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A call from the Federal Communications Commission interrupted Eric Burger’s career in research and development and academia to become the Chief Technical Officer of the Federal Communications...
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Shooting for the Stars
(CS 1st Year)Kaya Jones aspired to hone her computing skills the summer before beginning her college experience as a computer science major. She found her chance with NASA’s Space Communications and Navigation...
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Discovering Tech Skills to Train Tomorrow’s “Cyberwarriorsâ€
(M.A.S. CYF ’20)At Illinois Institute of Technology Juan Vasquez knew he found a technically focused cybersecurity master’s program, but he didn’t expect to find a new inspiration as well. “Illinois Tech also made me...
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Further on the Path to AI Leadership
(AI/M.A.S. AI 4th Year)Maggie Barclay attended the virtual CMD-IT/ACM Richard Tapia Conference in September of 2020, where she heard about the internship opportunities that IBM had to offer. She applied for the Extreme Blue...
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SoReMo Fellow Explores Diversity in Admissions
(CS 3rd Year)Alisha Khan says her first interaction with data science and statistics research came through the Socially Responsible Modeling, Computation, and Design (SoReMo) initiative, a semester-long fellowship...
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SoReMo Project Discovers Outlet for Improved Disaster Preparedness
(AMAT 2nd Year)Disaster preparedness could be improved citywide across º£½ÇÂÒÂ× if the Federal Emergency Management Agency takes advantage of a willing partnership with º£½ÇÂÒÂ× Public Schools (CPS), according to Ryan...
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Skilled for Success
(AMAT/M.A.S. MMF ’21)Weston Sterchi accepted a job with Segal, a human resources and benefits consulting company, in their retirement practice soon after graduation. He says the coursework offered at Illinois Institute of...
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Realizing the Power of Data
(M.A.S. DSC ’21)Arika Ho says her career goals include becoming a successful data scientist in the domains of journalism, marketing/public relations, and public policy. Optimizing a recommendation system for news...
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Building Bridges to Equal Opportunities
(ITM/M.A.S. CYF 5th Year)As a guest speaker for the INTEGIRLS Detroit Women in STEM panel, Harshini Chellasamy spoke with high school girls about her experience as an IT and Cybersecurity student at Illinois Tech. She...
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Work and Study Flexibility
(Ph.D. AMAT ’18)Jeffery Mudrock began pursuing a Ph.D. in applied mathematics at Illinois Tech in the spring semester of 2012 with hopes of boosting his career as a college math professor. He was offered a full-time...