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Ayorkor Mills-Tetty
Ayorkor is a talented Ph. D student in the Robotics Institute. Besides her exciting research in robot
path-planning, she also has time to participate in the TechBridgeWorld initiative as well as teaching in Ghana the
past summer. Learn more about Ayorkor and her interesting travels by reading the full interview.
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Brenna Argall
As a multi-talented Graduate student at CMU's Robotic Institute,
Brenna brings a diverse background to her work with robots. Besides working
with robots, robot soccer, and segways, in her free time Brenna enjoys
singing at a local choir as well as playing the piano. Learn more about
Brenna and her hobbies by reading the full interview.
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Natassa Ailamaki
One of the most enthusiastic and hard-working professors on
campus, Professor Ailamaki brings much more to the classroom than usually expected. Originally from Cyprus, Ailamaki teaches Database
Applications in the CS Department, works on research projects, and much more. In this interview, you will learn how
she came to America, what she loves about Pittsburgh, what inspires
her and a whole lot more!
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Vandi Verma
As a little girl, Vandi Verma, dreamed about flying planes. Now she is a 5th year graduate student at Carnegie Mellon University's Robotics Institute…on a daring field mission to the Atacama Desert. In this interview, we will learn more about the Life in the Atacama project, Vandi's involvement in the project, and how her curiosity and inquisitive personality got her where she is today.
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Sonya Allin
Engaging and outgoing, Sonya Allin, immediately caught our attention
with her fascinating philosophies and life stories. She received an Honorable
Mention in this year's Graduate Student Service Awards. In this interview,
we will share how Sonya became interested in Computer Science after graduating
with an English degree as well as her unique perspective on the different
aspects of Computer Science and life.
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Bernardine Dias
Bernardine Dias is a 4th year graduate Ph.D. student in the Robotics
Institute at Carnegie Mellon University. In this interview, she shares
her amazing field trip to the Canadian Arctic where she not only had the
opportunity to work on her Robotics project, but also to meet scientists
from all over the world!
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Ashley Stroupe
Ashley Stroupe is a fourth year PhD student, studying robotics at Carnegie
Mellon University. In this interview, she shares her experience at the
International Robocup Competition that she participated in over the summer
as well as her current academic and research goals in the field of robotics.
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Allison Bruce
Allison Bruce graduated from CMU in 2000 with a BS in computer science.
Her undergraduate research involved creating architecture for dramatic
improvisation between two mobile robots (Robot Improv). She is now a graduate
student at the Robotics Institute, advised by Reid Simmons and Illah Nourbakhsh.
Her current research project is the Social Robots Project. Her research
interests involve the application of machine learning and planning techniques
to the problem of human-robot interaction.
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Nonceba Carol Mkrwele & Nonzaliseko Beryl Mbeki
Did you know we have 11 women from South Africa enrolled in the SCS MSIT
(Master of Science and Information Technology) program? Read the exclusive
interview with Nonceba Carol Mkrwele and Nanzaliseko Beryl Mbeki to learn
about how they came to Carnegie Mellon University, why they chose to study
computer science, and how they compare the curriculum in the U.S. with
that of South Africa.
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Peter Lee
The number of women in the undergraduate computer science program visibly
skyrocketed in the past few years. Find out what has changed.
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