About Us
Graduates Rising in Information and Data Science (GRIDS) is the first graduate student organization within the USC Viterbi School of Engineering’s Department of Computer Science. Our mission is to advance the academic and professional interests of Informatics, Data Science, and Computer Science students at USC through experiential learning, corporate partnerships, and engaging networking opportunities that build community.
Core Team Members
Dr. Saty Raghavachary
University Advisor
Yuko Ohmori
President
Ravneet Kaur
Vice President
Tech
Ishaan Singh
Vice President
Web Development
Shruti Subramanyam
Vice President
Outreach, External Affairs
Spurthy Skandan
Vice President
Admin and Sponsorships
Aryan Vats
Member
Tech
Daksh Patel
Member
Tech
Hyuntae Roh
Member
Tech
Justin Chen
Member
Tech
Kara Bazilio
Member
Tech
Rashi Solanki
Member
Tech
Navneet Raju
Member
Tech
Shrey Agarwal
Member
Tech
Misha Fu
Member
Tech
Abhaay Srinivas
Member
Web Development
Aditya Ashvin
Member
Web Development
Aniket Ladukar
Member
Web Development
Darshan Manoj
Member
Web Development
Devashish Lal
Member
Web Development
Diya Saraf
Member
Web Development
Sanskar Garodia
Member
Web Development
Kohta Asakura
Member
Outreach, External Affairs
Mandy Chen
Member
Outreach, External Affairs
Satyajit Roy
Member
Outreach, External Affairs
Christopher Bou-Saab
Member
Admin and Sponsorships
Fan Zhang
Member
Admin and Sponsorships
Neelam Somai
Member
Admin and Sponsorships
Rhea Mulki
Member
Admin and Sponsorships
Our Alumni
Spring 2024
Vatsal Kamlesh Khandor - President
Yuko Ohmori - Vice President of Tech
Ishaan Singh - Vice President of Web
Shruti Subramanyam - Vice President of Outreach & External Affairs
Smrithi Agrawal - Vice President of Admin and Sponsorships
Daksh - Member of Tech
Shrey Agarwal - Member of Tech
Anjali Singh - Member of Tech
Ravneet Kaur - Member of Tech
Aniket Ladukar - Member of Web
Devashish Lal - Member of Web
Chahat - Member of Web
Miral Gandhi - Member of Web
Kohta Asakura - Member of Outreach & External Affairs
Satyajit Roy - Member of Outreach & External Affairs
Mandy Chen - Member of Outreach & External Affairs
Ekaterina Shtyrkova - Member of Outreach & External Affairs
Spurthy Skandan - Member of Admin and Sponsorships
Srinath Begudem - Member of Admin and Sponsorships
Christopher Bou-Saab - Member of Admin and Sponsorships
Fall 2023
Mridul Jhawar - President
Jonathan Farrell Kusuma - Vice President of Marketing
Vatsal Khandor - Vice President of Outreach
Anvitha Chegu - Member of Web Development
Anjali Singh - Member of Web Development
Jason Sutanto - Member of Web Development
Riten Bhagra - Member of Web Development
Ketki Kinkar - Member of Outreach
Aryan Gandhi - Member of Outreach
Brian Tinsley - Member of Outreach
Shruti Subramanyam - Member of Outreach
Yuko Ohmori - Member of Technology
Urvi Latnekar - Member of Technology
Daksh Patel - Member of Technology
Satyajit Roy - Member of Technology
Shriya Padhi - Member of Technology
Mahek Sota - Member of Marketing
Nandini Nag - Member of Marketing
Kohta Asakura - Member of Marketing
Anaagha Krishna - Member of Marketing
Ruchit Thaker - Member of Marketing
Spring 2023
Prashant Singh - President
Satwant Singh - Vice President of Tech
Mridul Jhawar - Vice President of Outreach
Jonathan Farrell Kusuma - Vice President of Marketing
Vatsal Khandor - Member of Outreach
Chanavi Singh - Member of Tech
Ketki Kinkar - Member of Outreach
Anjali Singh - Member of Marketing
Abiola Johnson - Member of Marketing
Manish Gawali - Member of Tech
Anvitha Chegu - Member of Marketing
Pranjal Sharma - Member of Outreach
Yuko Ohmori - Member of Tech
Yoshitha Akunuri - Member of Outreach
Shriya Padhi - Member of Tech
Aryan Gandhi - Member of Outreach
Fall 2021 - Spring 2022
Madeleine Thompson - Co-President
Megan Josep - Co-President
Matthew Fishman - Vice President of Outreach & External Affairs
Jonathan Lal - Vice President of Technical Development
Erin Szeto - Vice President of Marketing & Digital Media
Megan Bull - Outreach & External Affairs
Mridul Jhawar - Outreach & External Affairs
Praveen Iyer - Outreach & External Affairs
Yoshitha Akunuri - Outreach & External Affairs
Bidisha Das Baksi - Technical Development
Nikita Goel - Technical Development
Parth Kapadia - Technical Development
Prashant Singh - Technical Development
Satwant Singh - Technical Development
Kanish Shah - Marketing & Digital Media
Sahil Shingala - Marketing & Digital Media
Smeet Dhakecha - Marketing & Digital Media
Fall 2020 - Spring 2021
Haripriya Dharmala - President
Abhivineet Veeraghanta - Head of Community
Iris Liu - Head of Technical Development
Henry Nghiem - Head of Programs
Madeleine Thompson - Head of Social Media
Megan Josep - Head of Outreach
Sanjiv Soni - Head of Technical Development
Spring 2019 - Spring 2020 Leadership Team
Samar Haider - President
Allen Kim - Head of Community
Adam Vaccaro - Head of Technical Development
Nikhit Mago - Technical Mentor
Yeji Shin - Head of Communications
Isha Patil - Community Ambassador
Malika Seth - Head of Social Media
Fall 2017 - Fall 2018 Leadership Team
Seun Deleawe - Founder and President
Seun founded GRIDS in Fall 2017. This effort included naming the organization, defining the mission, designing the logo, socializing the idea with Viterbi faculty/staff, and registering GRIDS as a USC Recognized Student Organization (RSO).
Fay Qiu - Head of Programs
Sandeep Venkatesh - Head of Community Relations
Adam Vaccaro - Head of Technical Development