The Link
The Magazine of CMU’s
School of Computer Science

Fall 2025 | Issue 19.2

The Link is the magazine of Carnegie Mellon
University’s School of Computer Science,
published for alumni, students, faculty,
staff and friends. Copyright 2025 Carnegie
Mellon University. All rights reserved.

Fall 2025 Link Cover

Publisher
Martial Hebert

Editor
Kevin O’Connell

Contributing Writers
Aaron Aupperlee, Susie Cribbs (DC 2000, 2006), Sheri Hall, Niki Kapsambelis, Colleen Kelly, Tricia Miller Klapheke,
Kevin O’Connell, Chris Quirk, Kelly Rembold, Amy Whipple, Kayla Williams, Marylee Williams

Design and Illustration
Susie Hernishin

Photography
Aurora, Boom Supersonic, Carnegie Mellon University, Edge Case, Niloy Gupta, Kevin Lorenzi, Marinus Analytics, Elan Mizrahi, VeloAI, YinzCam

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