Category: Alumni
June 12, 2025
Students reimagine nurse education using immersive tech: "AI-powered training can fill critical gaps"
By Madelaine Millar For Qiwen (Fiona) Xiong, working on Nurse Town has always been personal. “My mother has been a nurse for over 30 years; during the COVID-19 pandemic, she was recognized as a ‘hero nurse’ for her contributions. I’ve...
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May 7, 2025
How Kewal Gokuldas Brought XR Development to Northeastern in Silicon Valley
by Marcelle Santos Kewal Gokuldas (‘24) was sixteen when he built his first game for a high school programming class. The game, inspired by Dragon Ball Z, was an instant hit with his classmates. “I remember everyone coming together to...
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September 12, 2024
Heejae (Jay) Roh, MPS in Analytics '24, on Reaching Goals: “Find People To Do Things With”
by Marcelle Santos When Heejae (Jay) Roh walked into a Santa Cruz beach with a surfboard under his arm in February last year, he had no surfing experience, and he couldn’t swim, either. But there were people willing to help....
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April 7, 2023
Recent alumni on interviewing, job hunting, and why we shouldn't be afraid of AI (yet)
In a wild job market, what’s it really like to be taking early career positions in tech? This March, two recent alumni from Northeastern in Silicon Valley reconnected with the campus to share their insight with current students. Akanksha Singh...
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November 10, 2022
Alumni Spotlight: Asha Kiran Makwana
Asha isn't going to stop now by Marcelle Santos While speaking on a panel a few days before our interview in the spring of 2022, Asha Makwana had a realization: it would be her last time representing Northeastern University as...
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November 3, 2022
Rachael Grudt (Khoury College '21) is putting data science to work towards a net zero power grid
“We call ourselves scientists turned data scientists,” Khoury College of Computer Sciences ‘21 alumna Rachael Grudt said of her team at work. “We get really excited about the science.” This October, Rachael came to the Silicon Valley campus to speak...
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October 26, 2022
Alumni Spotlight: Kicho Yu
Kicho Wants to Build Bridges by Marcelle Santos “Did you go camping?” I asked. He had mentioned going to the Sierra Nevada, and I was just making small talk before our interview. He looked up, scratched his chin,...
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May 5, 2022
"People, given the opportunity, want to be great": Marquis Cabrera and Alysson Do on Leadership
by Meredith Hutcheson On the patio at the Northeastern — Silicon Valley campus, Marquis Cabrera was listening carefully as student Shital Waters explained the environmental impact of algae blooms. Waters, who is pursuing her Master’s in Computer Science at the...
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