Interviews

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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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