Celebrating the 2026 NJIT Graduates!!!

May 26

Last week was filled with commencement celebrations and ceremonies leading into Memorial Day weekend, marking an exciting milestone for many students across NJIT. At the PID Lab, we are proud to celebrate a remarkable group of graduates who have spent a significant amount of time growing as researchers, engineers, designers, and future leaders. They have contributed to projects spanning accessibility, human-centered computing, occupational safety, engineering, and emerging technologies. Beyond their academic accomplishments, they have demonstrated creativity, resilience, collaboration, and a commitment to building technologies and systems that positively impact people’s lives.

We would like to extend a special congratulations to Natalia Peña, whose inspiring journey was recently featured in an NJIT article highlighting her human-centered work, leadership, and dedication to accessibility and inclusion. Natalia’s work exploring accessible exercise technologies for individuals with visual impairments reflects the kind of thoughtful, impactful innovation we strive to support at the PID Lab. Natalia has been working with the PID Lab for the past year and a half, and it has been wonderful to watch her grow as both a researcher and leader. We are incredibly proud of all that she has accomplished and look forward to seeing the impact she will continue to make in the future.

Read Natalia’s feature story here: https://news.njit.edu/how-natalia-pena-turned-opportunity-human-centered-impact-njit

We also want to congratulate:

Nithin Krishna Krishnappa (MS in Computer Science)
Joseph Jr. Myers (MS in Occupational Health and Safety Engineering
Ahmad Amoorah (MS in Occupational Health and Safety Engineering)

In addition, we celebrate the accomplishments of Capstone team graduates:

Ben Porecca, Avanish Kulkarni, Ewan Lee, Allison Gamarra, Kimora Stowe, Clarissa Furtado, Ibeth Fernandez, James An, Dominic Attalienti, and Jordan Mosley.

Thank you all for your contributions to the PID Lab community. We are excited to see where your next chapters will lead and wish you continued success. Congratulations to the Class of 2026!