Residential On-Campus MS-DS Student Stories

Soorej left a successful industry career to pursue his master’s at CU Boulder and explore emerging areas of data science. Through challenging courses, student leadership and hands-on projects, he is learning to embrace the unfamiliar—and encourages others to “take the hard path.”

Meet Antoni: a second-year Residential On-Campus MS in Data Science student at CU Boulder, originally from Poland. His work spans AI cultural alignment research, open-source tooling, and community-driven data projects. He is a published R library author, OSSConf 2026 presenter, and DaSSA hackathon winner.

Meet Yashwant: Before joining the Residential On-Campus MS in Data Science program at University of Colorado Boulder, Yashwant followed an exploratory path shaped by a background in Electrical Engineering, early research lab experience, and

Meet Mrunal: With a foundation in Mechanical Engineering and professional experience as a Data & Business Analyst, plus hands-on work with the Automotive Research Association of India, Mrunal entered the Residential On-Campus MS in Data

Meet Dnyanada: A Residential On-Campus MS-DS student taking their passion for electronics and communications engineering and adding their own unique data science twist. Hi Dnyanada! Thanks for sharing your story. What was your educational and

Meet Sai: A Residential On-Campus MS-DS Student at the University of Colorado Boulder, Sai is taking her undergraduate Electronics degree to the next level. Thanks for interviewing with us, Sai! Can you tell us about your educational and work

Meet Kalp: A Residential On-Campus MS-DS student, taking his passion for Computer Science and Engineering adding a unique artificial intelligence and data science take.Can you tell us about your educational and work experience background before you