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Apr 18, 2023

Building Skills to Last a Lifetime

Archit Nigam completed his co-op as a software engineer at Bracebridge Capital, LLC. He believes the MS in information systems program has helped him evolve into a more intuitive, dynamic software engineer with a customer-centric approach to software development.

Software Engineering and Information Systems

Mar 31, 2023

Putting Her Software Engineering Skills To Work at DraftKings and Amazon

Qian Li, who is from China, joined the MS in information systems-bridge program in Spring 2021 on Northeastern’s Seattle campus. Her undergraduate education was in management and she wanted to transition into high-tech. In the MSIS-bridge program she had a co-op at DraftKings as a software engineer. She received a full-time position at Amazon as a software engineer.

Software Engineering and Information Systems

Mar 27, 2023

Pursuing Bioengineering PhD To Affect Patient Outcomes Through Research

Kevin Bardon, PhD’23, bioengineering, began his doctoral studies after a 20-year career of academic and industry research, with a goal to lead independent research. At Northeastern, he has jointly filed for a patent for a real-time immune biomarker detection system, is preparing to publish several papers on optimized photoacoustic contrast agents, and he presented his research at professional gatherings.

Bioengineering

Mar 24, 2023

Coding the Foundation of a Software Engineering Career

Sagar Reddy, MS’24, joined Northeastern University in fall 2022, he was attracted to the information systems program due to its flexible course offerings that matched his interests and his previous professional experience in building and launching products.

Software Engineering and Information Systems

Mar 07, 2023

Pursuing an MS in Electrical and Computer Engineering at Northeastern’s Roux Institute

Chinemeremma Collins Okara is pursuing an MS in electrical and computer engineering at Northeastern’s Roux Institute in Portland, Maine, with a goal to become an embedded systems engineer working in the internet of things.

Electrical & Computer Engineering

Feb 03, 2023

Applying What She Has Learned To Succeed at Every Opportunity

Zeenia Singla, MS’23, information systems, had a co-op as a risk analyst at Adage Capital Management. She joined the MSIS program with three years of data analytics experience to advance professionally and personally.

Software Engineering and Information Systems

Feb 03, 2023

Northeastern Gave Me the Courage I Needed To Succeed on Co-op

While studying at Northeastern, Karan R. Agrawal, MS’23, information systems, worked at Vantage Risk on a co-op as a data engineer starting. He believes his first-year courses equipped him for data engineering.

Software Engineering and Information Systems

Jan 27, 2023

A Trajectory to Leadership as an Engineer

Carey Tassel, BS in mechanical engineering, and an MS in engineering management with the PlusOne program, has a longtime interest in medical devices. She did a co-op at Ambri, Lyndra Pharmaceuticals, and Fikst Product Development where she got a full time position. 

Mechanical & Industrial Engineering