Spotlight Stories
Mar 10, 2026
From Technical Foundations to Product Leadership
Vaishnavi Anand Kulkarni, MS’26, is an Information Systems student at Northeastern whose co-op at Google-backed startup Evenness put her at the center of a real product launch, coordinating cross-functional teams and navigating high-stakes decisions firsthand. With a background in computer science and machine learning and a consistent user-first mindset, she is now pursuing full-time product management roles where she can continue building technology that creates meaningful impact.
Feb 24, 2026
Building Reliable Systems Through Experience
Shreya Wanisha, MS’26, software engineering systems, leveraged Northeastern’s co-op program to gain hands-on experience in large-scale backend development at Labcorp, where she worked on systems processing over 70 million healthcare records daily—experience that’s shaping her path toward cloud computing and distributed systems engineering.
Nov 20, 2025
New Tool to Detect AI-Generated Text
Sohni Rais, MS’25, information systems, has been researching and developing a tool to analyze writing and detect AI-generated text.
Oct 16, 2025
Mastering Networking Technologies
Barkha Vijay Shete, MS’25, telecommunication systems, is a recent alumni of Northeastern. She has taken the incredible skills and tools she obtained through unique and advanced coursework and an amazing co-op opportunity to excel in her role post-graduation.
Oct 16, 2025
Combining Skills and Experience to Build Meaningful Solutions
Aditi Ashutosh Deodhar, MS’25, information systems, through her academic journey at Northeastern, has been able to grow her skill set and experiences through impactful projects, an incredible co-op opportunity and participating in vigorous hackathons.
Oct 16, 2025
Designing and Developing Intelligent Systems
Arslan Parkar, MS’26, information systems, at Northeastern, has been at the forefront of designing and developing innovative projects that create solutions using AI to address complex problems.
Oct 16, 2025
Addressing Problems by Leveraging AI and Machine Learning
Vrushti Nilesh Shah, MS’26, information systems, decided to deepen her technical expertise by coming to Northeastern. Throughout her time in her master’s program, she has developed ambitious projects and completed complex coursework that have strengthened her skills and abilities.
Sep 23, 2025
Developing Products with Clarity and Impact
Arundhati Bandopadhyaya, MS’26, software engineering systems, has developed incredible and innovative projects that make a huge impact. Bandopadhyaya aspires to be a software engineer; her coursework and career-advancing co-op experience have elevated her skills to allow her to reach her career ambitions.