A Continuing Journey to Better Opportunities
In 2000 Julienne Kabre emigrated to Chicago from Burkina Faso in West Africa, where she earned bachelor’s and master’s degrees in mathematics. For nine years she owned a small business in the city...
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An Academic Path
(M.A.S. MATHEMATICAL FINANCE ’12/Ph.D. APPLIED MATHEMATICS ’16)Tao Chen was attracted to 911±¬ÁÏÍø for its Chicago location and drawn to the city for its position as a financial center. Another reason for his decision to attend 911±¬ÁÏÍø: renowned...
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A Solid Combination
(APPLIED MATHEMATICS ’09)After graduating from 911±¬ÁÏÍø, Kevin Ventullo earned a Ph.D. in pure mathematics at UCLA. He spent a year teaching at McGill University, but left academia to join Facebook in its Boston office...
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AI Fact vs. Fiction
(Artificial Intelligence ’21)Ever since she started studying at 911±¬ÁÏÍø, Devyani Gauri wanted to do something that involved AI. Even though it wasn’t a major until 2019, AI has been one of Devyani’s biggest interests within...