Flood resilience for all, and healthy environments everywhere
We launched Hyfi to make it easy to use technology for flood response, stormwater management, & safe recreation. We are obsessed about user experience and believe that technology should be the last thing you need to think about when managing watersheds and stormwater systems.
Did you know that the Great Lakes hold nearly 90% of America’s freshwater? Headquartered in Ann Arbor, Michigan, we are acutely aware of the importance of natural water resources to recreation, conservation, and community resilience. Our team is stacked with water experts, but we also happen to know a thing or two about technology. See you on the river!
Award-winning tech
Over a decade of experience in enabling of smart water systems
Winner of the 2021 Verizon Climate Resilience Prize for leading-edge technologies
10 Technology Leaders Under 40
Vetted by award winning peer-reviewed publications, news features, and publication covers
WEFTEC Intelligent Water Systems Challenge, Grand Prize Winner
Leadership recognized for frontier contributions by the US US National Academy of Engineering
Meet the Leadership Team
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Brandon Wong
CEO
Brandon is a systems engineer with dual training in Computer Science and Civil Engineering. During his Ph.D degree, he led the deployment of state-scale sensor networks in Michigan, and the development of internationally-recognized blueprints for smart water systems.
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Branko Kerkez
CTO
Branko is the CTO of Hyfi, and the Arthur F. Thurnau Associate Professor of Engineering at the University of Michigan. His pioneering work on smart water systems has been recognized internationally, and by the US Academy of Engineering. He has as a decade of experience bringing cutting-edge research into practice. Branko holds multiple degrees from UC Berkeley. His expertise spans water resources, AI, and real-time controls.
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Brooke Mason
COO
As part of her Ph.D research, Brooke conducted novel work on city-scale modeling of stormwater, sensing, and analytics. She holds degrees in Electrical and Computer Engineering, as well as Civil Engineering from the University of Michigan. For almost a decade she has been focused on enabling community-focused technology solutions.