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Jul 14, 2023

Passionate About Inclusive, Innovative, and Ethically Driven Software Engineering

Chaman Betrabet, a graduate student studying Software Engineering Systems, is excitedly preparing to embark on a new chapter in their career as a Mobile Integration Developer intern at SAP America.

Multidisciplinary Masters (IT Areas)

Jul 14, 2023

Overcoming Challenges to Achieve her Dreams

Asha Padmashetti, a Staff Software Engineer at IBM, embarked on an incredible journey that led her to pursue a Masters in Information Systems at Northeastern University. Throughout her path, Asha encountered numerous challenges, yet her unwavering determination and passion for her career remained steadfast.

Multidisciplinary Masters (IT Areas)

Jun 06, 2023

Traveling the World to Connect Biology, Computing, and Data

Andrea Chávez Muñoz, E’24, bioengineering, is focusing her future on computational bioengineering, with co-op and internship experiences everywhere from Boston to Switzerland to her home in Lima, Peru.

Bioengineering

Jun 01, 2023

Lab Experiences Lead to Co-op Work in Switzerland

Gwyneth McNamara, E’24, chemical engineering and biochemistry, has gained extensive laboratory experience working co-ops at two Cambridge, Massachusetts pharmaceutical companies. She is now applying that experience, along with her engineering skills, in a third co-op at a university lab in Winterthur, Switzerland.

Chemical Engineering

May 24, 2023

Mastering Full Stack Development

Jinal Mamaniya is a full stack developer with seven+ 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 led her to Northeastern.

May 10, 2023

Inside this Northeastern Student’s Co-op with NASA

Electrical engineering student Jonah Saunders, E’24, completed a co-op at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center, gaining valuable experience and contributing to their ongoing projects in space exploration.

Electrical & Computer Engineering

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)

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)