The Link
The Magazine of CMU’s
School of Computer Science
Fall 2025 | Issue 19.1
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.
Publisher
Martial Hebert
Editor
Kevin O’Connell
Contributing Writers
Aaron Aupperlee, Michael Cunningham, Sheri Hall, Micheal Henninger, Charlotte Hu, Alexander Johnson, Niki Kapsambelis, Hannah Kinney-Kobre, Tricia Miller-Klapheke, Haley Moore, Kevin O’Connell, Chris Quirk, Laura Snyder, Kayla Williams, Marylee Williams
Design and Illustration
Susie Hernishin
Photography
Carnegie Mellon University Archives, Todd Durant, Krissy Guttendorf, Paul Heckbert, Kevin Lorenzi, Elan Mizrahi, Nate Smallwood, The StepUp Team, Marylee Williams
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