Federighi holds a Master of Science degree in Computer Science and a Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science from the University of California, Berkeley.

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Equally important, Saylor talked MIT fraternity brother Sanju K. Bansal, an Indian-born engineer with a master's in computer science, into leaving Booz, Allen to join him in the new business.

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While earning a master's in computer science at the University of Portland she taught undergrad Saudi men, who at first had a hard time taking her seriously, but eventually succumbed to her intellect and the fear of her red pen.

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Cornell University and Technion-Israel Institute of Technology won a 2011 contest to create the program, where seven master's degree students started this winter in a computer science master's program.

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John obtained a master's degree in Computer science, with a minor in electronics engineering at the University of Wisconsin in 1980.

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It wasn't until he got hired by NASA, after completing his master's degree in computer science, that he realized the wall never existed.

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The native of India earned a master's degree in computer science from the University of Southern California and worked for various startups, including one acquired by Cisco Systems Inc.

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With two degrees from Stanford, including a master's degree in computer science, and a successful career in a male-dominated industry, Mayer is often held up as a woman to emulate.

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