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May 24, 2023

Mastering Full Stack Development

Jinal Mamaniya is a Full Stack Developer with 7+ years of hands-on experience designing, developing, implementing, and testing applications and solutions using a variety of front-end and back-end technologies. Her previous experiences and interest in the Information Systems field pushed her to Northeastern University. Her goals on arrival were to leverage her broad development experience […]

May 24, 2023

Empowering Healthcare through Technology and Education

Shreya Jaiswal finished her undergraduate work in Electronics and Communication Engineering in 2020, and she was fortunate to land a job with Accenture as a Data Engineer. She acquired an in-depth understanding of industry requirements, the process of handling big data, and the management of systems as a member of the data integration team. Soon […]

Multidisciplinary Masters (IT Areas)

May 08, 2023

Community of Support in the MSIS-Bridge Program

Prior to enrolling in the MS in Information Systems-Bridge (MSIS-Bridge) program, Bhavin Bhatia was working in India as an HR administrator in corporate functions. He always wanted to pursue his master’s degree and the field of computer science. He is now on co-op at Siemen’s working in software testing.

Multidisciplinary Masters (IT Areas)

May 01, 2023

Discovering a Passion for Robotics through Research

Serena Lin, computer engineering, participated in the UPLIFT (Undergraduate Program for Leaders in Future Transformation Program) where she started research in her first semester as an undergraduate. With a variety of hands-on research experiences, including an NSF REU and working at the Institute for Experiential Robotics, Lin found her passion in robotics.

Electrical & Computer Engineering

Apr 24, 2023

Finding a Community of Peers with MSIS-Bridge in Silicon Valley

With a bachelor’s degree in linguistics, Yang Jiang joined the MSIS-Bridge program in Silicon Valley after working in Japan as a technology consultant and program manager at Accenture. She wanted to change her career to a software engineer to understand how the software is developed rather only implement the technology solutions.

Multidisciplinary Masters (IT Areas)

Apr 24, 2023

Career Change from Paralegal to Data Analyst with MSIS-Bridge

Kaleigh Sieczkowski, a student of the MS in Information Systems-Bridge (MSIS-Bridge) program, made a career pivot when she realized her passion for solving problems using technology. She studied international relations at Michigan State University, subsequently working as a paralegal. She plans to become a business intelligence analyst after graduating.

Multidisciplinary Masters (IT Areas)

Apr 18, 2023

Alumni Spotlight: Alex Silverman, MS’21

Like many, Alexandra Silverman was first introduced to science in middle school in the form of a frog dissection. However, instead of the impending nausea many experience at the sight of internal organs, Silverman became enraptured by the beauty and intricacy of science.

Bioengineering

Apr 18, 2023

Bridging the Gap Between Business and Technology

Forum Karia worked as a business analyst at Trafigura Global Services Pvt. Ltd. She holds an MBA and wanted to add technology to her background to become a product or project management leader. MSIS-Bridge is giving her the technology information systems background to reach her goal.

Multidisciplinary Masters (IT Areas)