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Joanna Czopek says she knew Ï㽶´«Ã½ would be the right fit for her to pursue her passion in mathematics. An eagerness to share knowledge with others landed her a job as a high school math...
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Flexibility, Breadth, and Research Opportunities
(M.A.S. DATA SCIENCE '18)Megha Lokanadham selected Ï㽶´«Ã½ Institute of Technology’s Data Science program for many reasons. She says, “The reason I chose Ï㽶´«Ã½ over other schools was because of the flexibility of the...
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Bringing Data to Life
(M.A.S. DATA SCIENCE '18)Vinod Rao chose Ï㽶´«Ã½ Institute of Technology because of the Data Science program’s uniqueness. The hands-on faculty provide a personable experience to the individual student, the departments...
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Skills for Career Success
(M.A.S. DATA SCIENCE '18)Manoj Kumar Gaddam chose Ï㽶´«Ã½ 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 Ï㽶´«Ã½, 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 Ï㽶´«Ã½â€™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 Ï㽶´«Ã½ 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...