Makanjuola Ogunleye is a Ph.D. student in computer science at the Sanghani Center. Photo by Peter Means for Virginia Tech.

Makanjuola Ogunleye, a Ph.D. student in computer science at the Sanghani Center for Artificial Intelligence and Data Analytics, has been awarded a Black Students in Technology Scholarship from Cadence Diversity in Technology Scholarship Programs.

Ogunleye, a member of the Perception and LANguage (PLAN) research lab, is one of eight students pursuing technical degrees at universities across the country who were selected to receive the scholarship based on their impressive academic records, work in the community, leadership potential, and recommendations from professors. He is advised by Ismini Lourentzou, an assistant professor in the Department of Computer Science.  Read full story here.