Electrical and Computer Engineering IPAC Draft

Christopher Sweeny earned his B.S. in Mechanical Engineering (2021) and M.S. in Electrical Engineering with a concentration in Power Systems (2022) from Wentworth Institute of Technology. Since 2023, he has served as a Transmission Planning Engineer at 1898 & Co., part of Burns & McDonnell, where he supports grid reliability and power system planning projects across the U.S. Christopher also serves on the Executive Committee of the IEEE Power & Energy Society Boston Chapter, contributing to professional development and industry collaboration in the energy sector.

Anthony Lunn is an Engineering and Digital Electronics teacher at B.M.C. Durfee High School in Fall River, MA. He teaches PLTW Introduction to Engineering Design, Digital Electronics, and a Discovery Engineering program for freshmen, and also leads the school’s Robotics and MSEF Research Club.

He earned his B.S. in Electrical Engineering from Wentworth Institute of Technology in 2023, focusing on signal analysis. Before teaching, he gained industry experience with RW Sullivan Engineering. Anthony now works to build a hands-on, engaging engineering pathway aligned with Chapter 74 Engineering Technology standards, helping students explore design, 3D modeling, and circuits through real projects.

David Wigley is a Senior Principal Software Engineer at BAE Systems Inc., an international defense, aerospace and security company which delivers a full range of products and services for air, land, space and naval forces, as well as advanced electronics, security, information technology solutions and customer support services. Over his time with BAE Systems Inc., David has taken on multiple technical leadership roles and is responsible

Houssam Abouzahra is a member of the Technical Staff at MIT Lincoln Laboratory, with over 25
years of experience in advanced Radar engineering, embedded systems, and space
electronics. His expertise includes systems engineering, real-time embedded software
development, and integration & testing. Throughout his career, he has successfully led
multidisciplinary teams, driving innovation in both software and hardware solutions for critical
defense and research projects. With a deep commitment to bridging academia and industry,
Houssam brings a wealth of technical and leadership expertise to support the next generation of
engineers. He holds a B.S. and M.S. in Computer Science from the University of
Massachusetts in Lowell.

Kevin S. Chuang is a Technology Leader at Analog Devices, Inc. (ADI) in Wilmington, MA, where he spearheads radio technology innovations and development for 6G wireless

for embedded software design, development, test, and integration of complex software solutions for large-scale, mission critical defense platforms. David holds a bachelor's degree in computer engineering, with minors in Physics and Computer Science, from Wentworth Institute of Technology, as well as a master's degree in computer engineering from the University of Massachusetts Lowell. He is also a graduate of the Engineering Leadership Development Program (ELDP) from BAE Systems Inc. As a Wentworth Institute of Technology alum, he enjoys giving back to the university that helped shape his academic and professional career, which included helping him obtain his initial start at BAE Systems Inc. via the Co-op program. In his spare time, David enjoys playing volleyball, participating in game nights with friends, and reading.

Benjamin Franco, PE is Lead Engineer of Protection & Controls Engineering department at Eversource Energy, where he has worked for the past 7 years. Ben has supported completing many large substation projects as a lead engineer in Eversource’s Eastern Massachusetts territory. He holds a bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering from Wentworth Institute of Technology, a master’s degree in Power Systems Engineering from Worcester Polytechnic Institute and is a licensed Professional Engineer in Massachusetts and Rhode Island. When not practicing engineering, Ben enjoys running and tennis.

Wyatt is a Software Engineer at Philips, where he develops advanced features for ultrasound devices and leads initiatives that integrate generative AI into software development. With nearly four years of experience, he's passionate about using AI responsibly and exploring its potential to shape the next generation of engineering skills.

Sanjay Manandhar is a Cambridge, MA-based tech entrepreneur, who is currently CEO and co-founder of Zifino (zifino.com), a AI-native platform for compliance for regulated industries. Prior to Zifino, Sanjay co-founded and was CEO of Wicket (wicketsoft.com), a computer vision company for opt-in-based facial biometrics for access control, payments and ticketing.
Sanjay was founder and CEO of Aerva (aerva.com), a enterprise software platform that managed content on 10,000 digital displays in 6 countries, for advertising, employee communications or entertainment, from Times Square billboards to thousands of Anheuser-Busch 7-foot digital cooler doors, displays in 33+ US Naval bases, universities, convention centers, airports and transit hubs. Sanjay founded, grew and sold Aerva in 2015 without raising any outside capital.

Sanjay’s early career as a software engineer was at Sun Microsystems and Olivetti in Silicon Valley, NYNEX and Siemens in Cambridge, MA, USA.

Sanjay has a Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science from MIT and Master’s from MIT Media Lab and MBA from INSEAD.  He holds four patents in computer vision and one patent in content management system.  

Sanjay serves on the Advancement Committee of UWC in New Mexico and is also a motorcycle enthusiast and an avid trekker in the Himalayas and around the world.