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Manoj Kumar Gaddam chose Illinois Institute of Technology’s Data Science program because the university is one of the top 20 institutions in this field of study and is also a pioneer in adapting data...
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Building a Future in Research
(BIOLOGY/M.S. COMPUTER SCIENCE ’18)During Iva Veseli’s first year at Illinois Tech, her adviser pointed her toward Jean-François Pombert’s lab, where she conducted research in computational biology for three years. Her research...
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Using Technology to Better People’s Lives
(Computer Information Systems/M.A.S. Cyber Forensics and Security, '21)The idea first came to Travis Smith from a friend’s brother who has a speech disorder. Smith saw how he used a pricey app on an equally pricey iPad to communicate with other people, and a haunting...
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Move Over, Einstein
(COMPUTER SCIENCE ’06)Cleversafe founder Chris Gladwin tapped Jason Resch as a lead software architect when Gladwin’s then-startup incubated on Illinois Tech’s campus from 2005–07. Cleversafe’s cutting-edge technology...
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Exploring a Future in IT
(Information Technology and Management/M.A.S. Cyber Forensics and Security ’19)At seemingly every turn the summer before her final year at Illinois Tech and the summer after, Akvile Kiskis seized upon the opportunities afforded her during the Foreign Affairs Information...
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An Ideal Career Path
(Information Technology and Management/Cyber Forensics and Security 5th Year)If Andreas Vassilakos had to describe his ideal career path, it would likely feature two components: computer technology and the opportunity to help others. “I was always into computers. I have been...
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The Right Place at the Right Time
(Information Technology and Management/M.A.S. Cyber Forensics and Security ’19)As Isabel Jaramillo began to think about her future, she started to take stock of what would be most important to her. A business student at College of DuPage at that point, Jaramillo realized she...
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Relevant and Precise Coursework
(M.A.S. Data Science ’16)Mamta Kanvinde received the Master of Data Science in 2016 and to this day still uses notes from coursework to assist in her job tasks. She received a M.S. in computer science in Mumbai, India, before...
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A Better Approach to Problem Solving
(M.A.S. Data Science ’16)Niharika Karia currently works as a data scientist at Aspen Tech, a company that specializes in process optimization. She is using machine learning to build predictive models for the oil and chemical...
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Digging Deeper, Asking Questions
(M.A.S. Data Science ’16)Utkarsh Khanna knows that Illinois Tech’s data science program was the best choice for him. Khanna is a software developer at Google and was recruited by someone who saw his LinkedIn profile. “If it...