Dear Master’s Degree Graduates,
Congratulations on your accomplishment! We have enjoyed working with you during your time with us and are excited to see what you do next. We wish you all the best in your future endeavors.
Sincerely,
Kyle Martinez, Mollie Stolbov, Angela Thorp, and the Department of Computer Sciences
Alejandro Aguina
CS Professional Master’s Program (PMP)
Post-Graduation Plans
Getting married, and hopefully finding an opportunity as a software engineer!
Thank-You Messages
Many people but a few key ones: Remzi Arpaci-Dusseau for his guidance and support during my masters, Rahul Chatterjee for being a great advisor for our research, and my soon to be wife Eden for her unwavering support!
Favorite/Funniest Memory
Being able to work with so many amazing professors during my time here (Rahul Chatterjee, Remzi Arpaci-Dusseau, Paul Barford). It was awesome to be able to collaborate in any capacity with them!
Sriram Ashokkumar
Traditional CS MS
Post-Graduation Plans
Working as a software developer in autonomous vehicles at Nvidia
Thank-You Messages
I would like to thank my parents, sister, and friends for the continued support through grad school.
Vaishnavi Bhargava
Traditional CS MS
Post-Graduation Plans
Working as a LLM Eng at Nutanix
Aatman Jayanti Borda
Traditional CS MS
Post-Graduation Plans
Working as a GPU architect at Nvidia
Thank-You Messages
I would like to thank my advisor Prof. Matt Sinclair. I have been working with him since my first semester. He has been very supportive and understanding throughout this time period. And a great advisor to work with.
Catherine Cao
Traditional CS MS
Post-Graduation Plans
Working as a data engineer at Netflix!
Thank-You Messages
Thank you to Angela Thorp, Professor Shivaram Venkataraman, Professor Andrea Arpaci-Dusseau, and Professor Frederic Sala for their support and guidance during my time at UW-Madison. Shoutout to WACM, my family, and my partner for all the encouragement along the way!
Neha Chadaga
Professional CS MS (PMP)
Post-Graduation Plans
Working as a software developer at RTX.
Thank-You Messages
I deeply thank my parents, sister and the rest of my close family, as I can’t imagine being here without their constant support and belief in me.
Favorite/Funniest Memory
My favorite memory is completing assignments and projects beside Lake Mendota at the Terrace.
Sujay Chandra Shekara Sharma
Professional CS MS (PMP)
Post-Graduation Plans
I’m not sure
Thank-You Messages
Thank you to my friends and family for helping me get through my masters degree
Harsha Varthan Chellaiah Ramamoorthy
MS Data Engineering (MSDE)
Post-Graduation Plans
To get some practical training related to my major.
Thank-You Messages
I would like to thank my classmates for supporting me through the journey of Masters.
Son Dam
Professional CS MS (PMP)
Post-Graduation Plans
Working as an AI Engineer at RJA Technologies.
Thank-You Messages
I would like to thank Professor Anhai Doan for his career support and advice, as well as his informative and interactive lectures in the Data Cleaning class.
Favorite/Funniest Memory
My funniest memory is this quote from Anhai: “The golden rule is that whoever has the gold makes the rules.”
Ayushi Dubal
Traditional CS MS
Post-Graduation Plans
Continuing to PhD at UW-Madison
Thank-You Messages
Thank you to my family, advisor, professors, and friends for their unwavering support!
Prakriti Garg
Traditional CS MS
Post-Graduation Plans
Graduate school at UW-Madison
Thank-You Messages
I would like to thank my family, department and Mollie Stolbov for all the support.
Shashwatha Mitra Ghante Banuprakash
Traditional CS MS
Post-Graduation Plans
Get a job back home in India!
Thank-You Messages
I’d like to thank Rishab Goyal, Aditya Jain, Hayden Coffey, Rishi V, Akshay Sarah and all my friends
Favorite/Funniest Memory
The football (soccer) tournament this last semester with Inter Mifflin FC. It was wild!
Udhbhav Gupta
Professional CS MS (PMP)
Post-Graduation Plans
Take some time off and travel!
