 My work is focused on developing machine learning models that can map chest x-rays to disease with the ultimate goal of augmenting clinical care. What I really like about being a PhD student is that kind of form a bond with your research topic so you get really deep into the weeds into something that you didn't really know about when you first start your PhD and it's really exciting to contribute something and have your name on it. Computer science is really hard so it's gonna be hard everywhere but I found that during my time in CSE I have a lot of resources at my disposal to make it easier. It will be hard but CSE is a place where everybody is very supportive. My advisors have done a really good job of putting together cohorts that get along really well. Me and my lab mates were all great friends. We see each other outside the lab, we're always planning things like movie nights or friends giving when it's the holidays and inside the lab everyone is really supportive so we're always giving each other feedback on research. Being a woman in computer science is definitely challenging sometimes because you don't see a lot of women in computer science right now sometimes it can feel like you don't belong or you're not qualified enough but CSE and specifically the AI lab the faculty is 50 percent women which is really inspiring. The women faculty in the department are people we look to to say hey it's possible to have a career in research as a woman in computer science.