Officers
If you’re interested in reaching the CSGSA board or someone on one of the committees - please send us an email at csgsa@colorado.edu or message us on the #csgsa slack channel!
CSGSA Executive Board
CSGSA Chair
Maggie Perkoff
Pronouns: She/Her/Hers
Bio: Maggie Perkoff is a second year PhD student jointly advised by Clayton Lewis and Jim Martin. She thinks all activities are more fun when done outdoors - running, working, and eating.
The chair’s responsibilities are to:
- Manage all open projects
- Run meetings of the CSGSA
- Arrange meetings and develop agenda
- Represent graduate students to Department and University where appropriate
- Assign responsibilities to members as appropriate
CSGSA Vice Chair
Aishwarya Satwani
Pronouns: She/Her/Hers
Bio: Aishwarya Satwani is a first year research-based Master’s student. She is interested in reading books, painting, volunteer work and organizing fun events!
The vice chair’s responsibilities are to:
- Run CSGSA meetings in the chairs absence
- Manage and maintain membership records
- Manage regular email communication with members and student body
- Be responsible for minutes of meetings
- Assist the Chair where necessary
CSGSA Treasurer
Neerab Kumar Pathipaka
Pronouns: He/Him/His
Bio: Hey! I am Neerab. I am in second semester of my Master’s program in Computer Science. I am passionate to bring a sense of belongingness among students at CU and working on a project for the same under the Prof. Danny Dig. In my free time i love to play basketball, hockey and cooking.
The treasurer’s responsibilities are to:
- Handle any and all financial matters
- Apply for funding each year from multiple sources
- Submit reimbursement forms when needed
- Assist the Chair where necessary
- Report regularly on financial status of the organization
CSGSA Anti-racism and Inclusion Chair
Evariste Somé
Pronouns: He/Him/His
Bio: My name is Evariste Some, a 5th year PhD student in the Computer Science Dept.- TCP - Wireless Engineering. I research with Prof. Al. Gasiewski in the Center for Environmental Technology Lab, ECE, on the coherency of multiple SDR receivers, Direction of Arrival, Beamforming, MIMO. Also, I often make time to socialize, cook African food, exercise, support others students community group.
The Anti-racism and Inclusion Chairs’s responsibilities are to:
- Facilitate student-led discussions on making CU Boulder CS more inclusive and proactively anti-racist (in continuity)
- Hold CSGSA accountable for actions we plan to take on community inclusivity
- Serve as a peer reporter for microaggressions by monitoring the student reporting form
- Work with the Associate Chair of Inclusive Excellence and our undergraduate leadership to ensure CSGSA efforts are in conjunction with the department efforts on antiracism
- These tasks may be delegated to other members by the responsible executive.
Department Graduate Committee Student Representatives
The Graduate Committee is charged with a broad range of graduate student affairs, both for Masters and PhD students. This committee reviews all applications for admission to the Masters and Doctoral programs in Computer Science. All problems regarding any proposed changes to both the Master’s program and the Ph.D. program are handled by this Graduate Committee. It is also responsible for defining course content, considering new course offerings, and other issues for the graduate degree programs. There are three student representatives on the Graduate Committee, two PhD students and one Masters student.
Max Donovan
Pronouns: He/Him/His
Bio: Max Donovan is a first year masters student in the research track interested in environmental and biological modeling applications. As a CSGSA representative, Max is interested in contributing to an empathetic and supportive community by honing his skills as a listener and an advocate.
Nikhith Sannidhi
Pronouns: He/Him/His
Bio: Hey there! I’m a research-based Master’s student in our beloved Computer Science department. I kicked off my MS program in Spring 2021 and I’m in my second semester right now. I am currently working on change pattern analysis in ML systems under the supervision of Prof. Danny Dig. My free time in 5 words - Walking, Biking, Badminton, Chess and Cooking! And a BBT watcher, dog lover and a travel freak forever!
