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Sheila Gujrathi, Grace Wang to Address 2024 Northwestern Engineering Graduates
On June 10, Gujrathi and Wang will speak at the McCormick Undergraduate Convocation and PhD Hooding and Master’s Degree Recognition Ceremony, respectively.Apr 23, 2024|from Northwestern Engineering News
A Course in Becoming Indispensable
Joel Shapiro sees his MLDS course as a proving ground for data scientists who want to boost their level of influence with their companies and use information to spark change.Mar 15, 2024
Helping MLDS Continue to Evolve
Yuri Balasanov discusses his new role as deputy director and what excites him about enhancing the MLDS program during a transformational time for machine learning.Mar 5, 2024
Society of Women Engineers Hosts 2024 Career Day for Girls
Around 180 Chicago-area middle school and high school students signed up to visit campus as part of the February 24 event.Feb 27, 2024|from Northwestern Engineering News
Mission: Mars
Michael Fedell applies what he learned in the MSiA program to NASA’s goal of bringing humans to the red planet.Feb 15, 2024
Machine Learning Adventures After MLDS
Recent graduate Xueqing (Shirley) Wang shares what appealed to her about MLDS and how it prepared her for life after graduation.Feb 5, 2024
Finnigan, Ankeny Named to MS Leadership Positions
Shelley Finnigan will serve as associate dean for master’s and professional education, while Casey Ankeny has been appointed assistant dean for TGS master’s programs.Jan 18, 2024|from Northwestern Engineering News
MLDS Program Celebrates its 10-Year Anniversary
Leaders of the program shared how it's evolved in the past decade and why it will continue to drive innovation for the foreseeable future.Jan 17, 2024
Beating Burnout
A recent workshop equipped MLDS students with knowledge and personalized prevention tools to avoid the dangers of burnout.Jan 5, 2024
Continuing to Learn, Even After Graduating
Narin Dhatwalia leans on lessons learned in MSiA, now known as the Machine Learning and Data Science (MLDS) program, for his work as a senior analyst for data science and analytics at consumer credit reporting agency TransUnion.Dec 15, 2023
Megan Greenfield Urges Graduates to Keep Growing, Give Back, and Aim High
Greenfield spoke at the December 9 PhD Hooding and Master’s Recognition Ceremony, reciting how three principles have guided her career.Dec 11, 2023|from Northwestern Engineering News
Meet the New Director of Engineering Career Development
Erik J. Friedman joined McCormick in September after seven years as associate dean of career development and industry relations at Columbia College following a 15-year run at DePaul University.Dec 4, 2023|from Northwestern Engineering News
Megan Greenfield to Address Graduates at PhD Hooding and Master’s Degree Recognition Ceremony
Greenfield, a partner at McKinsey & Company, will speak to graduates and their families during a ceremony on December 9 at Pick-Staiger Concert Hall.Dec 4, 2023|from Northwestern Engineering News
Keeping the Engines Running
Sam Swain (MLDS ‘23) looks back on his summer internship with United Airlines and creating machine learning models that better predict when a key component that keeps aircraft flying might fail.Nov 6, 2023
Honing Your Netflix Night
Sharika Mahadevan shares how the MLDS program prepared her for her summer internship and the work she did helping the streaming giant fine-tune its content delivery.Oct 18, 2023
