Spotlight Archive
Vikash Sahu, Anshu Goel, Asutosh Patra
Three 2020 MET CS Graduates Were First Fellow Students in India, Now They Bring Their Expertise to Amazon Vikash Sahu, Anshu Goel, Asutosh Patra Software Development Engineers at Amazon Master of Science in Computer Science (MET’20); Bachelor of Technology in Computer Science and Engineering, Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology Tell us about the experience you’ve shared, first during your bachelor’s program in India, then together at MET, and now working as a team for Amazon. Were you each always interested in a computer science career, or did you develop a passion along the way? Vikash: The journey together from undergrad to MET has been an... More
Amal Radhakrishnan
Parkaze Founder Amal Radhakrishnan Finds Flexibility, Support to Launch Business Amal Radhakrishnan Co-Founder and CEO, Parkaze MS in Computer Science, Concentration in Data Analytics (MET’19); BTech, Indian Institute of Space Science and Technology Why did you choose BU MET for your graduate studies? What set MET apart from other programs you were considering? What attracted me to BU MET was the flexibility—from having the freedom to pick the right courses for myself to the evening schedule of classes. Everything played into it. I was able to take high-quality courses like Cloud Computing, Machine Learning (MET CS 767), and Artificial Intelligence (MET CS 664)—it was exactly what I... More
Dr. Heather Shappell
Dr. Heather Shappell Uses Data Set Analysis to Advance Brain Science Heather Shappell Lecturer, Computer Science Postdoctoral Fellow, Johns Hopkins University, Bloomberg School of Public Health PhD, MA, Boston University; BS, Arcadia University What is your area of expertise? I am biostatistician, which means I analyze data related to public health and medical studies. My specialty is in the statistical analysis of network data, with a particular focus on applications to neuroscience and brain networks. I have also been involved in statistical analysis for several clinical trials, including clinical trials for the treatment of the rare disease progeria, as well as in the analyses for observational... More
Dr. Madani Naidjate
Dr. Madani Naidjate Shares His Passion For Algorithmic Solutions To Practical Problems Madani Naidjate Lecturer, Computer Science Professor of Mathematics and Director, Berenson Center for Mathematics at Dean College PhD, Boston University; MS, Boston University; BS, Polytechnic Institute of Algiers, Algeria What is your area of expertise? I specialize in applied mathematics, telecommunications, and computing. Please tell us about your work. Can you share any current research or recent publications? To begin my career, I worked in IT and consulting for a financial firm for about twelve years. About twenty years ago, I switched to academia on a full-time basis. I have always been interested in teaching and... More
Kenneth Lu
Data Scientist Kenneth Lu Sees A Future Where Theoretical Math Produces Better Software Kenneth Lu Data Scientist, Charles River Analytics (CRA) MS in Computer Science (MET’19); BS, Carnegie Mellon University What compelled you to return to school and pursue a graduate education? What is your long-term objective? I finished my undergraduate studies in 2013, and had been looking for ways to further my career for a couple years, since beginning full-time work. My original plan was actually to work for a few years before pursuing a PhD in mathematics. But I came to realize that the math programs I’d targeted weren’t going to be a... More
Maryan Rizinski
Lecturer, Computer Science Project Manager, Bosch.IO What is your area of research? I performed research in the field of wireless communications. Modern wireless systems demand faster and more reliable services, so devices need to cooperate smartly instead of relying only on point-to-point links. Under the guidance of my advisor, Dr. Venceslav Kafedziski, I researched the main building block of cooperative transmission, the relay channel, in which the data transmission from a sender to a receiver is assisted by a relay. Different cooperative strategies exist depending on how the relay encodes information to help the sender send data to the receiver. My goal... More
Joe Kowalik
"Every Single Class I've Had Has Made a Material Difference in My Day-to-Day Work Within IT," Says MSCIS Student Joe Kowalik Joe Kowalik Lead Client Support Specialist, Boston University MS in Computer Information Systems, Concentration in Security What compelled you to return to school and pursue a graduate education? What is your long-term objective? The choice to go back to school was a combination of a few things. I see myself working within information technology throughout my career, and having a graduate-level education within the field could be a differentiating factor in competitive roles. In addition to this (and prior to applying to the program), More
Dr. Eugene Pinsky
Dr. Eugene Pinsky Sees Positive Growth in World of Data Science Eugene Pinsky Associate Professor of the Practice, Computer Science; Coordinator, Software Development PhD, Columbia University; BA, Harvard University What is your area of expertise? My research area is in performance analysis, data science, and machine learning. I completed my PhD in computer science at Columbia University, and in the years since I have taught both within academia (Boston University, MIT) and industry. For almost twenty years, I worked in the areas of data science and machine learning, developing applications that utilize machine learning to solve real-life practical problems—primarily in computational finance and computational advertising. Data... More
Etienne Meunier
From Dataset to Algorithm, Etienne Meunier (MET’19) Teaches Machines to “Recognize” Sharks Etienne Meunier Freelance IT Consultant MS in Computer Science, Concentration in Data Analytics (MET’19); MEng, ECE Graduate School of Engineering (Paris) What compelled you to return to school and pursue a graduate education? What is your long-term objective? I entered this program at Boston University as part of an exchange through my school in France (ECE Paris). It was a very good opportunity for me to continue to study computer science and live a new international experience. I was also really attracted by the reputation of Boston University and the content of the... More
Ed Matthews
Cybersecurity Expert Edward Matthews Brings Real-World Challenges into the Classroom Edward Matthews Sr. Security Engineer, Partners Healthcare Lecturer, Computer Science MS, New York University; BS, Syracuse University What is your area of expertise? I have over 25 years of experience designing and supporting security tools and applications. I enjoy building applications and writing scripts that bridge the gap between databases and other third-party tools. I love the challenge of tracing data from the firewall through the internal systems (i.e., app servers, web servers, load balancers) to the database. Knowing where data sits and being able to find issues via logs, etc., is a challenge but can be... More