de Florez Prize in Human Engineering Winner: Muhammad Umair

The de Florez Prize in Human Engineering rewards theoretical sophistication and practical application of knowledge to the problems of human engineering.  

Muhammad Umair (E21)is a passionate and gifted computer science student who uses his theoretical knowledge and understanding to successfully tackle and solve challenging and urgent problems. During his time at Tufts, Umair developed the modular software system Gailbot, which is now being used by interaction researchers all over the globe. Umair is an outstanding citizen who has performed indispensable work in developing digital infrastructure to support remote work during the Covid-19 pandemic.