Provost Diversity Fellow: Arielle Joasil

Portrait of Arielle Joasil, black hair and brown eyes, wearing a white and black shirt and a black blazer

Arielle Joasil, PhD candidate

Department and School
Electrical Engineering, Engineering & Applied Science

Bio
Originally from Brockton, Mass., Arielle S. Joasil earned a BS in Electrical Engineering and an MS in Electrical Engineering from the University of Massachusetts, Lowell. She is currently working with Dr. Christine Hendon in the Structure Function Imaging Laboratory as a first-year Ph.D. student in the Department of Electrical Engineering at Columbia University. Arielle is interested in developing deep learning and image processing algorithms to characterize and map tissue architecture within optical images of the heart. This work will aid in the guidance of ablation therapy of the left atrium for the treatment of atrial fibrillation. In her spare time, she enjoys cooking and playing bass guitar. 

Advisor
Christine Hendon, Associate Professor of Electrical Engineering 

Favorite self-care ritual
Clay masks and drinking tea 

Recommended book
Set Boundaries, Find Peace: A Guide to Reclaiming Yourself by Nedra Glover Tawwab 

Favorite study spot
The East Asian Library 

To learn more about Arielle Joasil, please connect with her on Linkedin or email her directly.