Jc Salandino is a sophomore majoring in Sociology. He heard about the ATLAS Internship Program through his friends and classmates, and decided to join because he thought it was a good program to get experience. Jc serves as a Data Explorers Working Group Coordinator, working with his client, Michelle Rome. His responsibilities include hosting and designing monthly webinars, designing an...
Student Spotlights
Olivia Diericks is a senior majoring in Political Science. She heard about the ATLAS Internship Program through department emails and newsletters. As a recent transfer student from a small liberal arts college in rural Illinois, her junior year at the University was exciting but sometimes overwhelming. She wanted to take part in the incredible experiential learning culture in Urbana-Champaign and...
Akhilasri Arla is a junior majoring in Brain and Cognitive Science with a double major in Econometrics. She heard about the ATLAS Internship Program at a career fair. Akhilasri decided to join the program to gain professional experience and build foundational skills in bridging the gap between business and marketing with data. She currently serves as a Communications Intern Trainee for the...
Miracle Alozie is a senior majoring in Communication. She heard about the ATLAS Internship Program at a career fair and joined the program to gain hands-on experience and strengthen her professional and interpersonal skills. She also wanted to build a strong network, exchange ideas with others, and look forward to learning from people with different experiences while sharing her own knowledge and...
Saaim Jamal is a senior majoring in Economics. Saaim heard about the ATLAS Internship Program at a career fair and decided to join because he wanted to use his technical skills to make a real-world impact. During his first semester as an intern, he serves as an AI/ML Developer for the UIUC Bachelor's of Liberal Studies Program. His responsibilities involve testing and evaluating AI models for the...
Holly Staton is a junior majoring in Statistics. She heard about the ATLAS Internship Program through her academic advisor and decided to join because she was interested in the skills that were offered. Holly is currently working as a Developer for ATLAS. Her responsibilities include trying different AI models to determine which would be best to use for the chatbot, attempting to decrease the...
Xinhang Li is a sophomore majoring in Economics. She heard about the ATLAS Internship Program through her friends and classmates. Xinhang decided to join the program to gain practical experience in web development and website management, wanting to learn tools like WordPress and Drupal, improve her technical skills, and contribute to real university websites while working with a supportive team....
Aditi Cherukuri is a junior majoring in Brain and Cognitive Science. She heard about the ATLAS Internship Program through department emails and newsletters. Aditi decided to join the program because she wanted to contribute to an environment where technology, creativity, and collaboration drive meaningful work. She viewed the program as an opportunity to further develop her technical skills and...- Emmett Quan is a junior majoring in Computer Science and Music. He heard about the ATLAS Internship Program through the Illinois website. Emmett decided to join the program because he wanted to gain some work experience over the summer. He is currently an AI/ML intern for ATLAS. Emmett's responsibilities include restructuring documents for AI use, writing system prompts, and AI testing and data...
Meet Stephanie Zhou, a freshman majoring in Statistics in her first semester interning. She first heard about the program through the career fair and decided to join to better understand collaborating with a team to develop technological skills. She works as a learning management system (LMS) designer for the ATLAS program itself. Within her role, she is currently working on a web development...