Anushree Berlia

Year in School
Junior

Major

Research Interests
Artificial Intelligence Computers and Education Programming Languages, Formal Methods, and Software Engineering

Research Mentor
Prof. Katie Cunningham

Research/Engagement Experience
I am involved in multiple organisations on campus!

Interests
I love to read, paint/sketch. I recently took a pottery class, which I recommend everyone to take!

Project Title

How did I get interested in Computer Science?
I have been in Computer Science since I was very young, My school had Computer Science classes from a very early age, and I have always known that this is what I want to pursue.

What social interests matter to me?
I am have always been heavily involved in volunteering/projects for social good. The one aspect that is very close to me is women empowerment and to increase engagement and a sense of community in spaces where there is less representation.

Why did you choose Illinois?

What are your passions outside of computing?

What has been one of your favorite experiences at Illinois that you would like to share with prospective students? (For Continuing UIUC Students)

What has been one of your favorite experiences as a CS STAR? (For Returning CS STARS)

What is my most impactful college experience?
I consider all my experiences to be really important as they shaped me to be the person I am but I value the time I spent collaborating with my friends to build projects that help solve real world problems.

These are a few of my favorite things!
Music, art, boba, mocha

Research Description

Biography
Anushree Berlia is currently a second semester Sophomore student studying Computer Science. Her interests lie in Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning and how it works with different spheres of the society. She is a part of the Women in Computer Science as the Treasurer and Gies College of Business Disruption Lab as a Software Engineer. This summer she was a Uber Star Software Engineering Intern at Uber, where she worked with creating pipelines to store the data into different destinations and data management. She is also passionate about contributing a cause and uplifting the underrepresented sections of the society. She also actively volunteers for organisations to teach students Mathematics, Science and English and has been doing so for a few years now.