Favorite/Funniest Memory
Having coffee on the 6th floor watching the new CDIS building getting built
Shivam Chandrabhan Hire
Professional CS MS (PMP)
Post-Graduation Plans
Work as Systems Software Engineer at NVIDIA
Kalp Jain
Professional CS MS (PMP)
Post-Graduation Plans
Working as a software engineer at Oracle
Chaitanyasuma Jain
Professional CS MS (PMP)
Post-Graduation Plans
Working as a Data Engineer at AWS
Thank-You Messages
So much gratitude for the unending love and support of my family and friends
Yiwei Jiang
Professional CS MS (PMP)
Post-Graduation Plans
Gap Year
Gaohua Jiang
Professional CS MS (PMP)
Post-Graduation Plans
Still finding a job :p
Favorite/Funniest Memory
I can’t believe I’ve actually survived through all those 537ish courses!
Suenggwan Jo
Traditional CS MS
Post-Graduation Plans
Go back to my country for service
Thank-You Messages
Prof. Sala, Changho Shin, Sungjun Cho
Sree Sanjeev Kandasamy Gokulrajan
MS Data Engineering (MSDE)
Post-Graduation Plans
Working as Data Engineer at Bytedance.
Thank-You Messages
I would like to thank the City of Madison. It taught me so much !
Favorite/Funniest Memory
I misunderstood the kitchenware situation on the 5th floor PPE room! Thought they were up for grabs like hotel toiletries. When supplies ran low, I marched up and boldly asked, “I need paper towels for my apartment.” The look on their face! Next day there’s a giant sign: “BUILDING USE ONLY” with three underlines. Apparently I’m the reason we can’t have nice things… and why someone’s taking inventory after every coffee break.
Aditya Kolsur
Traditional CS MS
Post-Graduation Plans
Working as Member of Technical Staff 2 (ML) at Nutanix
Devaki Gurunath Kulkarni
Professional CS MS (PMP)
Post-Graduation Plans
Undecided
Ashu Kumar
Professional CS MS (PMP)
Post-Graduation Plans
Joining back industry as a Software Developer
Thank-You Messages
I am deeply grateful to my family, friends, and professors whose unwavering support and encouragement turned this journey into a reality. It has been a path filled with challenges, growth, and unforgettable moments, none of which would have been possible without their support and belief in me. From late-night study sessions to words of wisdom when I needed them most, each one of them played a vital role in shaping my exciting and transformative master’s experience.
Favorite/Funniest Memory
Some of my favorite memories from my time in the Computer Science Department include late-night assignment marathons in the TA rooms, racing against deadlines. I also really enjoyed helping students during TA office hours as it was both rewarding and full of interesting questions. And of course, the long conversations and spontaneous brainstorming sessions in the CS lobby made for some unforgettable moments.
Hao Lin
Professional CS MS (PMP)
Post-Graduation Plans
NVIDIA
Thank-You Messages
Financial and emotional support from my parents’ selfless love. And Lake Mendota.
Favorite/Funniest Memory
The intellectual joy from VLSI and Computational Complexity courses.
Pin-Chun Lu
Professional CS MS (PMP)
Post-Graduation Plans
Work as a software developer
Manu Maheshwari
Traditional CS MS
Post-Graduation Plans
Working as a Deep Learning Performance Architect at Nvidia
Thank-You Messages
I would like to thank my family – my mom, brother and my sister-in-law for supporting me throughout. Also my friends at Madison – Aditya, Pooja, Lakshika, Kalp, Vaishnavi and especially my roommates – Aatman and Neeraj. Sorry if I missed anyone here. A big thank you to all the Professors especially Prof Mikko Lipasti, Prof Shivaram Ventakraman, Prof Mike Swift, Prof Fred Sala and Prof Andrea Arpaci Dusseau for the brilliant classes.
Favorite/Funniest Memory
Working on Big Data and Distributed Systems projects in the TA rooms along with my friends
Ryan Moreno
Traditional CS MS
Post-Graduation Plans
Biomedical Data Science PhD at UW-Madison
Thank-You Messages
My mom, for making science so fun as a kid, from dissecting cow eyeballs to experiments with liquid nitrogen
Badri Narayanan Murali Krishnan
Professional CS MS (PMP)
Post-Graduation Plans
Searching for a job.
Sahil Milind Naphade
Professional CS MS (PMP)
Post-Graduation Plans
Software Engineer at Nutanix
Jean-Charles Noirot Ferrand
Traditional CS MS
Post-Graduation Plans
Graduate school at UW-Madison
Thank-You Messages
I would like to thank my advisor, Dr. Patrick McDaniel, my parents, and all my labmates for their continuous support throughout this journey.
