Meet Our Ph.D. in Data Science Students
Navya Annapareddy
Ph.D. in Data Science Candidate, University of Virginia
M.S. in Data Science, University of Virginia
B.S. in Systems and Information Engineering, University of Virginia
Hometown: Haymarket, Virginia
Zach Blanks
Ph.D. in Data Science Candidate, University of Virginia
M.S. in Operations Research, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
B.S. in Operations Research, United States Air Force Academy
Hometown: Colorado Springs, Colorado
Zhanwen Chen
Ph.D. in Data Science Candidate, University of Virginia
M.S. in Computer Science, Vanderbilt University
B.A. in Economics, Vassar College
Hometown: Xuzhou, Jiangsu Province, China
Joseph Choi
Ph.D. in Data Science Candidate, University of Virginia
B.S. in Computer Science and Mathematics, University of Iowa
Hometown: Cedar Rapids, Iowa
Bryan Christ
Ph.D. in Data Science Candidate, University of Virginia
M.A. in Leadership and Public Policy, University of Virginia
B.S. in Youth and Social Innovation, University of Virginia
Hometown: Charlottesville, Virginia
Zach Jacokes
Ph.D. in Data Science Candidate, University of Virginia
B.A. in Psychology, Emory University
Hometown: Nashville, Tennessee
Beau LeBlond
Ph.D. in Data Science Candidate, University of Virginia
B.S. in Computational and Applied Mathematics and Statistics, College of William & Mary
Hometown: Charlottesville, Virginia
Kevin Lin
Ph.D. in Data Science Candidate, University of Virginia
M.S. in Applied Mathematics, Air Force Institute of Technology
B.A. in Mathematics, University of Washington Seattle
Hometown: Seattle, Washington
Luz Melo
Ph.D. in Data Science Candidate, University of Virginia
B.S. in Applied Mathematics, SUNY Geneseo
Karolina Naranjo-Velasco
Ph.D. in Data Science Candidate, University of Virginia
M.S. in Data Science, University of Virginia
LL.M. in Constitutional Law, University of Seville
LL.B. in Laws, Industrial University of Santander
Hometown: Bucaramanga, Colombia
Jade Preston
Ph.D. in Data Science Candidate, University of Virginia
M.S. in Operations Research, Air Force Institute of Technology
B.S. in Mathematics, Mary Baldwin University
Hometown: Chester, Virginia
Daiqing Qi
Ph.D. in Data Science Candidate, University of Virginia
B.E. in Electrical Engineering, Southeast University
Hometown: Yichang, Hubei, China
Weili Shi
Ph.D. in Data Science Candidate, University of Virginia
M.S. in Applied Physics, National University of Singapore
B.S. in Applied Physics, Northeastern University
Hometown: Chengdu, China
Gia Smith
Ph.D. in Data Science Candidate, University of Virginia
B.S. in Computer Science, Old Dominion University
Jason Wang
Ph.D. in Data Science Candidate, University of Virginia
M.S. in Data Science, University of Virginia
B.S. in Statistics, University of Virginia
Hometown: Fairfax, Virginia
Meesun Yang
Ph.D. in Data Science Candidate, University of Virginia
J.D. in Law, Georgetown University
B.A. in Psychology, Yale University
Hometown: Richmond, Virginia