OMSCS Buzz

Mar 25 2025 28 ep. 45 mins 8
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Welcome to the OMSCS Buzz, the official podcast of Georgia Tech's world-renowned Online Master's in Computer Science program. Join host and OMSCS alum Tanmay Shah as he chats with OMSCS students, alumni, and faculty. Learn about cutting-edge work across all areas of computing, and get inspired from these incredible Yellow Jackets! Episodes will be released biweekly on Tuesdays on Apple Podcasts and Spotify. Please visit https://omscs.gatech.edu/omscs-buzz-podcast for episode links, show notes, timestamps, and a Feedback Form to suggest guest or topic ideas. Don't forget to subscribe!

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S4E5: Dr. Jon Duke's Journey in Health Informatics

Mar 25 2025 44 mins  
On this episode, host Tanmay Shah chats with Dr. Jon Duke. He is the Director of the Health Emerging and Advanced Technologies Division at the Georgia Tech Research Institute, Principal Research Scientist in the Georgia Tech College of Computing, and instructor for CS 6440 Graduate Intro to Health Informatics. He holds an MD from Harvard Medical School and a Master’s in Human Com

S4E4: Rob Lindgren- Alumni Spotlight

Mar 11 2025 32 mins  
On this episode, host Tanmay Shah chats with Rob Lindgren. Rob is an OMSCS alum and machine learning engineer at Capital One. Previously, he conducted applied NLP research in Dr. Ashok Goel’s Design & Intelligence Lab, and studied the effectiveness of NLP for economic forecasting at the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia. Enjoy this alumni spotlight! TIMESTAMPS- (0:00) - Co

S4E3: Dr. Irfan Essa on Computer Vision, Impact at GT, and More

Feb 25 2025 50 mins  
On this episode, host Tanmay Shah chats with Professor Irfan Essa. He’s a long-time member of the Georgia Tech community and holds numerous titles including Senior Associate Dean in the College of Computing and Director of the Machine Learning @ GT Center. He’s also a Principal Scientist and Research Director at Google DeepMind. Professor Essa works in many areas of computing i

S4E2: IA Spotlight - Jim Lohse

Feb 11 2025 26 mins  
On this episode, host Tanmay Shah chats with Jim Lohse. Jim was born and raised in Silicon Valley, but has lived in Utah since 2007. He’s been an Instructional Associate for OMSCS since 2020, and he’s also a full-stack developer who helps small businesses accelerate their digital initiatives. Outside of software development, he is an avid fan of playing truck and train simulati

S4E1: Conversation with Dr. Kishore Ramachandran- Cofounder of OMSCS

Jan 21 2025 60 mins  
On this episode, host Tanmay Shah chats with Dr. Kishore Ramachandran. He is a Professor in the College of Computing where his research areas specialize in architectural design, programming, and analysis of parallel and distributed systems. He is also one of the founders of the OMSCS program along with previous director of the STAR Center, a collaborative partnership between Samsun

S3E7: Peter Graening on Unconventional Career Paths, Lifelong Learning, & More

Dec 10 2024 33 mins  
On this episode, host Tanmay Shah chats with Peter Graening. Peter is a Lecturer and Academic Program Director for Georgia Tech Professional Education. He’s a decade-long member of the OMSCS community as a student, TA, and Instructional Associate. Tune in to hear about his unconventional career journey and the outsized impact he's making as a Georgia Tech faculty member. TIMESTAM

S3E6: Dr. Santosh Vempala on Efficient Algorithms, Computing for Good, & More

Nov 26 2024 31 mins  
On this episode, host Tanmay Shah chats with Dr. Santosh Vempala. He is the Frederick Storey II Chair of Computing and Distinguished Professor in the School of Computer Science. His areas of research include the theory of algorithms, Foundations of Data Science, Theory of Brain, and Computing for Good. He has made substantial advances in these fields for which he is a Sloan, Gugge

S3E5: Prof. Keith McGreggor on AI, Cognitive Science, and Serial Entrepreneurship

Oct 29 2024 45 mins  
On this episode, host Tanmay Shah chats with Dr. Keith McGreggor. He is a Professor of the Practice at Georgia Tech and a serial entrepreneur with over ten startups under his belt. His thirty-plus years of academic research and teaching spans cognitive science, AI, and entrepreneurship. TIMESTAMPS- (0:00) - Cold Open (1:17) - Intro (1:51) - Career Journey (2:45) - Creating fi

S3E4: Maxx Lee - Systems Engineering in Hollywood

Oct 16 2024 41 mins  
On this episode, host Tanmay Shah chats with Maxx Lee. Maxx is Head of Systems Engineering at Scanline VFX’s Eyeline Studios, an innovative and renowned virtual production studio owned by Netflix. His IMDb includes VFX credits for movies like Godzilla vs Kong, Spider-Man Far from Home, and Divergent, and hit shows like Game of Thrones. Tune in to hear about Maxx’s exciting work

S3E3: Justin Bailey - TA Spotlight

Oct 01 2024 23 mins  
On this episode, host Tanmay Shah chats with Justin Bailey. Justin is a Lead Software Engineer at a leading financial services company in New York City as well as a TA for the OMSCS program’s CS6310: Software Architecture and Design. Enjoy this TA Spotlight episode as we get to hear from Justin on his interests and career journey! TIMESTAMPS- (0:00) – Cold intro (1:15)- Epis