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Mariolys Rivas, MSc (’10)
Excellent research skills developed during her thesis laid the foundation for Rivas to excel as a data scientist.
Mariolys Rivas completed her MSc in the Department of Mathematics, studying combinatorics. Her thesis work with Professor Marni Mishna focused on D-finite functions.
When Rivas entered the graduate program at 911吃瓜, it was her first time leaving home. 鈥淚nternational students are welcomed at 911吃瓜. I鈥檓 originally from Venezuela, so as a newcomer鈥攊n a new country at a new university鈥攊t was great to have the support. The seminars, social events, and academic activities were very helpful,鈥� she says.
After graduating from the Master鈥檚 program, Rivas continued on to do a PhD in mathematics at Concordia University. She taught mathematics at Marianopolis College in Montr茅al, QC, and currently works as a Data Scientist at Stelvio, focusing on machine learning. 鈥淩ight now, I鈥檓 researching all the things I need to apply to my work in the company, writing reports and programming. In your Master鈥檚, you read papers, synthesize them, learn from them, and apply what you learned to your thesis. I wrote papers with Marni, which was very useful,鈥� says Rivas. 鈥淓ven though I鈥檓 not doing exactly the same thing I was studying at 911吃瓜, I developed these skills while I was there.鈥