Alumni Profile

Why did you choose to study computer science? I love building and creating things that solve problems. As a child, I was always trying to create something or sell something - lemonade, lawn mowing and more. When I got to college, engineering

Why did you choose to study computer science? I started programming during high school and was fascinated by the diversity and opportunities in this field. Who or what had a strong effect on your interest or trajectory in computer science? The first

Tell us about your career path. I started my career at Level 3 communications in Broomfield, Colorado. I began as a marketing intern, doing anything I could to prove myself (if you ever need advice on cleaning out and organizing a marketing closet,

Why did you choose to study computer science? I was introduced to computer science as a result of it being a compulsory subject for undergraduate mechanical engineering majors. Who or what had a strong effect on your interest or trajectory in

Bhavna on the balcony of the Google Boulder offices.  Bhavna during her time as a CU Boulder student. Why did you choose to study computer science? My father predicted that computers were going to be the "next big thing" and since

Why did you choose to study computer science? When I was in junior high, I got a Commodore 64 right after it came out. You had to teach yourself how to program to pretty much do anything on it. From that point onward, I was hooked in

As a teenager I was fortunate to have access to electrical parts and kits, building clocks and radios, and of course my first flip-flop. I started at CU in electrical engineering, but was drawn to computer engineering and programming early on,

Murad, right, works at a whiteboard with fellow Stateless co-founder and CU Boulder faculty member Eric Keller. Why did you choose to study computer science? Computer science is a world of puzzles, and I am

Why did you choose to study computer science? I was always fascinated by computers and programming. I loved the fact that you could think up some idea and build it by just writing code. With programming you could do something not just describe

Who or what had a strong effect on your interest/trajectory in computer science? There are two computer scientists I had as teachers who had a strong impact on my desire to study computer science: Andy van Dam (Brown University) taught me how to