Owen Martin
Pronouns: He/Him/His
Bio: Owen Martin is a second-year PhD student studying emergent collective behavior in swarm systems and synchronization on complex networks. He loves the solitude of nature found via backpacking, climbing, or birdwatching, and likes to creatively write or draw about what he finds.
Vinitha Gadiraju
Pronouns: She/Her/Hers
Bio: Hello! My name is Vinitha Gadiraju and I am a 4th year Ph.D. student in the Computer Science department. I work with Dr. Shaun Kane in the Superhuman Computing Lab and we design educational tools and toys for blind or visually impaired children. I grew up in Portland, Oregon and got my Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science and Psychology from the University of Oregon. When I’m not at work, I love to draw, paint, cook, and pet sit!
Department Executive Committee Student Representative
Namratha Mysore Keshavaprakash
Pronouns: She/Her/Hers
Bio: Namratha Mysore Keshavaprakash is a first-year master’s student in the Computer Science department. Prior to this, she worked in the software industry for 4 years. She is interested in building applications which have a deep impact in users daily life. Her hobbies include painting, reading, and cooking.
The student member of this committee is considered to be the senior student representative. This committee usually meets once a week and is concerned with all Department issues: budget, space, promotions, etc. The Executive Committee also reviews applications from prospective new faculty members. The student representative sits on both the Executive Committee and the Search Committee with one full vote. This position provides an excellent opportunity to see how an academic Department is really run. Sometimes the representative is required to poll graduate student opinion and is usually in charge of taking prospective new faculty members out to lunch with a group of graduate students.
GPSG Student Representatives
Naga Sai Meenakshi Sistla
Pronouns: She/Her/Hers
Bio: Meenakshi is a second year Master’s Student studying Computer Science. She loves to spend time reading about all things known to mankind, cooking( experimenting with food as she calls it) and dancing to Bollywood and Pop music. She is currently trying to learn Hip Hop! She is a fan of all things related to Japanese culture, including J rock and pop music and can be caught day dreaming about the next most interesting thing she should do!
The Graduate and Professional Student Government is the primary advocacy group for graduate and professional students on the CU Boulder campus. They are committed to enhancing the graduate student experience by interacting with CU administration and the University of Colorado Student Government (CUSG) concerning issues such as financial aid, graduate stipends, healthcare, tuition and fees and graduate student well-being. Graduate students from each department and program are solicited to serve on the GPSG Assembly, ensuring diverse representation of the graduate student body. We have an official voting GPSG representative, but any student can attend GPSG meetings. Meetings are held weekly on Wednesdays, from 4 - 5 PM.
Alumni
We’re sad to see you go! Thanks for all your help.
Chair
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Spring 2018 - Fall 2019 » Stephen Hutt
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Spring 2019 - Fall 2020 » Jessie Finocchiaro
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Spring 2020 - Fall 2021 » Emily Jensen
Treasurer
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Fall 2018 » Prasanth Prahladan
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Spring - Fall 2019 » Yash Sapra
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Spring 2019 - Fall 2020 » Dylan Fox
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Spring 2020 - Fall 2021 » Caleb Escobedo
CSGSA Anti-racism and Inclusion Chair
- Spring 2020 - Fall 2021 » Christine Chang
Graduate Committee
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2018-2019 » Prashil Bhimani
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2017-2019 » John Stechschulte
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2017-2019 » Stephen Hutt
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2019-2020 » Emily Jensen
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2019 - Spring 2021 » Arjun Rao
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2020 - Spring 2021 » Evariste Some
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2020 - Spring 2021 » Varsha Koushik
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2020 - Spring 2021 » Amit Rege
Executive Committee
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2017-2019 » Cecilia Mauceri
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2019-2021 » Layne Hubbard
GPSG Student Representative
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Fall 2020 - Spring 2021 » Jay Luther
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Fall 2021 » Megan Caruso
Web Guru
- Spring 2018 » Gerard Casas