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    Ajo Thomas - SOP - NEU

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    The document is a statement of purpose from a candidate seeking admission to the MS in Computer Science program at Northeastern University. It contains 3 paragraphs: 1) The candidate's interest and experience in data science, including publishing an undergraduate thesis and personal research focused on social media data analysis. 2) The candidate's 3 years of industry experience applying data science and machine learning techniques at two companies, receiving an award for insights from a project. 3) The desire to further their research skills through the graduate program, and reasons for choosing Northeastern including interests aligning with a specific professor's work and the research resources available.

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    Ajo Thomas - SOP - NEU

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    The document is a statement of purpose from a candidate seeking admission to the MS in Computer Science program at Northeastern University. It contains 3 paragraphs: 1) The candidate's interest and experience in data science, including publishing an undergraduate thesis and personal research focused on social media data analysis. 2) The candidate's 3 years of industry experience applying data science and machine learning techniques at two companies, receiving an award for insights from a project. 3) The desire to further their research skills through the graduate program, and reasons for choosing Northeastern including interests aligning with a specific professor's work and the research resources available.

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    The document is a statement of purpose from a candidate seeking admission to the MS in Computer Science program at Northeastern University. It contains 3 paragraphs: 1) The candidate's interest and experience in data science, including publishing an undergraduate thesis and personal research focused on social media data analysis. 2) The candidate's 3 years of industry experience applying data science and machine learning techniques at two companies, receiving an award for insights from a project. 3) The desire to further their research skills through the graduate program, and reasons for choosing Northeastern including interests aligning with a specific professor's work and the research resources available.

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    The document is a statement of purpose from a candidate seeking admission to the MS in Computer Science program at Northeastern University. It contains 3 paragraphs: 1) The candidate's interest and experience in data science, including publishing an undergraduate thesis and personal research focused on social media data analysis. 2) The candidate's 3 years of industry experience applying data science and machine learning techniques at two companies, receiving an award for insights from a project. 3) The desire to further their research skills through the graduate program, and reasons for choosing Northeastern including interests aligning with a specific professor's work and the research resources available.

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    STATEMENT OF PURPOSE

    Data is being widely dubbed as “the new oil” and its limitless potential has captivated me. My aspiration
    to work at the frontiers of Data Science coupled with a related three year industry experience has
    inspired me to seek an admission to the MS in Computer Science program at Northeastern University.

    During my undergraduate study in Computer Science at SSN College of Engineering, I have gained a
    sound understanding of a myriad of Computer Science fundamentals. I have stellar grades in all
    programming courses which is a testament to my programming prowess. My final year thesis, “Two-
    Stage Constraint based approach for Declarative Data Driven Coordination (D3C)”, was published in the
    International Journal of Computer Information Systems.

    My interest in Data Science was first kindled during a two day seminar on Big Data in the final year of my
    undergraduate study. My interest primarily lies in data mining and visualization of data from social
    media sources. Currently, my personal research is focused on topic detection and sentiment analysis of
    Twitter data streams. I am also exploring interactive visualizations offered through D3.js and raphael.js
    libraries for effectively presenting the results of my analyses.

    Post the completion of my undergraduate degree, I have gained industry experience in the role of an
    analyst at the data sciences firm, Mu Sigma, and later at Amazon. I have been exposed to a gamut of Big
    Data technologies and machine learning techniques during the three years of professional experience. I
    received the quarterly award at Mu Sigma for the insights offered through the Big Data project,
    purchase driver analysis of multi-device customers. Given my strong grasp over Python and R, I have also
    conducted training sessions on these languages at Mu Sigma.

    While my work has given me a wealth of exposure to a diverse set of Data Science problems, the
    industry environment that I am currently in cannot support my burning desire for research. I possess
    industry-hardened skills in Data Science, but I must build on these to achieve my goal of undertaking
    cutting-edge research in the field. I therefore believe that it is an opportune time for me to return to the
    academic world for further growth. After completing my MS program, I wish to remain associated with
    an academic institution and continue research in the field of Data Science.

    I want to pursue my graduate studies from Northeastern University for various reasons. First and
    foremost, I will be highly benefited from interactions with the eminent faculty members at the
    University. I share common interests with Associate Professor Lu Wang and would like to be a part of
    her research group. Her paper “A Piece of My Mind: A Sentiment Analysis Approach for Online Dispute
    Detection” on cross-language sentiment analysis of blogs, news articles, etc. particularly intrigues me.
    Moreover, I believe that the state of the art research infrastructure and the talented peer group at the
    University will provide an environment conducive to pursuing my interests.

    I am aware that the University expects high standards from its students. I possess a strong grasp of
    Computer Science and Data Science fundamentals, and a research oriented mindset that will enable me
    to excel during the graduate program. I sincerely hope that my qualifications and background are found
    suitable for the MS in Computer Science program at Northeastern University.

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