Akram Mohammed is a first year student in the Computer Science graduate program at the University at Albany SUNY.

I had heard about CTG from my friends at graduate school at the University at Albany and my professors. When I first read through the CTG Web site, it was evident that there was a lot of interesting work happening at CTG. This is what inspired me to apply for the position of a Graduate Assistant here. I started working as a Graduate Assistant in Spring 2007 and the experience has been very enriching this far.

Prior to coming to CTG, I completed my undergraduate studies in India. After receiving a Bachelor’s Degree in Information Technology, I worked as computer lab assistant in Osmania University helping patrons with the programming skills.

After I graduate, I intend to return to India to apply the knowledge and experience that I have acquired here. I feel that the global perspective that I have developed will be extremely helpful to me in the future.

I believe that CTG provides an opportunity to learn new things and implement them. For example, the extent to which XML is used in web applications here is fascinating. Now I have begun to understand its positive impact on web management. I think working here will keep me updated on the latest technologies and their implementation which is very beneficial for my field of work.