A Healthy Dose of Compliance
It’s hard to have more experience with computers than Thomas “TJ” Johnson (ITM ’12). His first job in the field dates back to 1990, when—as an entry-level systems support specialist for South Holland...
Student and Alumni Stories
- Home
- Student Experience
- Student and Alumni Stories
Find Stories
Currently selected filters
- Information Technology and Management
Introducing AI to Cybersecurity
(Ph.D. IT 3rd Year)As a speaker at the CornCon cybersecurity conference in Davenport, Iowa, Samson Quaye (Ph.D. IT 3rd Year) and his student research team took part in a panel discussion titled Automated Target...
Tags:
Building a Cybersecurity Career in Chicago
(M.A.S. CYF 2nd Year)Noble Antwi found a combination of rigorous coursework, hands-on internships, and industry-relevant certifications while enrolled in Illinois Tech’s Master of Cyber Forensics and Security degree...
Tags:
Opportunities from the Very First Day on Campus
(BUIT 1st Year)“I truly believe that the future belongs to those who are willing and able to capture technology-serving innovation in the world,” says Archit Singh, a first-year student at Illinois Tech who is...
Tags:
The Solitary Search for a Cure
(M.A.S. ITM ’10)When her son was a toddler, Swapna Sasidharan (M.A.S. ITM ’10) grew increasingly concerned with his development. He did not crawl until he was three and a half years old, and was delayed in many other...
Tags:
‘SMART’ Student Earns Cybersecurity Scholarship
(ITM, M.A.S. CYF 3rd Year)Cedric Nartey’s (ITM, M.A.S. CYF 3rd Year) commitment to leadership and innovation, and his connections through Illinois Tech faculty, have helped him secure a United States Department of Defense...
Tags:
Gaining Connections and Opportunities in Hometown Chicago
(Business and Information Technology 4th Year)For Rita Sanabria (Business and Information Technology 4th Year), choosing Illinois Tech came with some obvious positives due to its location. “I was born and raised in Chicago, so attending college...
Tags:
The Human Side of Technology
(ITM ’15)“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...
Tags:
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...
Tags:
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...