Santi Phithakkitnukoon received his Ph.D. in Computer Science and Engineering at the December 2009 graduation. Santi has defended his dissertation "Inferring Social and Internal Context using a Mobile Phone" in October 2009. His major professor was Ram Dantu, Associate Professor in the UNT Department of Computer Science and Engineering.

Santi has joined MIT SENSEable City Lab as a Postdoctoral Research Fellow. He is currently working with other MIT researchers to create an innovative navigation system with new interactive capabilities that will assist drivers in identifying and planning activities in real-time and determining optimal routes for commuting between destinations.