Our Mission

AI Workshops that inspire
agency and imagination

About Wikair

WIKAIR is a student-led nonprofit organization dedicated to empowering the next generation with AI and interdisciplinary knowledge through peer-led workshops and global outreach. We provide free, accessible learning opportunities that connect AI with subjects including Coding, Mathematics, Business, Cinema, Psychology, Music, and more.

Through school and community outreach, we bring interactive AI education to students internationally while building a collaborative global learning community.

Students watching a Wikair presentation projected in the library A Wikair volunteer presenting an AI workshop in a school library

About Our Student Volunteers

Wikair is driven by students, for students. Our volunteers take an active role in developing and delivering workshops, connecting with schools and communities, creating media and content, and organizing fundraising initiatives to support our free AI education mission.

Through their work, students gain opportunities to develop leadership, communication, collaboration, and interdisciplinary skills while contributing to an international education movement.

A Wikair volunteer guiding students working on laptops in a classroom A Wikair volunteer presenting the pros and cons of AI in therapy to a class

Our Advisors

Our professional advisors provide guidance and support to Wikair’s student volunteers, offering academic expertise, professional insight, and advice on our programs and initiatives.

While students remain at the center of Wikair’s work and decision-making, our advisors help ensure that our projects are informed, purposeful, and academically grounded.

A Wikair volunteer presenting “When to utilize AI?” on a classroom screen A Wikair volunteer meeting with school staff
Our Team

Meet the people behind Wikair

Leaders
Ivy Zhang
Ivy Zhang
  • Founder of Wikair, Executive, US Team, News & Blogs lead
  • Senior at Cranbrook Kingswood School, Michigan, US
  • Developer of AI-literacy app Obtain
  • Teaches AI, STEM, and debate through organizations & clubs
Rayne Zhu
Rayne Zhu
  • Co-founder of Wikair, EU team lead, Website team lead
  • UCL Psychology and Language Science, Graduated from Uppingham School, UK
  • Research and essay on how psychology inspires communicative AI
  • Published essay on Misconceptions of OCD among Adolescents
  • Teaches AI and Psychology through workshops
Jon Saraydar
Jon Saraydar
  • Fundraising team lead of Wikair
  • Sophomore at Seaholm High School, Michigan, US
  • Passionate about business, marketing, and entrepreneurship
  • DECA State Qualifier in marketing
  • Executive board member for Model UN at school
  • Interested in the intersection of coding and AI
Elisabeth Arcón
Elisabeth Arcón
  • Social media team lead of Wikair
  • Born and raised in Valencia, Spain
  • Passionate about Cinema
  • Interested in Computer science and their use in creative Industries
US Team
Sophie Shvartsman
Sophie Shvartsman
  • US outreach team member
  • Senior at Cranbrook Schools, Michigan, US
  • Passionate about healthcare and nutrition
  • Preparing workshop AI + medical research
  • Published research about cell dysfunction due to diabetes
Alexander Leyva
Alexander Leyva
  • Member of News + Blogs and fundraising team
  • Sophomore at Cranbrook schools
  • Passionate about computational biology and AI
  • State qualified math competitor
  • Taught Spanish to students for 3 years
EU Team
Hanbo Yang
Hanbo Yang
  • DP1 student at SEK International School Madrid
  • Outreach and Workshop team member
  • Interested in how AI can affect and help the entertainment area
  • Studying maths, chemistry and biology
Isabela Bedran
Isabela Bedran
  • Workshop presenter for how AI affects music
  • Member of the social media management team
  • IB diploma graduate
  • Passionate about music and biology related themes
  • Studying a VET in analysis of imagery and diagnostic for nuclear medicine
Isla Vocale
Isla Vocale
  • Teaches about AI and Entrepreneurship through workshops
  • Y13 student at BIS Cambridge House Valencia
  • Works on outreach, blogs and articles and workshop teams
  • Passionate about human rights, law and Entrepreneurship
  • MUN student 3+ years, 7+ debates in as well
Rostyslav Pekhotin
Rostyslav Pekhotin
  • DP1 student at SEK International School, Madrid
  • Interested in economics, business, AI & technology
  • Works on digital projects and online community tools
  • Experienced in research, presentations & data analysis
  • Fluent in English, German, French, Spanish, Ukrainian, Russian & Slovak
  • Passionate about esports, basketball & innovation
Sacha Le Guennec
Sacha Le Guennec
  • Website team member
  • Final year at IFS of Amsterdam
  • Award-winning debater
  • Passionate about math and technology
Vincent Lin
Vincent Lin
  • Website team member of Wikair
  • Sixth Form at Uppingham School, UK
  • Studies art, psychology, and philosophy
  • Interested in the intersection of AI and interactive design
Asia Team
Jojo Shangguan
Jojo Shangguan
  • Asia team member of Wikair
  • Senior at Canadian International School Singapore
  • Passionate about math, physics and environmental sciences
  • Distinction winner in the CEMC math competition
  • Workshop presenter and News and Blogs team member
  • Researched AI & engineering at MIT summer program
Advisors
Kiki Shen
Kiki Shen
  • Project Outreach Lead
  • Based in Spain & the UK
  • Organized youth training programs in sports, arts, and culture
  • Actively involved in nonprofit and public welfare initiatives in Spain
  • Passionate about human progress, sustainability, and social good
Dr. Wende Zhang
Dr. Wende Zhang
  • Advisor, Director
  • Located in Michigan, US.
  • Ph.D. from Carnegie Mellon University and EMBA from Indiana University.
  • Engineering Director at General Motors
Dr. Cem Saraydar
Dr. Cem Saraydar
  • Advisor
  • Located in Michigan, US.
  • Ph.D. from Rutgers University
  • Engineering Director, Chief Engineer, and R&D Director at General Motors
Prof. Xiaoming Liu
Prof. Xiaoming Liu
  • Advisor
  • Located in Michigan, US.
  • Ph.D. from Carnegie Mellon University
  • Jacqueline Maria Hagan Distinguished Professor, Department of Computer Science, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Dr. Xinyu Du
Dr. Xinyu Du
  • Advisor, Director
  • Located in Michigan, US.
  • Ph.D. from Wayne State University
  • Technical Fellow at General Motors Research and Development
Dr. Hao Yu
Dr. Hao Yu
  • Advisor, Director
  • Located in Michigan, US.
  • Ph.D. from University of Michigan
  • AI/ML Engineering Manager at General Motors
Dr. Miriam N. Oishi
Dr. Miriam N. Oishi
  • Advisor
  • Located in Valencia, Spain
  • Ph.D. from Valencia University
  • ENT Surgeon at General University Hospital
  • Associate professor at the University of Valencia
Dr. Qian Guo
Dr. Qian Guo
  • Advisor
  • Located in California, US
  • Ph.D. from Carnegie Mellon University
  • Engineering Director at Seagate Technology
Dr. Selin Arslan
Dr. Selin Arslan
  • Advisor
  • Located in Michigan
  • Interim Dean of the College of Engineering at Lawrence Technological University
  • Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from Columbia University

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Whether you are a student, educator, mentor, or simply curious, there is a place for you in Wikair.

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