Simo is a Postdoctoral Scholar and RSI Pioneer Postdoctoral Fellow who joined the group in September 2025. He earned his BASc in mechanical engineering from the University of Toronto in 2019 and his SM and PhD from MIT, co-advised by Dr. Svetlana Boriskina and Prof. Marin Soljačić. Simo's thesis work focused on photonic control of thermal radiation and scintillation, with applications in energy conversion and medical imaging. In his spare time, he enjoys basketball, weightlifting, movies, and board games.