Branko Kerkez is an Associate Professor and Arthur F. Thurnau Professor in the College of Engineering at the University of Michigan with 12 years of professional experience bridging civil engineering, systems engineering, and computing. He co-founded Hyfi to translate academic research into practical water and infrastructure innovations, pairing entrepreneurship with applied research. Trained with dual MS degrees in Civil and Electrical Engineering & Computer Science and a PhD in Systems Engineering from UC Berkeley, he brings interdisciplinary rigor to complex socio-technical problems. Based in Ann Arbor, he blends deep academic leadership with real-world product development, often focusing on smart infrastructure and data-driven systems. An educator and founder who moves seamlessly between classrooms, labs, and startup execution, he is known for turning cross-domain theory into deployable solutions.
12 years of coding experience
Master of Science (MS), Civil Engineering, Master of Science (MS), Civil Engineering at University of California, Berkeley
Civil Engineering, Civil Engineering at University of Florida
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