Chair of the Representative Body

Siddhartha Pailla is a Ph.D-track graduate student in the Department of Systems and Information Engineering at SEAS. His research under Professor Garrick Louis aims to build capacity in developing communities through better provision of basic human services, such as clean water, sanitation, energy, and shelter. His research has taken him from just down the street at Westhaven Public Housing to his hometown in Nalgonda, India to Tshapasha and Tshibvumo in the Limpopo Province of South Africa.

Though this is his first year on Student Council, Siddhartha is entering his 8th year at the University. Siddhartha’s other activities include The Range, Phi Sigma Kappa, Virginia Entrepreneurial Society, Jefferson Society, and other student initiatives and organizations around Grounds. In his free time, he loves rocking on the range, climbing rocks and waterfalls, and playing tennis and football.

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Email: sp2sv@virginia.edu