Spotlight Stories
Aug 11, 2022
Bringing Blockchain Technologies to the Financial World
Parth Gargava joined Northeastern University in the Fall of 2016 as a MS in information systems student. Throughout his studies, Gargava focused on advanced data science, application development, machine learning, and artificial intelligence; but it was his passion for blockchain and cryptocurrency that ignited his career.
Oct 18, 2021
Pivoting to Tech Leads to Co-op and Full-Time Job at Facebook
Yuqi Fang, MS’21, information systems, wanted to pivot her career from psychology to information technology. She joined the information systems program at Northeastern’s Silicon Valley campus, and focused in web development and design. One of Fang’s notable endeavors was a Facebook hackathon, where participants build projects using Facebook programs. She did a co-op with Facebook’s privacy team, and is now a full time software engineer there.
May 17, 2021
The Total MSIS Package: Courses, Mentoring, Co-op
Sai Kale joined the MS in information systems (MSIS) program in Spring 2020, immediately jumping into topics such as application engineering, web development, and user experience engineering. When asked why […]
Mar 16, 2021
Front-End Developer to Full Stack Engineer
Jayashree Patel, MS‘21, information systems, has always been enchanted by computer science and used to wonder how a few lines of code could lead to the development of software that […]
Mar 16, 2021
MS in Information Systems Co-op as Business Intelligence Engineer at Dell Technologies
The MS in information systems program at Northeastern University always stood out to Jayshil Jain, MS’21, information systems, as being at the forefront of their domain by blending industry relevant […]
Feb 26, 2020
Co-op to Full-Time Job at Amazon
Vaishali Tripathi, a second-year MS in information systems student, completed a co-op at Amazon in December 2019 and was extended a full-time offer upon graduation. The co-op lasted six months […]
Feb 04, 2020
MSIS Grad Turned Data Scientist
Hanan Khalid Alsalamah, MS’18, information systems, came to Northeastern University from Saudi Arabia, her home country, in the fall semester of 2016 having already researched how she wanted to navigate […]
Jan 14, 2020
From Saudi Arabia to Boston and Two Degrees in Between
Amal Bukhari traveled from Saudi Arabia to Boston to pursue an MS in information systems. While at Northeastern she realized her passion for learning, and the importance of furthering her […]