About KUBI

Jahnvi Maddila
President
Jahnvi is a Senior studying Computer Science and Business from Overland Park, Kansas. Jahnvi previously led outreach, marketing, and retention for KUBI.

Alex Perez
VP of Business
Alex is a Junior majoring in Business Administration from Chino Hills, California. Alex has been involved with KUBI since Fall 2024.

Nischay Rawal
VP of Engineering
Nischay Rawal is an Honors Sophomore and SELF fellow dual majoring in Computer Science and Mathematics. He is from Overland Park, Kansas and has been involved with KUBI since Fall 2024.

Caleb Hite
Vice President of Education
Caleb is a Junior Computer Science student from Shawnee, Kansas. Caleb has been involved with KUBI since Summer 2024.

Charlie Doherty
Director of Engineering
Charlie is a Junior in the Honors Program studying Computer Science with a Minor in Business. Charlie is from Overland Park, Kansas, and joined KUBI in Spring 2025.

Audrey Karn
Director of Marketing
Audrey is a Junior studying Business Administration from Overland Park, Kansas. Audrey joined KUBI in Fall 2025.

Will Calhoun
Director of Research and Development
Will Calhoun is a Junior studying Computer Science. He is from Overland Park, Kansas, and has been with KUBI since Spring 2025.
Emma Du
Director of Communications
Emma is a Sophomore majoring in Computer Science with a minor in Business from Overland Park, Kansas. She is also a SELF Fellow and has been involved in KUBI since Fall 2023.

Wolfgang Sell
Director of Education
Wolfgang is a SELF Fellow Sophomore Majoring in Cybersecurity Engineering from Shawnee, Kansas. Wolfgang joined KUBI in Summer 2024.

Kyle Spragg
Director of Finance
Kyle Spragg is a Senior studying Computer Science and Business. He is from Naperville, Illinois, and has been with KUBI since Summer 2024.

Emma Nasseri
Former President
Emma is a final year Honors Computer Science and Visual Arts student. She was the previous President of the KU Blockchain Institute.

Dr. Jennifer Lohoefener
Associate Director & Assistant Research Professor at I2S
Dr. Lohoefener is KU Blockchain Institute's faculty advisor and a long-time supporter of blockchain research at the University of Kansas.

Dr. Perry Alexander
Distinguished Professor at The University of Kansas
AT&T Foundation Distinguished Professor and ITTC Director at The University of Kansas.

The University Blockchain Research Initiative (UBRI)
Dr. Perry Alexander Contact Personal Website
Dr. Perry Alexander is The AT&T Foundation Distinguished Professor of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Department and Director of the Information and Telecommunication Technology Center at The University of Kansas. Dr. Alexander oversees the University Blockchain Research Initiative (UBRI) Grant of $2 million donated by Ripple for blockchain research and development at KU. His research interests include system-level modeling, formal verification, language semantics, and trusted computing.