{"686984":{"#nid":"686984","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Community and Collaboration Shape the Class of 2025","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EJust as it takes a village to raise a child, it takes a community of faculty, mentors, research collaborators, and staff to raise a Georgia Tech graduate.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe Yellow Jacket community swarmed campus for the final time of the fall semester to celebrate Commencement ceremonies held Dec. 11 to 13. Graduates from the School of Computational Science and Engineering (CSE) were among the 7,177 new alumni \u201cgetting out\u201d of Tech. \u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cWe are immensely proud of School of CSE and CSE programs graduates in the Class of 2025,\u201d said Haesun Park, Regents\u2019 Professor and Chair of the School of CSE.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cOur collaborative approach to CSE education has prepared these graduates to attain roles in academia, national labs, industry, government, and beyond, where they will lead the next generation of interdisciplinary research.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EAlong with administering its flagship CSE Ph.D. and M.S. CSE programs, the School of CSE offers doctoral degrees in computer science and machine learning. Ph.D. graduates who received their diplomas and doctoral hoods on Dec. 11 at McCamish Pavilion included:\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cul\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/grantbruer\u0022\u003EGrant Bruer\u003C\/a\u003E (Ph.D. CSE-CSE 2025), advised by School of CSE Professor and Associate Chair Edmond Chow\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.jinchoi.xyz\/\u0022\u003EDongjin Choi\u003C\/a\u003E (Ph.D. CSE-CSE 2025), advised by School of CSE Regents\u2019 Professor and Chair Haesun Park\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/ae.gatech.edu\/event\/2023\/06\/27\/phd-proposal-hyungu-choi\u0022\u003EHyungu Choi\u003C\/a\u003E (Ph.D. CSE-AE 2025), advised by Daniel Guggenheim School of Aerospace Engineering Regents\u2019 Professor Dimitri Mavris\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EMaxfield Comstock\u003C\/strong\u003E (Ph.D. CSE-CSE 2025), advised by Elizabeth Cherry, College of Computing Associate Dean for Graduate Education and School of CSE Associate Professor\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/dilab.gatech.edu\/andrew-hornback\/\u0022\u003EAndrew Hornback\u003C\/a\u003E (Ph.D. CS-CSE 2025), co-advised by School of CSE Assistant Professor Yunan Luo and Wallace H. Coulter Department of Biomedical Engineering Professor May Wang\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/grad.gatech.edu\/events\/phd-defense-ayush-jain\u0022\u003EAyush Jain\u003C\/a\u003E (Ph.D. CSE-MSE 2025), advised by School of Materials Science and Engineering Regents\u2019 Entrepreneur and Professor Rampi Ramprasad\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/anurendk\/\u0022\u003EAnurendra Kumar\u003C\/a\u003E (Ph.D. CS-CSE 2025), co-advised by School of CSE J.Z. Liang Early Career Associate Professor Xiuwei Zhang and Wallace H. Coulter Department of Biomedical Engineering Professor Saurabh Sinha\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/jxie1997.github.io\/\u0022\u003EJiajia Xie\u003C\/a\u003E (Ph.D. CSE-BME 2025), advised by Wallace H. Coulter Department of Biomedical Engineering Associate Professor Cassie Mitchell\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/night-chen.github.io\/\u0022\u003EYuchen Zhuang\u003C\/a\u003E (Ph.D. ML-CSE 2025), advised by School of CSE Edenfield Early Career Associate Professor Chao Zhang\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/peterzzq.github.io\/\u0022\u003EZiqi Zhang\u003C\/a\u003E (Ph.D. CSE-CSE 2025), advised by School of CSE J.Z. Liang Early Career Associate Professor Xiuwei Zhang\u003C\/li\u003E\u003C\/ul\u003E\u003Cp\u003ESeven CSE Ph.D. students completed M.S. degrees this fall and will continue their studies at Georgia Tech. They are:\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cul\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/jesusarias9\/\u0022\u003EJesus Arias\u003C\/a\u003E (M.S. CSE-CSE 2025), advised by School of CSE Assistant Professor Spencer Bryngelson\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/isabel-berry\/\u0022\u003EIsabel Berry\u003C\/a\u003E (M.S. CSE-CHEM 2025), advised by Regents\u2019 Professor C. David Sherrill, who is jointly appointed with the School of Chemistry and Biochemistry and the School of CSE\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/maxhawkins.info\/\u0022\u003EMax Hawkins\u003C\/a\u003E (M.S. CSE-CSE 2025), co-advised by School of CSE Professor Rich Vuduc and Assistant Professor Spencer Bryngelson\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/xiao-jing-738641a3\/\u0022\u003EXiao Jing\u003C\/a\u003E (M.S. CSE-AE 2025), advised by Daniel Guggenheim School of Aerospace Engineering Regents\u2019 Professor Dimitri Mavris\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/haoyunli.wordpress.com\/\u0022\u003EHaoyun Li\u003C\/a\u003E (M.S. CSE-CSE 2025), advised by Professor Felix Herrmann, who is jointly appointed with the Schools of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, Electrical and Computer Engineering, and CSE\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/yuan-qiu-a47404227\/\u0022\u003EYuan Qiu\u003C\/a\u003E (M.S. CSE-CSE 2025), advised by School of CSE Assistant Professor Peng Chen\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/william-schertzer\/\u0022\u003EWilliam Schertzer\u003C\/a\u003E (M.S. CSE-MSE 2025), advised by School of Materials Science and Engineering Regents\u2019 Entrepreneur and Professor Rampi Ramprasad\u003C\/li\u003E\u003C\/ul\u003E\u003Cp\u003EGeorgia Tech\u2019s CSE graduate program includes 12 schools and departments participating as home units. These home units represent the colleges of Computing, Engineering, and Sciences. This approach facilitates an immersive, interdisciplinary experience in which students study computational approaches within domain fields.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EGeorgia Tech jointly celebrated master\u2019s graduates at a ceremony on Dec. 13 at Bobby Dodd Stadium. After the Institute celebration, graduates were recognized during ceremonies held by their respective colleges.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EMawutor Kofi Amanfu (M.S. CSE 2025)\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ESunyoung An (M.S. CSE 2025)\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ENischal Bandi (M.S. CSE 2025)\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EElijah Bellamy (M.S. CSE 2025)\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EMeiwen Bi (M.S. CSE 2025)\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EHao-Cheng Chang (M.S. CSE 2025)\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ETianyu Chen (M.S. CSE 2025)\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EYilong Chen (M.S. CSE 2025)\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EZhiyu Chen (M.S. CSE 2025)\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ESeung Eun Choi (M.S. 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