Board Members

2017-2018 DGE BOARD MEMBERS

President

Liliana Cruz Lopez

MS in Data Science
lc3211@columbia.edu

Liliana, a DACA student, is currently pursuing a master's degree in Data Science. She is originally from a small town in Puebla, Mexico. She obtained her undergraduate degree from the College of Staten Island, CUNY, and joined Columbia University in 2016 as a part-time student. Liliana is a high school teacher for mathematics. In her free time she enjoys reading and working-out.

Vice President

Congying(Claire) Qiu

MS in Civil Engineering
cq2192@columbia.edu

Congying is completing a Master’s degree in Civil Engineering at Columbia University and earned her Bachelor’s degree in Transportation Engineering at Beijing University of Technology, China. Academically, she is interested in smart infrastructure, and is studying both civil engineering and computer science. She loves outdoor adventures and Japanese anime.

Treasurer

Christopher James Rusnak

MS in Data Science
cjr2176@columbia.edu

Chris earned a bachelor's degree in mathematics at Rutgers and is currently an MS candidate at the Data Science Institute. He does swing dancing and fencing in his spare time.

Communications Director

Abhishek Bhatia

MS in Computer Science
ab4460@columbia.edu

Abhishek completed his undergraduate studies in Information Technology at University School of Information and Communication Technology, GGSIPU in 2015. Since then he has worked as Research Assistant at Emergent and Autonomous Systems Lab under Prof. Sachit Butail, IIIT Delhi and as a Project Assistant under Prof. Jayadeva at IIT Delhi. He currently a graduate student at the Computer Science Department in Columbia University, NY, USA. Abhishek is fascinated by natural and artificial complex systems, and likes listening to music.

Outreach Coordinator

Vincent Pan, CFA

MS in Data Science
vp2346@columbia.edu

Vincent is from China originally. He has 10 years of experience in the financial market. He works full time and he is currently enrolled in part time Data Science MS program. His hobbies are soccer and movies.

Website Developer

Xiaohui (Eartha) Guo

MS in Data Science
xg2225@columbia.edu

Xiaohui (Eartha) has an educational background in cinema and television, statistics and management information systems. She is now an MS candidate for Data Science at Columbia. She loves music, math and machine learning.