Category: Alumni Spotlights

Trevor Michelson

Excellence in Graduate Studies Award Winner and MSCS Alum Trevor Michelson Uses Data Analysis Skills From BU MET to Improve Veterans Affairs Health Services Trevor Ryan Michelson Computer Scientist, Veterans Affairs, Boston Healthcare System Master of Science in Computer Science, Concentration in Data Analytics (MET’21) What do you find most fascinating about the discipline of […]

Nikki Tebaldi

Alumna Nikki Tebaldi Wins Excellence in Graduate Studies Award for Software Development, Credits Good Organization, Faculty Support for Her Nikki Tebaldi Software Engineer, University of Massachusetts at Amherst MS in Software Development (MET’21) What do you find most fascinating about the discipline of software development? Do you have a particular focus within the broader field? […]

Zhidong Wu

Alum Zhidong Wu Wins Excellence in Graduate Studies Award for Computer Information Systems Zhidong Wu Product Development Assistant Intern MS in Computer Information Systems, Health Informatics Concentration (MET’21) What do you find most fascinating about the discipline of computer information systems? Do you have a particular focus within the broader field? My focus within the […]

Apoorva Tamaskar

BU MET Helps Alumna Apoorva Tamaskar Move Beyond Theory to Develop Real-World Skills Apoorva Tamaskar MS in Computer Science (MET’21) What compelled you to return to school and pursue a graduate education? What is your long-term objective? The knowledge I acquired during my undergraduate studies in India was only theoretical; I didn’t have any idea […]

Diego Lopez

Former Academic Advisor & Mathematics Tutor Uses BU MET Degree to Pivot to Software Development Diego Lopez Software Developer at MIT Lincoln Laboratory MS in Software Development (MET’20) What compelled you to return to school and pursue a graduate education? What is your long-term objective? Before pursuing my studies at BU, I worked in education […]

Shu Zhou

Alumnus Shu Zhou Values Advice from BU MET Faculty on Both Personal and Professional Matters Shu Zhou MS in Computer Science (MET’20) Why did you choose MET for your graduate studies? What set MET apart from other programs you were considering? Metropolitan College has started to grow a lot in recent years. The MS in Computer […]

Matthew Schuckmann

Words to Live By: Excellence in Graduate Study Award Recipient Matthew Schuckmann Follows Maxim from Faculty to “Reduce Complexity” Matthew Schuckmann Investigator, United States Food and Drug Administration, Office of Pharmaceutical Quality Operations MS in Software Development (MET’20) What do you find most fascinating about the discipline of software development? Do you have a particular […]

Mary Lucas

Excellence in Graduate Study Award Recipient and Nurse Mary Lucas Gains Valuable Health Informatics Expertise Through MSCIS That Propels Career Pivot Mary M. Lucas RN Care  Management Coordinator, Independence Blue Cross Master of Science in Computer Information Systems, concentration in Health Informatics and Data Analytics (MET’20) What do you find most fascinating about the discipline […]

Mikhail Chertushkin

Stay Hungry for Knowledge, Study, and Follow Your Dreams, Says Award Winner, Mikhail Chertushkin (MET’20) Mikhail Chertushkin NLP Manager, Data Science at RepTrak MS in Computer Science (MET’20) What do you find most fascinating about the discipline of computer science? Do you have a particular focus within the broader field? Knowing computer science is like […]

Aviral Srivastava

MSCS Candidate Aviral Srivastava Relishes Close Work with BU MET Faculty, Hones Research Skills Aviral “Avi” Srivastava Data Engineering Intern, Red Hat MS in Computer Science (MET’21) What compelled you to return to school and pursue a graduate education? What is your long-term objective? In 2017, I interned as a junior at the University of […]