Alumni Biographies

International Alumni Panel & Networking
Thursday, February 18, 2021 (Week 7)
6:00-7:30 pm (PST)
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Hear from six international UC alumni about their educational experiences, their current professions, and their advice for international undergraduates.  This event will include a panel and two breakout room sessions where you can talk with alumni guests.

Our six alumni panelists:


Baokun “Burton” Gui

  • UCI Class of 2017
  • UCI Major: Cognitive Sciences. Minors in Statistics and Economics.
  • Home country: China
  • Graduate degree: Master of Quantitative Management, Duke University – The Fuqua School of Business 2018
  • Now: Database Analyst with Voxsync Inc.; Co-founder & Vice President with VestConn Inc., 
  • Location: Toronto, Ontario/ Boston, Massachusetts

 


Apurva Jakhanwal

  • UCI Class of 2018
  • UCI Major: Computer Science with specialization in AI and Machine Learning
  • Home country: India
  • Now: Software Engineer at Microsoft Teams
  • Location: Seattle, Washington 

 


Siddhant Kassat

  • UCI Class of 2019
  • UCI Major: Computer Science with specialization in AI and Machine Learning. Minor in entrepreneurship and management.
  • Home country: India
  • Now: Software Engineer at Microsoft Blockchain
  • Location: Seattle, Washington

 


Haofei “Frances” Li

  • UCI Class of 2018
  • UCI Majors: Psychology & Social Behavior and Education Science
  • Home country: China
  • Graduate degree: Ed.M. Human Development and Psychology, Harvard University 2020
  • Now: Clinical Research Assistant, Lab Manager with McLean Hospital
  • Location: Cambridge, Massachusetts

 


Hanan Shahaharudin

  • UCI Class of 2017
  • UCI Major: Biological Sciences
  • Home country: Malaysia
  • Now: Research Associate II with Cedars Sinai
  • Location: Los Angeles, California

 


Jiewen “Ada” Wang

  • UCI 2015-2017
  • UCI Major: Mathematics
  • UCLA Class of 2019
  • Majors: Applied Mathematics, specializing in Computing
  • Home country: China
  • Graduate degree: Master of Business Analytics, MIT Class of 2020
  • Now: Data Scientist with Walmart Labs
  • Location: Bentonville, Arkansas