Category: Khoury College
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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June 5, 2025
Shreevidhya Shambanna on choosing to ask, at Amazon and beyond
by Marcelle Santos When Shreevidhya Shambanna, 24, entered the Doppler—Amazon’s office building just north of downtown Seattle—and took the elevator to the 35th floor, she wasn’t just starting her career in tech. She was starting her first day at work,...
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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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May 1, 2025
Student researchers win award by following their curiosity to Dinic's algorithm
By Madelaine Millar How can you find the most efficient way to deliver goods through a maze of city streets? How do you accurately describe the flow of information through social media networks? How do you help a cartoon crocodile...
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April 1, 2025
Himalaya Dua's 2nd place NVIDIA hackathon win with a last-minute team
by Marcelle Santos Hours after the Wi-Fi went down at the Hyatt Regency San Francisco Airport, Himalaya Dua sat amid hundreds of animated voices at the only empty table in the hotel conference hall. Although his team of four other...
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February 21, 2025
Faculty Feature: Mark Miller
Bridging Technology and Education: A Spotlight on Dr. Mark Miller by Jussara Oliveira Barbosa, MS in Project Management ’25 From playing lead guitar and keyboards in a high school rock band to pioneering artificial intelligence in education, Dr. Mark Miller's journey...
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February 14, 2025
Silicon Valley Team Feature: Sweeny Youkhane
by Jussara Oliveira Barbosa, MS in Project Management ’25 In the dynamic world of higher education, where innovation intersects with tradition, Sweeny Youkhane stands out as a beacon of creativity, empathy, and strategic thinking. With a master's degree in educational counseling...
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February 6, 2025
Fiona Xiong's 'Ordinary' Guide to an Extraordinary Life
by Marcelle Santos Qiwen (Fiona) Xiong’s dream is to work with the brightest minds in tech to solve the world’s biggest problems—and it isn’t as far-fetched as it seems. She’s just completed an internship at one of the world’s most...
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February 4, 2025
Faculty Feature: Lama Hamandi
by Jussara Oliveira Barbosa, MS in Project Management ’25 We’re thrilled to shine the spotlight on Lama Hamandi, PhD, an Associate Teaching Professor at Khoury College of Computer Sciences at Northeastern University. With a rich academic background, a passion for innovative...
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January 21, 2025
Ilmi Yoon, Director of Computing Programs, Wants Each Student to Find Their 'Aha' Moment
By Madelaine Millar Ilmi Yoon wears many hats: computer scientist, instructor, researcher, the newest director of computing programs in the Khoury College of Computer Sciences at Northeastern’s Silicon Valley campus. But her favorite hat is for gardening. "At the Silicon...
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