>> I think that one of the most exciting things about my work is really being able to talk
to some of the most brilliant people in the world about really important interesting issues.
And also to recognize how cross- disciplinary
and how fundamentally important very different types of research can be.
When I came into MIT I did not realize the impact that computer science has
across all aspects of society, whether that's healthcare and education
or infrastructure and urban planning.
And so I think that being able to come to work every day excited about what new types
of projects I'm going to be learning about and that will be having to translate
to the general public is a really exciting challenge
and an opportunity to really show off my skills.
I think the biggest challenge is probably just getting the legwork in and really feeling
like I have a good grasp on the material.
It's both something that I think that Pomona helped me develop in terms of being able
to very quickly pick up information.
But at the same time it still a lot of work to do the proper background research
on the different projects that are going on and be able to have a coherent conversation
with some of the most brilliant minds in the world.