Nidhi Aggarwal MS'06, PhD’08
Nidhi Aggarwal is an early-stage tech investor and a member of the CS Board of Visitors. Her "defining passion" has been making education accessible because, "I credit access to good quality education as the key driver for my success."
Ellis Horowitz MS'67, PhD'69
Ellis Horowitz is a pioneering computer scientist and educator in data structures, algorithms, and software development. He says, "I love working with the students and I love the challenge of keeping up on the latest technology."
Brian Pinkerton '86
Brian Pinkerton has dedicated his career to advancing how we connect with information. From pioneering the first Internet search engine to leading teams at Amazon, Apple, and Roku, his work has left an indelible mark on the technology landscape.
Brent Seales MS'88, PhD'91
A professor at the University of Kentucky–Lexington, Brent Seales has made it his life’s work to accomplish a seemingly impossible task — to “virtually unwrap” priceless scrolls that were buried and carbonized when Mount Vesuvius erupted.
Keith Noto '98, MS'02, PhD'07
From a UW-Madison student to Principal Scientist at the largest provider of consumer DNA testing in the world, Keith Noto shares details on his trajectory and current role.
Raj Rajamani MS'02
Rajesh Rajamani discovered programming in high school and never looked back. He really enjoys all the interesting problem he has to solve in his current position. Read about his time at UW, including adventures on wheels and on the dance floor!
Sowmya Subramanian MS'97
Sowmya Subramanian chose to come to UW-Madison because "the UW-Madison program really resonated with my interests." She advises current students to be curious, meander a bit, and have fun!
Mikayla Buford '20
Buford leverages her CS and integrative design background to increase digital inclusion and equity through human-centered design and community-engaged research.
Leo Rudberg,'16
Leo Rudberg started out at UW-Madison as a math major He says, “I thought only geeks studied CS. . . . However, I was intrigued by CS since I also knew that was how video games were made (again, I somehow didn’t consider myself a geek . . . ).”
Maria Yuin MS'98
Maria Yuin came to UW-Madison to study computer science – and to play bassoon. She was drawn to UW because she could play bassoon in music ensembles for non-majors in the School of Music while pursuing her CS degree. Now she's playing bassoon again!
Max Lynch '10
Max Lynch recommends that students "look up every once in a while and take it all in." He says of UW-Madison CS, "Being around so many smart, driven people was one of the best experiences of my life" Read all about the Ionic co-founder here!
Mary Ann Horton PhD'81
Mary Ann Horton tells students, "If you love what you do, it will show in your work." Read about the transgender activist and semi-retired software developer who says that she writes software tools to "keep the bad guys out of the electric grid."
Zachary Henkel '00
Zachary Henkel loves the challenge of his job as Principal Software Engineer on Office’s Core Architecture Team at Microsoft! He started in CS as an elementary school student and was immediately hooked. Read more below:
Camille Fournier MS'05
After many years of working as a tech executive for various for-profit institutions, Fournier moved to a non-profit in the AI space, where she works with leading academic labs building large AI models and helps solve the tech and scaling challenges.
