Qi Xin: CS Research and Results
“Using what you learn in class is more important than the grades you get on tests, mid-terms, and finals,” said Rice University alumnus Qi Xin (M.C.S. ’12), who is now a postdoc at Georgia Tech.
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Annual recruiting celebration gives future Owls a taste of Houston and life at Rice
How a Marine Corps Veteran Leveraged the Flexible Online Master of Data Science Program to Launch a Career in Human Spaceflight Research. (Spoiler: Is an Online Degree This Rigorous Worth the Investment?)
Algorithm’s potential to advance quantum computing places team among select group vying for $5M prize
Honor recognizes influential work in data center networking and Internet performance measurement
Ryan Aipperspach: CS and Building Companies
Ryan Aipperspach, entrepreneur and Computer Science alumnus (B.S. ’04) said Rice’s multi-disciplinary undergraduate program helped him develop a set of skills beyond CS.
Watts has worked in various aspects of software engineering for three decades and said her Rice skills were just as relevant at IBM and Siemens as at an Austin startup.
Frank Zhang: Indie VR developer
“I’ve always been a hacker at heart, so I went to all the local hackathons and a lot Startup Weekend events,” said entrepreneur and indie VR developer Frank Zhang (B.A. in CS '14).
Eric Carlson: CS, Management, and Aviation
“This might be my most enjoyable role yet,” said FlightAware product manager and Rice CS alumnus Eric Carlson. “It leverages my consulting experience, and allows me to talk business and talk tech at the same time."
Leslie Ann Goldberg's Side Job
Leslie Ann Goldberg (B.A. ’87) discovered her love of research at Rice. “Standing at the board with students and other research colleagues and finally solving a problem – especially after many months of trying – that’s a great day,” she said.
Santiago Mejia: from Paper to Privacy
Rice University alumnus Santiago Mejia (B.A. ’91) began his computer science journey the hard way – without a computer.
CS graduates biggest class in history
209 students from the Department of Computer Science are part of the largest graduating class in the history of the university.
Mohammad Ovais: Startups and MedTech
Medtech entrepreneur Mohammad Ovais views his employees as family. He said, "l feel the relationship between employer and employee should be forever.”
Jarred Payne: “Think before you Code”
Rice CS alumnus Jarred Payne said,“The biggest take-away from COMP 410 was ‘think before you code’. When you jump in and code first, you will get to a point where you are stuck. No amount of coding will fix a bad plan."