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Jorge Acedo - Class of 2023
Jorge has 4 years of experience applying data analytics across diverse industries, including financial services, technology, real estate, retail, and market research. He currently holds the role of Senior Data Analyst at North Island Credit Union, where he assist multiple areas within the company in harnessing their data insights. He enjoys spending his free time playing tennis, soccer, or running around San Diego. -
Lilly Amirjavadi - Class of 2024
Since graduating from the CSS program, Lilly was hired at the Princeton Research Accelerator as a data science intern. She works closely with researchers and data engineers on large-scale sampling projects, using web scraping and data modeling in Python. While in the M.S. program, Lilly worked on machine learning and deep learning research. -
Harley Clifton - Class of 2025
With a CSS master’s in hand, Harley joined UC Riverside as Project Policy & Data Coordinator. She works closely with Institutional Research and the Office of Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion, using data to help shape and strengthen DEI programs and policies across campus. She’s grateful that her CSS background gave her the tools to combine her data analysis skills with her passion for creating more equitable educational environments. -
Safa Danesh - Class of 2024
Safa is currently a Program Analyst for the Office of Student Affairs at Eastern Connecticut State University, where she work to ensure that students have the resources they need to thrive throughout their college experience. -
Mila Dutton - Class of 2025
Since graduating, Mila joined Community Research Foundation as a Data Analyst, where she supports quality improvement efforts across behavioral health services in San Diego County. Her work builds on her graduate research from the CSS program, which focused on behavioral data and AI-driven health solutions. -
Sarah Ebert - Class of 2024
After getting her M.S. in CSS, Sarah landed an internship with the Smart Surfaces Coalition, a non-profit that helps cities understand how smart surfaces can be used to mitigate urban heat and flooding. She is currently working on the coalition's benefit-cost analysis tool. She finds the work very fulfilling and credits the CSS M.S. program for giving her the tools and experience to succeed in this role. -
Jeff Hastings - Class of 2024
Jeff is currently an AI Data Scientist at Thermo Fisher Scientific, and soon to be a Data Science PhD student at Boston University. -
Joyce He - Class of 2023
Joyce is curently a Ph.D. student in the Psychology department at UC San Diego. -
Jiaqi Liu - Class of 2023
Jiaqi is currently working as a Data Engineer at Gilead Sciences. His main area of focus during his time at CSS was in the more theoretical side of ML and DL. Currently, he is applying to MBA programs for a second masters. Jiaqi is the contact person for the CSS Alumni Network for any prospective, current or past students. Feel free to contact him at ucsd.css.ms.alum@gmail.com with any questions. -
Andrew Lona - Class of 2023
Andrew focused on Supervised Machine/Deep Learning and Interface/GUI paired with legal data in grad school, and is now working at the Library of Congress as a Data Analyst building OCR pipelines to convert legal records.
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Caroline Porche - Class of 2025
After completing the CSS program, Caroline is working for the UC San Diego Cardiac and Neuro Protection Laboratory as a Research Associate on the Data Science team.
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Kaye Prosser - Class of 2023
After graduation, Kaye accepted a position at a tech company that works business to business on project management solutions. Alongside her colleagues, Kaye helps businesses organize, store and analyze their data through their product. She also helps test bugs and new features within the company product prior to code pushes to ensure the quality of the product.
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Xinyao Yi - Class of 2023
Xinyao is currently in Shanghai working as a teacher.