Baskin Engineering alumnus Dylan Esguerra (M.S., Statistics, ’23) discovered his passion for statistics as a sophomore at UC Santa Cruz. Dylan pursued the 4+1 Statistical Science Program and had the opportunity to work with Adjunct Professor of Applied Mathematics Steve Munch to develop an algorithm for predicting animal populations over time.

Keerthi Koneru is a UC Santa Cruz class of 2024 computer science Ph.D. graduate. Drawn to UCSC’s Computer Science and Engineering Department for its focus on combining conceptual learning with practical application, her research focused on securing electrical substations against cyber threats by analyzing real-world vulnerabilities and developing tools to study malware interactions.

Shourya Bose is completing his last year as an electrical and computer engineering Ph.D. student and is one of three recipients of the Dissertation-year Fellowship.

Kaleen Shrestha is a member of the inaugural class of Baskin Engineering’s new M.S. in Natural Language Processing (NLP) program. She is also an undergraduate alumna of UC Santa Cruz, where she majored in computer science.

Anuj Kumar was a member of Baskin Engineering’s 25th graduating class, earning a Ph.D. in applied mathematics in June 2023. During his time at UC Santa Cruz, he worked under the guidance of Professor Pascale Garaud conducting research in fluid dynamics.

Alec Dektor is a quadruple UC Santa Cruz alumnus (B.A. math; M.A. math; M.S. scientific computing and applied mathematics; Ph.D. applied mathematics). During his time at Baskin Engineering, he published six papers—four as first author.

Haofan Cai is a class of 2023 graduate, who completed her Ph.D. in computer science and engineering. Before coming to UC Santa Cruz, she completed her undergraduate degree program at Southern University of Science and Technology, a small university in China in which she was the only female student in her class.

Selin Ovali joined the inaugural class of the Human Computer Interaction (HCI) professional master’s degree program after completing her studies in computer science at Purdue University. Ovali is assisting the UC Santa Cruz Social Emotional Technology Lab (SETLab), directed by Professor of Computational Media Katherine Isbister, on a project that involves middle school students developing…

Justin Grant is a member of the inaugural class of the Human Computer Interaction professional master’s degree program. He brings to the graduate program years of web development and leadership experience and a passion for building ethical and accessible technology.

Harika Dechiraju’s interest in using electronic devices for biomedical applications led her to pursue a doctoral program in electrical and computer engineering at Baskin Engineering. Since 2017, Dechiraju has been a part of Professor Marco Rolandi’s research group.

Brenda Betancourt graduated with her Ph.D. in applied mathematics and statistics. Her research at UC Santa Cruz was focused on models for network data using Bayesian statistics.

Riadul Islam graduated from Baskin Engineering with a Ph.D. in computer engineering. His work focused on designer commission of VLSI and specifically on clock distribution network design.