Page 4 THE EVERETT ADVOCATE – FRiDAy, MAy 30, 2025 From AI to embroidery: Everett student shines in both the digital and tactile worlds A s a high school student in Everett deciding where to attend college, Isaac Tomeho found himself attracted to the words appearing on the Clark University seal: Fiat Lux. The idea of being drawn to the light helped draw him to the campus. The computer science major has since found a path that allows him to indulge his intellectual passions, begin fulfilling a personal plan for his life and career and enjoy the opportunity to do something truly unexpected: help his fellow students make really cool stuff. A self-described “global citizen,” Tomeho is a native of the West African country of Benin who also lived in Ghana, Mali and Senegal before moving to Massachusetts in 2020 to be with his father. By eighth grade, he’d become so fascinated by computer technology that he already knew it was something he’d study at a higher level. “If you want to be successful, why not go into a field that you’ve enjoyed since you were a kid — and you’ll keep that passion forever,” he says. At Clark, Tomeho has worked with Professor John Magee to shape technologies that better serve people with significant physical challenges. He also has collaborated with Professor Odebile Olufemi on ways to shrink the necessary storage capacity for large data files Lawrence A. Simeone Jr. Attorney-at-Law ~ Since 1989 ~ * Corporate Litigation * Criminal/Civil * MCAD * Zoning/Land Court * Wetlands Litigation * Workmen’s Compensation * Landlord/Tenant Litigation * Real Estate Law * Construction Litigation * Tax Lien * Personal Injury * Bankruptcy * Wrongful Death * Zoning/Permitting Litigation 300 Broadway, Suite 1, Revere * 781-286-1560 lsimeonejr@simeonelaw.net by working with specific algorithms. His research into how video-sharing platforms affected social service organizations pre- and post-COVID earned him an invitation to the 2024 Human-Computer Interaction International Conference in Washington, D.C. Tomeho has served on the Clark Undergraduate Student Council and the Black Student Union, and is an active member of the Men of Color Alliance on campus. Academically, he serves as a teaching assistant for an Intro to Computing course and relishes his role as a mentor to students finding their way through the rigorous computer science curriculum. He’s a firm believer in the ability of humans to employ the critical and creative thinking necessary to harness the capacities of AI tools without being overwhelmed by them. “What I’m excited about is tech TIF AGREEMENT | FROM PAGE 2 els in those affluent communities’ skew affordability under the AMI above the means of many residents. “I can’t call that affordable,” she said. DeMaria countered that the rents are similar to others in Everett. He also admonished her for her comments on the companies hiring physicists, psychologists, and professionals in the humanities to look at their models and determine if they’re ethically aligned and serving the people,” he says. “I love to think really hard about a problem, then write the code that will efficiently solve it,” he says. After graduation, he plans to work as a software engineer for about seven years, develop and refine his expertise, and then ultimately launch his own company — one “that will positively impact the world …. my goal is to make a tech company that is much more about the humanitarian than it is about the technical.” Last summer the potential for merging the digital with the tactile inspired Tomeho, alongside others, to cofound the Lux Lab , a makerspace located in the Center for Media Arts, Computing, and Design. units adding to the population of students in overcrowded schools, which is unlikely given the size of the apartments. Other business In other action, the members approved an item requesting the state Attorney General to commence action to recover the $180,000 in lonThe lab features five 3D printers, a vinyl cutting machine, and a robotic drawing machine called the “Makelangelo ,” along with other old- and new-school creative tools and technologies — from four sewing machines and a soldering station to an embroidery machine and a desktop computer equipped with the full Adobe Creative Suite. “We actually built the printers from scratch ourselves,” Tomeho recalled with a grin. “They arrived in pieces, and we watched movies and listened to music during the summer while making them.” Tomeho and his partners have trained Clark students in the use of the machines to craft everything from a robotic hand (Tomeho’s original creation) to stickers, pouches for phones and batteries, embroidered patches and all sorts of personalized items. gevity payments “improperly” paid to DeMaria, an allegation made in a report from the Inspector General. The mayor has stated from the beginning of the council’s pushback that he invites the attorney general to weigh in given that — if there were any — the AG’s office would have reported that by now. The members also approved borrowing $3 million for two capital improvement projects, specifically $2 million for Streets & Sidewalks and $1 million for the Complete Streets program, which also covers crosswalks and ramps. Streets will include Estes, Grover and Miller Streets and Meadowview Road, which are located between Wehner Park and Whittier Drive and the Malden line. The Ways and Means Subcommittee recommended favorable action on May 19. In a meeting Wednesday, May 21, the Budget Subcommittee voted to reduce the Department of Diversity Equity and Inclusion (DEI) Professional Development line item from $50,000 to $30,000 by a vote of 6-4 with DiPierro, Hanlon, Rogers and Ward 1 CounTIF AGREEMENT | SEE PAGE 9
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