⭐ Hi! I’m Grace Go, a Ph.D. student in Computer Science at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (UIUC), advised by Professor Arindam Banerjee. I previously earned both my M.S. in Computer Science and B.S. in Computer Science & Statistics from UIUC, graduating with highest distinction as a Bronze Tablet Scholar—an honor awarded to the top 3% of the graduating class.

My research interests lie at the intersection of Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, and Data Science, with a focus on building reliable and generalizable predictive models. I combine a strong theoretical foundation with practical experience in research, teaching, and industry to develop impactful, intelligent systems.

🗞️ News

• Awarded the Amazon AI PhD Fellowship in August 2025! ✨

• Began the Ph.D. program in Computer Science at UIUC, under the advisement of Prof. Arindam Banerjee in August 2025! 🎓

• Earned an M.S. in Computer Science from UIUC in May 2025! 🎉

• Completed a Machine Learning Research Internship at Samsung Research, Seoul R&D Campus from June 2024-August 2024! 🔬

• Recognized as a Bronze Tablet Scholar, honoring the top 3% of undergraduate graduates at UIUC in May 2023! 🏆

🎓 Education

University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Ph.D. in Computer Science | 2025 – Present
Advisor: Prof. Arindam Banerjee

University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
M.S. in Computer Science | 2023 – 2025
Advisor: Prof. Arindam Banerjee

University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
B.S. in Computer Science and Statistics | 2020 – 2023
GPA: 4.0 / 4.0
🏆 Honors: Bronze Tablet Scholar
🎯 Activities: CS Student Ambassador & Research Scholars, Women in Computer Science, Reflections | Projections, Association for Computing Machinery (ACM)

💼 Work / Teaching Experience

Samsung Research, Seoul R&D Campus
June – August 2024 / Machine Learning Research Intern
Conducted applied research on deep learning models in collaboration with the Language Intelligence team, focusing on large-scale data and scalable architectures.

University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
August 2023 – May 2025 / Graduate Teaching Assistant
Supported instruction for undergraduate courses in data mining and computer science fundamentals:

• CS 412: Introduction to Data Mining
• CS 277: Algorithms and Data Structures for Data Science
• CS 128: Introduction to Computer Science II

Jaunary – May 2023 / Undergraduate Research Scholar

NH Investment & Securities, Seoul, South Korea
June – July 2022 / Big Data Analyst & Software Engineering Intern