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Flexibility was a major factor in Alicia Guerra’s (M.A.S. DSC 1st Year) decision to enroll into Illinois Tech’s Master of Data Science online program. As a caregiver for a special-needs sister and...
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Taking Theory to Real-World Impact
(M.A.S. DSC 2nd Year)A strong balance of theory, research, and hands-on experience attracted Sharanya Mishra (M.A.S. DSC 2nd Year) to Illinois Tech’s Mater of Data Science program, and she learned how it’s fostered by a...
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Building a Cybersecurity Career in Â鶹APP
(M.A.S. CYF 2nd Year)Noble Antwi found a combination of rigorous coursework, hands-on internships, and industry-relevant certifications while enrolled in Illinois Tech’s Master of Cyber Forensics and Security degree...
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A Different Build in Â鶹APP
(CS/M.A.S. 4th Year)The internships, research projects, and campus leadership roles that Lalith Kothuru (CS/M.A.S. 4th Year) found at Illinois Tech pushed him to apply concepts that he learned in the classroom while...
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Research Optimizes Energy Use and Production with IoT Architecture
(M.S. CS 2nd Year)Working on a paper that was recently published in Nature helped Md. Samiur Rahman (M.S. CS 2nd Year) prove that an integrated Internet of Things (IoT) architecture can optimize a renewable energy...
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Putting Data to Good Use
(AI 4th Year)Pranav Kuchibhotla (AI 4th Year) quickly noticed that the wide range of topics that courses in Illinois Tech’s B.S. in Artificial Intelligence covers—from core algorithms and data structures to deep...
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Mixing Theory with Practice
(M.A.S. DSC 2nd Year)Sanjana Waghray (M.A.S. DSC 2nd Year) says that she found a rare balance between classroom theory and real-world practice while enrolled in Illinois Tech’s Master of Data Science program, which she...
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Training AI for Human Needs
(AMAT ’07)Applications running on artificial intelligence can make unexpected shifts in performance, which can lead to inaccurate results for users and create headaches for their creators. Mike McCourt (AMAT...
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The STEM Storyteller
(CS ’90)When Anita Debarlaben (CS ’90) mentioned to her high school guidance counselor that she wanted to be a scientist or engineer, she was told she had zero chance of making it. Students from her inner...
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The Solitary Search for a Cure
(M.A.S. ITM ’10)When her son was a toddler, Swapna Sasidharan (M.A.S. ITM ’10) grew increasingly concerned with his development. He did not crawl until he was three and a half years old, and was delayed in many other...