The School of Computer, Data & Information Sciences (CDIS) is proud to celebrate hundreds of spring 2026 graduates who emerge from our academic programs ready to make their mark on the world.
The graduates featured here offer a glimpse of the wide-ranging talents of students across CDIS programs. Each brings their own mix of technical skills, research experience, and leadership — along with a commitment to using computing, data, and information to improve the world. Their impact on and off campus has already been significant, and it has only just begun.
Dev Ahluwalia
An MS Computer Sciences graduate, Dev is Founder and CEO of MadMatcher, a data infrastructure startup that helps organizations identify when different records refer to the same real-world entity across complex datasets. Drawing on over a decade of research from UW–Madison’s Magellan Group, Dev has worked to translate cutting-edge entity matching technology into scalable, real-world solutions. Through participating in the CS NEST program this semester, he deepened his understanding of how MadMatcher fits into real workflows and how to bring accurate, reliable data matching to the teams that need it most.
Josh Feenberg
With majors in Data Science and Computer Sciences, Josh’s undergraduate work included contributing to research in discrete mechanism design and multi‑agent reinforcement learning, along with internships at organizations including Freddie Mac, where he received an internal award for helping reduce recurring production incident escalations. Josh also served as a peer mentor in CS 540: Introduction to Artificial Intelligence, supporting students as they navigated core machine learning and AI concepts. Whether building real‑time budgeting tools for startups or strengthening back-end systems for enterprise teams, Josh has shown a steady focus on solving real problems with code, which he will continue to do as a software engineer for Google in San Jose.
Olivia Freedman
Olivia is graduating with majors in Information Science and Communication Arts, giving her a deep understanding of how information is created, organized, and disseminated today. Through internships and freelance consulting roles, Olivia has already built a strong record of improving digital systems through UX‑informed projects, especially around Salesforce development, including custom objects, flows and automations that support real business processes. She will now take on a role as a Salesforce consultant, bringing a focus on usability and thoughtful design that the iSchool is known for instilling in students.
Janhavi Gosavi
The MS Information program drew Janhavi from India to the United States, where she built a community and professional path from the ground up. As a business intelligence intern at Amcor, she supported a continent-wide analytics platform spanning hundreds of manufacturing sites. In addition, through the MS Information capstone program, she completed a stint as a data analyst for ABC Supply Co., developing an interactive dashboard to visualize usage trends by team, role, and time. Alongside her technical work, Janhavi also taught in UW–Madison’s precollege programs, developing curriculum and leading courses in engineering fundamentals and Python programming. Across both corporate and educational spaces, she has shown a consistent ability to step into unfamiliar situations and build systems and experiences that make a meaningful difference.
Bohyoon Lee
Bohyoon completes the MS Statistics: Statistics and Data Science program with a strong foundation in statistical modeling, programming, and mentorship. During his time in the program, Bohyoon contributed to the collaborative culture that defines the Statistics department, supporting peers as a mentor in Morgridge Hall’s Gross Learning Center (GLC), where as the student lead, he served as the primary contact for more than 60 TAs and peer mentors associated with the GLC. Bohyoon also contributed to research at the School of Medicine and Public Health, developing an R pipeline to extract and harmonize ovarian cancer incidence data under the guidance of Assistant Professor Minh Tung Phung of the Population Health Sciences department. Whether guiding fellow students academically or applying coding and data skills to research, Bohyoon has taken full advantage of his time as a Statistics graduate student.
Darwish Rahim
A double major in Information Science and Economics, Darwish has spent his time at UW–Madison not only studying the complex intersection of those two majors, but also a leader among UW–Madison’s community of international students from around the globe. As a REACH Ambassador for International Student Services, Darwish shared personal academic and cultural experiences to guide prospective international students’ transition to higher education in the US. He also served as Vice President of the Malaysian Student Association on campus and helped plan the Malaysian Sports Festival, bringing together over 300 Malaysian students from around the country and leading a team of volunteers across logistics, programming, and operations. For his work fostering community and belonging on campus, Darwish recently received the Global Citizenship Award at the 2026 Bucky Awards Ceremony.
Shreya Rathi
Shreya graduates after studying Data Science and Statistics, where she focused on leveraging data to solve real problems. Her work as an intern at QBE Insurance Group centered on agroclimatic modeling, integrating geospatial data, feature engineering, and predictive modeling to support crop‑insurance decisions. She also served as a mathematics tutor for fellow students on campus, helping them navigate challenging courses and concepts. Across her academic and professional work, Shreya has shown a steady commitment to curiosity and analysis. She will continue that work as a full‑time Data Scientist at QBE after graduation, joining the next generation of computing and data professionals trained at CDIS.
Atharvan Srivastava
Atharvan, who completed majors in Mathematics and Computer Sciences, is involved in research in the UW–Madison Department of Medical Physics and Radiology and will be presenting work from their internship at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (MSKCC) at the annual ISMRM conference in Cape Town, South Africa this year. They have also been a head writer for the student-led organization Journal of Undergraduate Science and Technology (JUST), a Research Peer Leader with WISCIENCE, and a peer mentor at Bradley Learning Community (BLC). Starting this fall, they will pursue a PhD in Biomedical Engineering at the University of Virginia to work on Cardiac MRI, aiming to make a significant impact in healthcare research.
Carol Sze
Carol is the president of WACM, the UW–Madison women’s chapter of the Association for Computing Machinery (ACM), and is a house fellow at Waters Residence Hall. She graduates with BS degrees in Computer Sciences and Gender and Women’s Studies. “As a woman in tech, it’s hard to find community and resources that are tailored to your specific experiences,” Carol said about attending WeCode, and she set out to continue the WACM tradition of building that community and support. She also has completed several internships with SC Johnson and was an Undergraduate Student Researcher at the UW Carbone Cancer Center. Carol will return to UW–Madison to pursue an MS in Data Engineering next fall.
Samad Syed
Samad, a Computer Sciences BS graduate with an Arabic Language and Culture certificate, has interned at Amazon Web Services, Vail Systems, and Middleton Spectral Vision during his time at UW–Madison. He has also been a teaching assistant for Operating Systems and Algorithms, which are known among undergraduates to be two of the most challenging computer-science courses, and he is on the Intercollegiate Collegiate Programming Contest (ICPC) team. The UW–Madison ICPC teams place highly at all levels of competition, and Samad’s team contributed to that tradition of success at the regional level.
Taylor Wilmot
In addition to completing a triple-major in Computer Sciences, Data Science and Information Science, Taylor is also a video director and host of two radio shows at WSUM, UW–Madison’s student radio station that was named “Best College Station in the Nation.” Following a study abroad program in Copenhagen, Taylor became a CDIS Student Ambassador to connect with community members ranging from prospective students to UW’s Board of Regents. Twice, she found herself in the news (Milwaukee Journal Sentinel and WMTV 15 News) representing CDIS. As a social media assistant for CDIS, Taylor supported the communications team as a photographer and graphic designer, helped launch a new video program on social media, and wrote articles about her capstone experience and the largest student-run hackathon in the Midwest (which she also helped organize). Taylor is on the Boeing Tech Team and the UW–Madison chapter of the Society of Women Engineers. After graduation, she will join Abbott Labs’ IT Professional Development Program.
Congratulations to all of our spring 2026 graduates!