Journey to Make a Difference Continues for Class of 2025

Graduates from the School of Computational Science and Engineering (CSE) were among the 6,600 new Georgia Tech alumni who received their diplomas at Commencement ceremonies held May 1-3.

While the path toward completing these interdisciplinary degrees was long and winding, the voyage weathered CSE graduates into stalwart leaders ready to solve difficult problems facing science and engineering.

“At the end of your journeys, what will make you proud, and what will make your family and all of us proud, is what you did to lift others up and to make a difference in our world,” said Georgia Tech President Ángel Cabrera in his commencement address to Ph.D. graduates.

“No pressure. As we like to say around here, we can do that. I know you are ready to tackle any challenge that might come your way.”

Along 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 May 1 at McCamish Pavilion included:

• Michael Buzzy (Ph.D. CSE-MSE 2025), advised by Regents’ Professor Surya Kalidindi, who is jointly appointed with the George W. Woodruff School of Mechanical Engineering (ME), the School of Materials Science and Engineering (MSE), and the School of CSE
• Dongjin Choi (Ph.D. CSE-CSE 2025), advised by School of CSE Regents’ Professor and Chair Haesun Park
• Yinghao Li (Ph.D. ML-CSE 2025), co-advised by School of CSE Assistant Professor Chao Zhang and School of MSE Professor Rampi Ramprasad
• Md Abdul Rahaman (Ph.D. CSE-CSE 2025), advised by Vince Calhoun, distinguished university professor with Georgia Tech, Georgia State University, and Emory University
• Gaurav Verma (Ph.D. CS-CSE 2025), advised by School of CSE Assistant Professor Srijan Kumar
• Austin Wright (Ph.D. ML-CSE 2025), advised by School of CSE Professor Polo Chau
• Qingru Zhang (Ph.D. ML-CSE 2025), co-advised by Assistant Professor Chao Zhang and Tuo Zhao, associate professor with the H. Milton Stewart School of Industrial and Systems Engineering (ISyE)
• Rongzhi Zhang (Ph.D. ML-CSE 2025), advised by Assistant Professor Chao Zhang

Three CSE Ph.D. students completed M.S. degrees this spring and will continue their studies at Georgia Tech. They are:

• Srikanth Avasarala (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
• Grant Bruer (M.S. CSE-CSE 2025), advised by Professor Felix Herrmann
• Honglai (Matthew) Peng (M.S. CSE-CEE 2025), advised by School of Civil and Environmental Engineering Professor J. David Frost

Georgia Tech’s CSE graduate program includes 12 schools and departments participating as home units. These home units represent the colleges of Computing, Engineering, and Science. This approach facilitates an immersive, interdisciplinary experience for students to study computational approaches within domain fields.

Georgia Tech jointly celebrated master’s graduates at a ceremony on May 3 at Bobby Dodd Stadium. After the Institute celebration, graduates were recognized during ceremonies held by their respective colleges. 

M.S. CSE graduates from the College of Computing included:

Kehinde Ayangbile (M.S. CSE-CSE 2025)

Atharva Mangesh Bhalerao (M.S. CSE-CSE 2025)

Yuheng Cai (M.S. CSE-CSE 2025)

Rajeshwari Devaramani (M.S. CSE-CSE 2025)

Grace Driskill (M.S. CSE-CSE 2025)

Kangrui Du (M.S. CSE-CSE 2025)

Swapna Gadre (M.S. CSE-CSE 2025)

Max Hill (M.S. CSE-CSE 2025)

Abhishek Namdeo Kalokhe (M.S. CSE-CSE 2025)

Hongjian Lan (M.S. CSE-CSE 2025)

Tingyu Liu (M.S. CSE-CSE 2025)

Aishwarya Mathew (M.S. CSE-CSE 2025)

Che-Ting Meng (M.S. CSE-CSE 2025)

Jiayue Meng (M.S. CSE-CSE 2025)

Arya Mohan (M.S. CSE-CSE 2025)

Sai Lakshmi Poojitha Nandigam (M.S. CSE-CSE 2025)

Rajvi Parekh (M.S. CSE-CSE 2025)

DaMarcus Patterson (M.S. CSE-CSE 2025)

Stephen Ruigh (M.S. CSE-CSE 2025)

Chaitra Sathe (M.S. CSE-CSE 2025)

Shuning Tao (M.S. CSE-CSE 2025)

Anisha Tripathi (M.S. CSE-CSE 2025)

Xinyuan Wang (M.S. CSE-CSE 2025)

Zheng Wang (M.S. CSE-CSE 2025) 

Lisha Xia (M.S. CSE-CSE 2025)

Boye Zhou (M.S. CSE-CSE 2025)

CSE students in home units under the College of Engineering who received M.S. degrees were:

Ilias Baali (M.S. CSE-AE 2025)

Akul Chennakesavan (M.S. CSE-AE 2025)

Weiming Ding (M.S. CSE-AE 2025)

Yunqing Jia (M.S. CSE-AE 2025)

Xiaochen Li (M.S. CSE-AE 2025)

Vishnu Sankar Manivasakan (M.S. CSE-AE 2025)

Joseph Pantalone (M.S. CSE-AE 2025)

Rachmat Subagia (M.S. CSE-AE 2025)

Huaidong Yao (M.S. CSE-AE 2025)

Aarosh Dahal (M.S. CSE-CEE 2025)

Hana Herndon (M.S. CSE-CEE 2025)

Sze Yan How (M.S. CSE-CEE 2025)

Kaifeng Lin (M.S. CSE-CEE 2025)

Mahir Patel (M.S. CSE-CEE 2025)

Jayda Ritchie (M.S. CSE-CEE 2025)

Yusen Su (M.S. CSE-CEE 2025)

Maitreyee Talnikar (M.S. CSE-CEE 2025)

Zeyu Wang (M.S. CSE-CEE 2025)

Yuang Zhang (M.S. CSE-CEE 2025)

Yifan Zhao (M.S. CSE-CEE 2025)

Neil Barry (M.S. CSE-ISYE 2025)

Charles Bauer (M.S. CSE-ISYE 2025)

Yuhan Fu (M.S. CSE-ISYE 2025)

Qidian Gao (M.S. CSE-ISYE 2025)

Yu-Jen Hsu (M.S. CSE-ISYE 2025)

Ching Yuan Kung (M.S. CSE-ISYE 2025)

Yicheng Liao (M.S. CSE-ISYE 2025)

Jinrui Ma (M.S. CSE-ISYE 2025)

Amriteshnarayanan Kottilil Manilal (M.S. CSE-ISYE 2025)

Jiayun Ren (M.S. CSE-ISYE 2025)

Juntian Wang (M.S. CSE-ISYE 2025)

Zhikai Xu (M.S. CSE-ISYE 2025)

Xinhan Yang (M.S. CSE-ISYE 2025)

Shohom Bose-Bandyopadhyay (M.S. CSE-ME 2025)

Wenjing Li (M.S. CSE-ME 2025)

Samuel Liu (M.S. CSE-ME 2025)

Rupesh Kumar Mahendran (M.S. CSE-ME 2025)

Pranoy Ray (M.S. CSE-ME 2025)

CSE students in home units under the College of Sciences who received M.S. degrees were:

Cheng Zhang (M.S. CSE-BIOL 2025)

Yuxin Shang (M.S. CSE-CHEM 2025)

Chenxuan Li (M.S. CSE-PHYS 2025)

Sachin Venkatesh Thakku Saravana (M.S. CSE-PHYS 2025)

Nuoya Zhang (M.S. CSE-PHYS 2025)