Fushimi at Harvard University
At barely 28 years old, the PhD in Engineering Emilia Fushimi He has been standing out in his academic and research career. That is why she was selected by the prestigious United States house of studies. She is currently part of a scientific work related to the automatic control of glycemia in people with Type 1 Diabetes.
The young professional was distinguished 5 years ago after obtaining the best average in the Electronic Engineering degree that she studied at the Faculty of Engineering of the National University of La Plata (UNLP) and a few days ago the UNLP chose her as Distinguished Graduate Graduate of the academic unit.
Since November 1, Emilia faces a new challenge. After being selected by Harvard University, she undertook a trip to the United States with her 3 and a half-year-old little son.
“My director, Fabricio Garelli, told me that this call was open. From that, I registered through the University page. Then they contacted me to interview me and, a few weeks later, they told me that I had been selected, “he explained.
For his part, engineer Garelli, Graduate Secretary of the Faculty of Engineering, stressed that “the public university is proud that a graduate fully trained at the UNLP, both at the undergraduate and postgraduate level, is selected in one of the the most prestigious Universities in the world to carry out research tasks on topics that are on the frontier of knowledge. It speaks for itself of the level of training that our University provides”.
Research and new challenges
“I did my final project in Electronic Engineering and then my doctorate at the Institute for Research in Electronics, Control and Signal Processing (LEICI) of the Faculty of Engineering, both on the subject of automatic control of blood glucose in people with Type Diabetes 1. The group in which I am working at Harvard investigates the same topic. In particular, there are currently two main projects: glycemic control in pregnant people with DM1, and study of the impact of exercise in people with DM1”, highlighted the engineer .
Before a test, the engineer Emilia Fushimi applying a sensor to a co-worker to test connectivityPrior to a test, the engineer Emilia Fushimi applying a sensor to a co-worker to test connectivity.
Describing her new life in the United States, where she plans to spend at least a year, the young PhD in Engineering highlighted: “I arrived very recently and I wouldn’t say that I am fully adapted yet. But the environment is very nice and I am really enjoying getting to know new forms and dynamics of work”.
At Harvard University, he shares experiences and experiences with researchers from different parts of the world. “It is one of the things that I like the most so far. There are many people from other countries,” she said.
“I have a 3.5-year-old son. At the moment, there is no definitive organization since everything is very recent. But the absence of family and friends as a support network is very felt, and the limited availability of public kindergartens “, he concluded.
The trajectory of Dr. Ing Emilia Fushimi
She was born on December 25, 1993. She received her Electronics Engineering degree in 2016 and her PhD in Engineering in 2021, both from the National University of La Plata (UNLP). She was a member of the Applied Control Group (GCA) of the Electronics, Control and Signal Processing Research Institute (LEICI) of the same University and CONICET. Likewise, she served as Head of Practical Work in the Department of Electrical Engineering and in the Department of Basic Sciences. One of her main investigations was focused on the development of an artificial pancreas, switched control and restricted control.