Aboli Vijayanand Pai
Traditional CS MS
Post-Graduation Plans
Working as a software developer at Google
Divy Patel
Professional CS MS (PMP)
Post-Graduation Plans
Working as a Software Engineer
Drishan Poovaya
Professional CS MS (PMP)
Post-Graduation Plans
Working as a software engineer at MathWorks
Yushan Qin
Professional CS MS (PMP)
Post-Graduation Plans
doing ra
Lakshika Rathi
Traditional CS MS
Post-Graduation Plans
Graduate school at Princeton
Sai Varshitha Rodda
MS Data Engineering (MSDE)
Post-Graduation Plans
Work as a Data Engineer
Thank-You Messages
I’m sincerely grateful to all the professors I’ve learned from at UW–Madison for their invaluable guidance and support. A special thanks to Prof. Parmesh Ramanathan, my research advisor, for his mentorship throughout my journey. I’m also deeply thankful to my friends and family — and everyone who supported me along the way — for always being there through it all.
Favorite/Funniest Memory
One of the nicest memories was working late into the night in the CS labs for our Distributed Systems and Operating Systems courses. The teamwork, problem-solving, and shared moments of triumph, like when we finally got our project to pass all test cases, made it all worthwhile. We even turned a pizza order mix-up into an impromptu pizza party!
Nicholas Russell
Traditional CS MS
Post-Graduation Plans
Software Engineer at Lockheed Martin
Muhammad Danial Saleem
Traditional CS MS
Post-Graduation Plans
Working as a software engineer
Thank-You Messages
My family, Dr. Xiangyao Yu, CS Admin Staff, and my friends.
Pratik Ravikumar Sanghavi
Professional CS MS (PMP)
Post-Graduation Plans
Working as a founding engineer at Budy
Thank-You Messages
I’m indebted to all professors who I’ve had the good fortune of learning from. In the past 2 years, I’ve glimpsed the wisdom of several luminaries, professors, TAs and batchmates – all of whom have truly unfettered the way I solve problems. Professor Shivaram, Swift, Suman and Barford in particular, piqued my interest in systems and have helped me solve for scale – something that I’ve used at 2 different startups now (and planning to use at the 3rd!). My batchmates have helped me grapple with challenging projects and spurred me to go beyond what I deemed possible. And of course, the administration who’ve listened patiently through some of my predicaments and helping me navigate policy compliances. I know I’ve given you a tough time!
Favorite/Funniest Memory
Conversations with friends near the 6th floor coffee lounge. I’m sure we like structure in our schedules, but randomness is where the magic happens! You get ideas, approaches or sometimes just a good laugh-enough to shake you from inaction.
Anshuman Senapati
Traditional CS MS
Post-Graduation Plans
Graduate School at BU
Smit Shah
Professional CS MS (PMP)
Post-Graduation Plans
Working as a AI analyst at Niagara Bottling
Srihari Sridharan
Professional CS MS (PMP)
Post-Graduation Plans
To work as a Systems/Database Software Engineer at Oracle
Thank-You Messages
I’m incredibly thankful to my dad (Sridharan), mom (Srividya), and sister (Shri Krupa) back in India for their constant support throughout this journey. I feel truly blessed to have met amazing people here who made Madison feel like a second home. Thanks, Rajesh and Sai, for your support and encouragement — it truly meant a lot. The Park Tower days with you both will always be special. The pickleball and pool sessions, countless rounds of card games, and the deep conversations with my PMP friends – Smit, Surendra, Abhijeeth, Divy, Shivam, and Sujay are memories I’ll always cherish. I’m also grateful to the CS department faculty for challenging me with rich coursework and projects, helping me grow into a confident Software Engineer specializing in Systems and Databases. UW–Madison will always hold a special place in my heart, and I’m forever thankful for the experiences and memories here. On Wisconsin!
Favorite/Funniest Memory
Prof. AnHai’s classes were packed with sharp insights and fun moments — and if there’s one major thing I took away, it’s that “It depends” is not just a valid answer, it’s often the best one. Implementing Raft for the distributed systems course project under Prof. Andrea, taught us what true consensus really means — especially between our code, test cases, and sleep schedules. And of course, the seminars at 1240 — where the cookies were as rich as the discussions. Each moment added flavor (and sometimes sugar) to my CS journey!
