The Human Side of Technology
“I don’t know why I want to act like I have an aversion to nerds, when I’m a nerd myself,” laughs Sydney Hardwick (ITM ’15), speaking not only of her time growing up on Chicago’s South Side, but also...
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Shift to Security
(ITM, M.A.S. ITM ’18)Designing security into code is a lot like designing security in a house, Marilyn Barrios (ITM, M.A.S. ITM ’18) says. Each door, window, and any other point of entry must be secured. But these...
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Combining AI and Cybersecurity Nets a Romanian Conference Trip
(CYF, 4th Year)Michal Markevych fulfilled a requirement in his information technology problem-solving course by spending a semester researching how GPT-4 can be used to enhance intrusion detection systems (IDS) and...
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A Guiding Hand in Service
(ITM, M.A.S. CYF ’22)Sofia Martinez says she wants to help people in any capacity that she can, which is why she enrolled in the Master of Cyber Forensics and Security program at Illinois Institute of Technology. “I’d...
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Growing into a Leadership Role
(ITM, M.A.S. CYF 5th Year)Anthea Gonzalez says she treasures her time as an M. A. and Lila Self Leadership Academy scholar the most out of all her Illinois Tech experiences. The academy presents numerous opportunities to...
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Building Bridges to Equal Opportunities
(ITM/M.A.S. CYF 5th Year)As a guest speaker for the INTEGIRLS Detroit Women in STEM panel, Harshini Chellasamy spoke with high school girls about her experience as an IT and Cybersecurity student at Illinois Tech. She...
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Don’t Be Afraid of Failure
(ITM ’10)The April 2020 issue of ChannelPro magazine, an information technology and business publication for information professionals, features Will Foret (ITM ’10) on its cover. President of Spot Migration...
Using Technology to Better People’s Lives
(Computer Information Systems/M.A.S. Cyber Forensics and Security, '21)The idea first came to Travis Smith from a friend’s brother who has a speech disorder. Smith saw how he used a pricey app on an equally pricey iPad to communicate with other people, and a haunting...
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Exploring a Future in IT
(Information Technology and Management/M.A.S. Cyber Forensics and Security ’19)At seemingly every turn the summer before her final year at Illinois Tech and the summer after, Akvile Kiskis seized upon the opportunities afforded her during the Foreign Affairs Information...
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An Ideal Career Path
(Information Technology and Management/Cyber Forensics and Security 5th Year)If Andreas Vassilakos had to describe his ideal career path, it would likely feature two components: computer technology and the opportunity to help others. “I was always into computers. I have been...