Bio
Vanessa Ilana Klotzman is a first year PhD student at the University of California, Irvine in Software Engineering. Vanessa comes from industry experience from working in Software Development and Data Science. She obtained her Bachelor of Science in Applied Mathematics and a Minor in Computer Science from California State University, Northridge. She continued at Northridge to receive a Master of Science in Software Engineering with Distinction. Her doctoral research focuses on machine learning ,but specifically using machine learning to enhance the software development life cycle. In her M.S she focused on utilizing recommendation systems to improve the four year graduation rate in the Cal State System. Apart from spending countless hours of studying and doing research, she is a Pilates guru, loves fitness, loves to cook, devotee to coffee, travel, life long learner, arts and crafts, and spend time with friends and family.
