Opportunity, Location, and Scholarship
Yslam Ismailov (CS 3rd Year) has found opportunities to apply his computer science classroom skills to real-world problems, a location that makes it easy to build a professional network, and...
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Opportunities in Interdisciplinary Research
(CS 4th Year)Vishnu Thampuran (CS 4th Year) found opportunities to take what he learned about artificial intelligence and machine learning in the classroom and apply it to a wide variety of real-world projects in...
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Building a Career Path in Machine Learning
(MATH /M.S. CS ’24)At Illinois Tech, Kaylee Rosendahl (MATH/M.S. CS ’24) found the research experience, coursework, and mentorship she needed to develop the skills, talents, and knowledge to launch a career as a machine...
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Scouting’s Merit Badge Master
CS, M.P.A. ’10When Scouting America rolled out a new merit badge for cybersecurity in late 2025, the organization tried hard to stick to its motto: “be prepared.” But the rollout of one of the organization’s first...
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Data Sets from the Diamond
(STAT, M.A.S. DS 4th Year)Carson Vrba (STAT, M.A.S. DS 4th Year) has been able to combine his passions for baseball and statistical analysis at Illinois Tech, which led to an invitation to present his research at a prominent...
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An Artificial Intelligence Foundation Through Mathematics
(Ph.D. MATH ’19)Studying applied mathematics as an Illinois Tech Ph.D. student strengthened Jagadeeswaran Rathinavel’s technical and analytical capabilities, which in turn helped lead him into a career in artificial...
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Connecting Academics Outside of the College Bubble
(CIS 4th year)Rojeena Thapa’s (CIS 4th year) rigorous academic experience at Illinois Tech includes learning multiple programming languages, exploring computing concepts she didn’t know existed, and then developing...
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A Healthy Dose of Compliance
(ITM ’12)It’s hard to have more experience with computers than Thomas “TJ” Johnson (ITM ’12). His first job in the field dates back to 1990, when—as an entry-level systems support specialist for South Holland...
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The Intersection of Tech and Business
(CIS, M.S. BUSA 4th Year)Riya Poudyal (CIS, M.S. BUSA 4th Year) says that she feels that Illinois Tech’s Bachelor of Science in Computer Information Systems is at the intersection of the tech world and the rest of the world...
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Finding Career Guidance Beyond the Classroom
(M.A.S. DSC 2nd Year)Integrating projects, experiential learning, and real-world problem solving into the academic experience has helped Ananya Bhooplam Praveen (M.A.S. DSC 2nd Year) build a professional network and...