Satya Peddada

ISE Degrees: MS SEE '18/PhD SEE '21

Student Organizations/Role: ENVISION - Graduate Students STEM Outreach

Favorite ISE class(es): Prof. Harrison Kim's IE513 (Optimal System Design), Prof. James Allison's SE 413 (Eng. Design Optimization), and Prof. Carolyn Beck's IE 529 (Stats of Big Data and Clustering)

Favorite UIUC campus coffee shop/restaurant/bar: I can say a favorite spot on campus where I liked to spend my time talking to friends or relaxing is the Grainger engineering quad.

Advice you would give to your freshman college self if you could: UIUC is a great place to come to and experience the vibrant and diverse learning culture, network with leaders in engineering, and above all develop the right skills that will keep you on top to significantly contribute to future cutting-edge innovations.