Summary
Phuthipong Bovornkeeratiroj is a systems-focused lecturer and researcher at UMass Amherst with eight years of experience spanning academia and industry, specializing in sustainability for energy systems, smart grids, and smart buildings. He combines hands-on software engineering—from mobile apps and WiFi-based indoor localization to edge-deployed backends—with a PhD-level research agenda aimed at reducing carbon emissions in urban and building contexts. As a former startup co-founder and mobile lead, he shipped Thailand’s top personal finance iOS app and navigated fundraising, product strategy, and growth early in his career. Known for teaching core systems courses, he brings practical product experience into the classroom and pursues climate-focused learning through programs like Terra.do. This blend of production-grade development, teaching, and applied sustainability research makes him adept at turning complex energy problems into deployable, real-world solutions.
8 years of coding experience
12 years of employment as a software developer
Climate Change: Learning for Action, Climate Change: Learning for Action at Terra.do
University of Massachusetts Amherst
Master of Science (M.Sc.), 4.00, Master of Science (M.Sc.), 4.00 at Chulalongkorn University
Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.), Computer Science, 3.41, Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.), Computer Science, 3.41 at Assumption University of Thailand
English, Thai