{"id":11,"date":"2026-09-11T20:32:24","date_gmt":"2026-09-11T20:32:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ippd.ufl.edu\/blogs\/fdot2627\/?p=11"},"modified":"2026-10-05T02:20:56","modified_gmt":"2026-10-05T02:20:56","slug":"week-3-introductions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ippd.ufl.edu\/blogs\/ay2627fdot\/2026\/09\/11\/week-3-introductions\/","title":{"rendered":"Week 3 &#8211; Introductions"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We are Watchdog, an Integrated Product &amp; Process Design team from the University of Florida working alongside the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT). Building on last year\u2019s Awearables and Road Response teams&#8217; projects, our goal is to enhance and complete their projects while continuing to advance innovative safety solutions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Our team includes 4 Computer Science Majors, 1 Mechanical Engineer, and 1 Industrial and Systems Engineer working under Dr. Lily Elefteriadou and our liaison engineers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Our mission is to develop technology that creates a safer work environment for roadside workers by helping prevent accidents and protecting those who work alongside Florida\u2019s roadways.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-large-font-size\">Our Team<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-medium-font-size\">Adrien Crater<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text is-stacked-on-mobile\" style=\"grid-template-columns:25% auto\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"682\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ippd.ufl.edu\/blogs\/fdot2627\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/263\/2026\/09\/Adrien-Headshot-682x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-23 size-full\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Adrien is our team leader. They are a senior Mechanical Engineer.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Dylan Schneider<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text is-stacked-on-mobile\" style=\"grid-template-columns:25% auto\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"596\" height=\"777\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ippd.ufl.edu\/blogs\/fdot2627\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/263\/2026\/09\/Dylan-Headshot-2.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-31 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ippd.ufl.edu\/blogs\/ay2627fdot\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/263\/2026\/09\/Dylan-Headshot-2.png 596w, https:\/\/www.ippd.ufl.edu\/blogs\/ay2627fdot\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/263\/2026\/09\/Dylan-Headshot-2-230x300.png 230w, https:\/\/www.ippd.ufl.edu\/blogs\/ay2627fdot\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/263\/2026\/09\/Dylan-Headshot-2-161x210.png 161w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 596px) 100vw, 596px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Dylan is our template &amp; design manager and research librarian. He is a senior Industrial and Systems Engineering major.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Vivian Rincon<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text is-stacked-on-mobile\" style=\"grid-template-columns:25% auto\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"726\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ippd.ufl.edu\/blogs\/fdot2627\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/263\/2026\/09\/Vivian-Professional-Photo-726x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-17 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ippd.ufl.edu\/blogs\/ay2627fdot\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/263\/2026\/09\/Vivian-Professional-Photo-726x1024.jpg 726w, https:\/\/www.ippd.ufl.edu\/blogs\/ay2627fdot\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/263\/2026\/09\/Vivian-Professional-Photo-213x300.jpg 213w, https:\/\/www.ippd.ufl.edu\/blogs\/ay2627fdot\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/263\/2026\/09\/Vivian-Professional-Photo-768x1083.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ippd.ufl.edu\/blogs\/ay2627fdot\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/263\/2026\/09\/Vivian-Professional-Photo-1090x1536.jpg 1090w, https:\/\/www.ippd.ufl.edu\/blogs\/ay2627fdot\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/263\/2026\/09\/Vivian-Professional-Photo-149x210.jpg 149w, https:\/\/www.ippd.ufl.edu\/blogs\/ay2627fdot\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/263\/2026\/09\/Vivian-Professional-Photo.jpg 1179w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 726px) 100vw, 726px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Vivian is our meeting scribe. She is a senior Computer Science major with an Engineering Innovation minor.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Anushka Kapoor<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text is-stacked-on-mobile\" style=\"grid-template-columns:25% auto\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"805\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ippd.ufl.edu\/blogs\/fdot2627\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/263\/2026\/09\/Anushka-Headshot-805x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-21 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ippd.ufl.edu\/blogs\/ay2627fdot\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/263\/2026\/09\/Anushka-Headshot-805x1024.jpg 805w, https:\/\/www.ippd.ufl.edu\/blogs\/ay2627fdot\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/263\/2026\/09\/Anushka-Headshot-236x300.jpg 236w, https:\/\/www.ippd.ufl.edu\/blogs\/ay2627fdot\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/263\/2026\/09\/Anushka-Headshot-768x977.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ippd.ufl.edu\/blogs\/ay2627fdot\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/263\/2026\/09\/Anushka-Headshot-165x210.jpg 165w, https:\/\/www.ippd.ufl.edu\/blogs\/ay2627fdot\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/263\/2026\/09\/Anushka-Headshot.jpg 930w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 805px) 100vw, 805px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Anushka is our finance and travel coordinator. She is a Computer Science major with a Digital Arts and Sciences minor.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Tanushree Hadavale<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text is-stacked-on-mobile\" style=\"grid-template-columns:25% auto\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ippd.ufl.edu\/blogs\/fdot2627\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/263\/2026\/09\/Tanushree-Professional-Photo-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-25 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ippd.ufl.edu\/blogs\/ay2627fdot\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/263\/2026\/09\/Tanushree-Professional-Photo-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.ippd.ufl.edu\/blogs\/ay2627fdot\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/263\/2026\/09\/Tanushree-Professional-Photo-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ippd.ufl.edu\/blogs\/ay2627fdot\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/263\/2026\/09\/Tanushree-Professional-Photo-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ippd.ufl.edu\/blogs\/ay2627fdot\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/263\/2026\/09\/Tanushree-Professional-Photo-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ippd.ufl.edu\/blogs\/ay2627fdot\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/263\/2026\/09\/Tanushree-Professional-Photo-210x210.jpg 210w, https:\/\/www.ippd.ufl.edu\/blogs\/ay2627fdot\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/263\/2026\/09\/Tanushree-Professional-Photo.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Tanushree is our meeting facilitator and timekeeper. She is a Computer Science major with a Statistics minor.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Hong Ouyang<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text is-stacked-on-mobile\" style=\"grid-template-columns:25% auto\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ippd.ufl.edu\/blogs\/ay2627fdot\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/263\/2026\/10\/Hong-Headshot-IPPD-768x1024.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-137 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ippd.ufl.edu\/blogs\/ay2627fdot\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/263\/2026\/10\/Hong-Headshot-IPPD-768x1024.png 768w, https:\/\/www.ippd.ufl.edu\/blogs\/ay2627fdot\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/263\/2026\/10\/Hong-Headshot-IPPD-225x300.png 225w, https:\/\/www.ippd.ufl.edu\/blogs\/ay2627fdot\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/263\/2026\/10\/Hong-Headshot-IPPD-158x210.png 158w, https:\/\/www.ippd.ufl.edu\/blogs\/ay2627fdot\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/263\/2026\/10\/Hong-Headshot-IPPD.png 1086w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Hong is our blog editor and memo writer. He is a Computer Science major with a Statistics minor.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We are Watchdog, an Integrated Product &amp; Process Design team from the University of Florida working alongside the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT). 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