Neeraj Surawar
Traditional CS MS
Post-Graduation Plans
Working as an Architect at NVIDIA.
Thank-You Messages
Thankyou Prof. Sinclair for being a wonderful mentor
Neha Talluri
Professional CS MS (PMP)
Post-Graduation Plans
PHD in Bio medical Data Sciences at UW Madison
Thank-You Messages
I’d like to thank my family and loved ones for their unwavering support, and my advisor, Tony Gitter, for his invaluable guidance and mentorship.
Ante Tonković-Ćapin
Professional CS MS (PMP)
Post-Graduation Plans
Working as an Application &Technology Development Leader at GE HealthCare and exploring new and exciting ways to spend the glorious free time graduation will bestow upon me
Thank-You Messages
To my wife Cadin, without whose love, support and brilliance I would be hopelessly lost, thank you.
Favorite/Funniest Memory
The many times we were invited up to the 6th floor for “leftovers”, here’s a smattering of subject lines/messages from a **case-sensitive** search of my inbox for simply “6th floor”: Cake in 6th Floor Lounge! | Breakfast food at the 6th floor lounge | Free cookies on 6th floor | leftover pizza in CS 6th floor | Pizza on the 6th floor | Casetta sandwiches 6th floor | Donuts 6th floor lounge | Hungry for cookies?? | Free pizza and drinks in 6th floor | Coffee and Cookies on 6th Floor | Cupcakes and macaroons in the 6th floor kitchen | … And so on, sometimes it was great, other times it was hardly worthy of the term “food”. My first semester here I brought cookies for a presentation I had to give, and someone asked me if I had simply procured them from the 6th floor and tried to pass them off as my own hard work and generosity. I replied indignantly that no, I hadn’t “6th floored it” and that I baked them myself. Everyone ate the cookies and seemed to enjoy them, hehe.
Fahad Touseef
Traditional CS MS
Post-Graduation Plans
Still searching for a job. Applied for post-completion OPT.
Thank-You Messages
I’m incredibly thankful to my family for all the love, care, and support they’ve given me throughout my life.
Manas Trivedi
Traditional CS MS
Post-Graduation Plans
Working as an applied ML scientist at the Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory
Thank-You Messages
I’d love to thank my parents, my brother, the faculty I worked with as a TA – Dr. Florian Heimerl and Gary Dahl, course professors and faculty – Dr. Hanna, Dr. Venkataraman, Dr. Sala, Dr. Yin Li, Dr. Huang, and Dr. Caraza-Harter, and the staff – Cindy, Dana, Nibedita, Mollie, Angela, and Gigi – along with so many others who work behind the scenes, and the dozens of friends I made along the way 😀
Favorite/Funniest Memory
Pretending to be pirates singing sea shanties on Lake Wingra
Zaidan Wu
Traditional CS MS
Post-Graduation Plans
PhD student in Math at UW
Nikhil Yachareni
Professional CS MS (PMP)
Post-Graduation Plans
Working as a software developer at Mitchell
Thank-You Messages
My parents gave me unparalleled support to get me through graduate school. I’d also like to thank Ojas Sethi for paving the path for me.
Favorite/Funniest Memory
At my undergraduate graduation ceremony, I said that discovering the vending machines in the basement of the Computer Sciences building was my favorite memory. Now, I’ll have to say something more heartfelt, and my favorite memory was climbing Bascom and seeing all the students by Science Hall scurrying to get to classes, knowing that I’ve been a part of that experience and unfortunately, I won’t get to be part of it again.
Pooja Yadav
Traditional CS MS
Post-Graduation Plans
Working as a Software Dev Engineer at AWS
Thank-You Messages
A big thank you to my family for their constant support, my professors for helping me grow, and the friends I’ve made here. I’m grateful to everyone who in big or small ways made these past two years better. It’s been an incredible journey. Once a Badger, always a Badger!
Favorite/Funniest Memory
One of my favorite memories was as a TA, when students would queue up during office hours to get their doubts cleared specifically by me. Hearing “you explain things so well” never got old — it felt great knowing I could make tough concepts a little less scary. Definitely a highlight of my time in the Computer Sciences Department. Who knew office hours could be so fun!
Kefan Zheng
MS Data Engineering (MSDE)
Post-Graduation Plans
Working as a software developer at TikTok