Three Worcester Polytechnic Institute graduate students from the Data Science and Artificial Intelligence programs have turned their classroom experience into full-time success after serving as standout contributors on the university’s synthetic data generation team for their Graduate Qualifying Project (GQP).
Steffi Dorothy
Ahmad Seayar Sroosh
Yash Malviya
Innovative work by Yash Malviya, MS ’25; Steffi Dorothy, MS ’25; and Ahmad Seayar Sroosh, MS ’25, caught the attention of the Massachusetts Executive Office of Technology Services and Security (EOTSS), which recently hired all three as full-time data and AI product analysts. EOTSS is the state’s lead enterprise technology organization, overseeing digital infrastructure and services, security operations, and information security and risk management for more than 125 state agencies.
Chun-Kit (Ben) Ngan, associate teaching professor in the Department of Data Science, explains, “The students tackled complex challenges around generating synthetic data to support safer privacy-preserving innovation in state technology systems. The work was part of their GQP, the capstone experience we offer to all data science and AI master’s students at WPI through industry-university partnerships.”
Working closely with EOTSS stakeholders and faculty mentors Ngan and Fatemeh Emdad, a teaching professor in the Department of Data Science, the students applied cutting-edge AI techniques to create scalable, ethical data solutions for government use.
“Their success wasn’t just academic—it was transformative,” says Emdad. “Each student demonstrated a rare blend of technical expertise, collaborative spirit, and real-world problem-solving that impressed EOTSS leaders. As a result, what began as a capstone project became a career launchpad.”
At EOTSS, the trio is helping to drive data modernization efforts and build smarter, more secure digital services for the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
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