serve as the SAC Public Relations Chair.
Tony Adel Fawzy
Social Media Team Leader
Higher Technological Institute, 10th of Ramadan City, Egypt (Region 8)
Tony Adel Fawzy, of Cairo, Egypt, graduated as a Biomedical Engineer from the Higher Technological Institute (10th of Ramadan City, Egypt). Tony is currently a Product Specialist at the Nipro Medical Corporation of Gesca, a world leading biomedical company. He is especially interested in the future of AI for biotechnology and medical devices. Tony has been an active member of IEEE since 2019, first as a member of his student branch’s Media and Advertising Committee. Since then, he served as an ambassador for the 2022 EMBS Student Mentorship Program, then as a Senior Ambassador for the program in 2023. In 2024, Tony will serve as the SAC Social Media Team Leader. With his experience in the medical device industry, Tony aspires to help other EMBS Student Members elevate their professional careers.
Anghelo Danny Romero Parra
Institutional Partnerships Team Leader
National Major University of San Marcos, Lima District, Peru (Region 9)
Anghelo (he/him) is a fifth-year biomedical engineering student at the Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos (UNMSM). Anghelo became an IEEE student member in 2020, and he has been active with EMBS since 2021. Anghelo was a mentee in the 2021 EMBS Student Mentorship Program. During that same year, he served as the Vice President of the UNMSM EMBS Student Chapter. In 2022, Anghelo took the lead as the Chapter President. Currently, he is an auxiliary member of the IEEE EMBS Chapter in Peru. In 2024, Anghelo will serve as the SAC Institutional Partnerships Team Leader. In this role, he aspires to connect EMBS Student Members around the world, and, subsequently, the institutions that support them. Anghelo believes that student contributions to science and technology are fundamental for the future of biomedical engineering.