With his signature charm, Marty Cooper will not only tell you an improbable idea is possible, but he’ll also map out a way to achieve it. If you don’t believe it, consider your smartphone. In the...
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...
Throughout his career as a consultant and now as lead data scientist at Chamberlain Group, Jack An has used his expertise in machine learning, deep learning, and business strategy to help businesses...
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...
Josh Coburn is building a trebuchet in his Design for Innovation course as a mechanical engineering student at Illinois Institute of Technology. It’s exactly the kind of hands-on work that Josh says...
It was in ECE 218, Digital Systems, that Eduardo Calix realized he wanted to pursue computer chip design. “Everything my friends hated about the class, I loved,” he says. “That course was the first...
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...
Krystal McDoom currently manages a $35 million portfolio across six projects at the University of Chicago in her role as project manager. Each construction project holds a unique set of demands, and...
Marissa Redington has always loved solving problems, whether it’s navigating large blocks of code or figuring out how to make summer camp activities adaptive for children with different needs. “I...
Communications in nuclear facilities can be difficult. It’s a harsh environment for physical cables that may degrade faster than usual, but there are also many substantial physical barriers such as...
