What an incredible milestone! Today I officially graduated from Georgia Institute of Technology with a Master of Science in Computer Science, specializing in Machine Learning.
Academic Achievements
- Graduated Summa Cum Laude with a perfect 4.0 GPA
- Outstanding Graduate Student Award for research excellence
- NSF Graduate Research Fellowship recipient
Master’s Thesis
My thesis, titled “Continual Learning in Federated Settings,” explored novel approaches to:
- Enabling distributed learning without catastrophic forgetting
- Privacy-preserving knowledge sharing across federated networks
- Balancing personalization with global model performance
Research Impact
The work has already gained attention in the research community:
- Submitted to top-tier ML conferences
- Presented at the Georgia Tech ML Symposium
- Collaborating with industry partners for real-world applications
What’s Next
This graduation marks not an end, but a transition into the next phase of my academic journey. Excited to continue this research as a PhD student and push the boundaries of what’s possible in machine learning!
Grateful for all the support from my advisor, fellow students, and family who made this achievement possible.