Michtom School of Computer Science

Current Students in Residence

Eugenio Sanchez Arguello
Eugenio Sanchez Arguello
CS Master's Student

Eugenio is from Honduras and did his undergraduate degree in International Relations. He has experience working for nonprofits and research centers in Central America and Africa. Before coming to computer science at Brandeis, he studied at the Heller School for Social Policy. He chose the MS4 program because he wanted to leverage the power of computers toward building systems that can benefit the social good.

Yi Bai
Yi Bai
CS Master's Student

Yi graduated from University of Washington with a BA in math, philosophy and classical studies with a minor in applied math. He is now interested in Computer Science.

Zisheng Cai
Zisheng Cai
CS Master's Student

Zisheng received a BA in environmental science and learned how to use various tools such as Python and Matlab to analyze data. Because of this, he became interested in data analysis and coding and was eager to learn more about software engineer and machine learning. Because of the MS4 program at Brandeis, he now has the opportunity to continue his studies.

Zhenxu Chen
Zhenxu Chen
CS Master's Student

Zhenxu completed his bachelor's in Mechanical Engineering at Dalian University of Technology. Because of his interest in using computer technology to resolve problems in the real world, Zhenxu chose Brandeis to specialize in Computer Science to consolidate his computer skills and to be more confident in handling complicated engineering problems.

Yuanhuan Deng
Yuanhuan Deng
CS Master's Student

Yuanhuan finished her bachelor's degree in public administration from Sun Yat-Sen University. She hopes to enhance her programming skills by pursuing a master's degree at Brandeis, furthering her academic and professional development in machine learning.

Chengpeng Gao
Chengpeng Gao
CS Master's Student

Chengpeng received a MS in Chemistry from Syracuse University. He used to develop scientific solutions to complex chemical problems using programming. During that experience, he gradually gained a profound interest in coding and machine learning. Thanks to the MS4 program at Brandeis, he has the opportunity to pursue a career in software development.

Ruixue Guo
Ruixue Gou
CS Master's Student

Ruixue obtained her bachelor's degree in Finance from the University of International Business and Economics, followed by a Master's degree in Quantitative Economics from UCLA. With experience as a product manager at prominent internet companies, she now aspires to fortify her technical foundation and refine her meticulous approach to technical program development through the Brandeis MS4 program.

Bing Han
Bing Han
CS Master's Student

Bing received a BS in economics and a minor in physics from the Pennsylvania State University, University Park. She then worked as a compliance analyst at Deloitte US. After realizing her interest in software development, she decided to pursue a master’s degree at Brandeis University. She hopes the CS master’s program will help her achieve her academic goals while working towards her career goal of becoming a software development engineer.

Qifeng He
Qifeng He
CS Master's Student

Qifeng received his BA in applied mathematics at Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunication. He hopes to expand his knowledge and enhance his programming skills through the computer science graduate program at the Brandeis University.

Tianling Hou
Tianling Hou
CS Master's Student

Tianling received her master's degree in pharmaceutical sciences from the University of Pittsburgh. During her graduate study, she developed a strong interest in programming and applied her knowledge of biology, and computer science to the field of drug discovery. Driven by her interest, she decided to pursue an MS in computer science at Brandeis.

Zuhaeer Islam
Zuhaeer Islam
BS/MS Master's Student

Zuhaeer is from Dhaka, Bangladesh and completed a BS in math and computer science from Brandeis in 2023. He is currently pursuing the BS/MS in Computer Science. He loves playing soccer, watching horror movies, and enjoying food.

Brandon Lacy
Brandon Lacy
CS Master's Student

Brandon earned a Bachelor of Science degree in computer science and cybersecurity from Sacred Heart University. He has experience in both the public and private sector. He has worked as a member of the incident response team for the Office of the Comptroller of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and as a member of the data science and insights team for Hubbell Inc. Brandon is excited to expand his knowledge of machine learning in an academic setting to allow him to gain a deeper understand of the technology from both an application and mathematical perspective.

Nhi Le
Nhi Le
CS Master's Student

Nhi did a bachelor of actuarial science at Monash University and then continued to work as a data scientist in Australia for more than a year after graduation. Working in data science ignited her interest in software engineering after she realized the importance of being able to build things with code. This realization stemmed from the fact that she always had to rely on the help of the software engineers within her company to actually deploy and ship her AI/ML models to the end users. With the MS4 program at Brandeis, she hopes to become a software engineer with a focus on building AI/ML products.

Xin Yi Liu
Xin Yi Liu
CS Master's Student

Xin Yi received her bachelor's degree in accounting from Shanghai University of Finance and Economics. During her undergraduate studies, she was fascinated with solving real-world problems using computational programs. Before she joined Brandeis, she interned at Air Products and developed PowerApps for the sales team across China to analyze sales. She joins Brandeis MSCS program aiming to further sharpen her computational skills. Upon graduation, Xin Yi intends to pursue a career in software development and improve efficiency of users in different industries.

Zihao Liu
Zihao Liu
CS Master's Student

Zihao earned his BS in animal science from Sichuan Agricultural University in China, and an MSc degree in genetics and genomics from the University of Florida, concentrating on bioinformatics and computational biology. He developed a strong interest in programming while deciphering the secret of genomics using his knowledge of biology, computer science and statistics. Having focused on computational methodology studies in his previous research experiences, he realized that understanding the fundamental rules and what happened under the hood in machines was critical for programmers. Zihao's interest drove him to join Brandeis to study computer science and prepare for an exciting and different career.

Josh Reuter
Josh Reuter
CS Master's Student

Josh studied Biology and Psychology as an undergraduate at Brandeis University but always had a curiosity for CS. He was able to take an introductory CS course during his senior year and in doing so fully realized his interest in the field. He hopes to learn and refine his CS skills to complement his Biology foundations. In his free time he enjoys hanging out with friends, being outdoors, tennis, football, and archery.

Ruihao Shen
Ruihao Shen
CS Master's Student

Ruihao graduated from Peking University with a BS in chemistry and a BE in economics. After graduation, he found his passion in programming and joined a biotech company as a bioinformatics engineer. His work focused on therapeutic target finding with RNA sequencing data. He is currently interested in data analysis methods, including machine learning, and their potential application in tackling real-world challenges.

Ran Wei
Ran Wei
CS Master's Student

Ran graduated with her master's degree in psychology in May 2022. She subsequently decided CS was the path for her after programming her experiment.

Yuting Xing
Yuting Xing
CS Master's Student

Yuting's undergraduate major was accounting, but after an internship and some work experience, she soon realized she was not that interested in finance-related work. She hopes to start a new career in information technology by studying computer science at Brandeis.

Yifei Zhou
Yifei Zhou
CS Master's Student

Before joining Brandeis, Yifei studied at Purdue University as a Ph.D. student in Mechanical Engineering. However, he gradually found he was more interested in software engineering and programming. Therefore, he decided to join Brandeis University to study Computer Science.