Aneri fuels her passion for computer science and engineering

Aneri is a second year masters student who enrolled in the University of Texas at Austin’s Cockrell School of Engineering in August 2023 and is set to graduate with her Master’s in Computer Science and Engineering in May 2025. She visited DFSA earlier this month for a styling and headshot appointment.

Originally from India, she left her home country after receiving her Bachelor of Technology (Btech) to pursue higher education and further her career in the States. With an older sister who is already a Canadian citizen, she’s always been inspired by her sibling to move overseas. While most of her family resides in India, she remains steadfast in reaching her goals as a Texas Longhorn.

Aneri comments that life as a Longhorn is exactly how she expected in that the quality of her education is nothing short of exemplary with academic facilities that provide her with all the tools for success and events that fuel the heart and spirit of the University.

Over the summer, she completed an internship at PayPal as a software engineer - an experience she described as an endless process and opportunity to explore, learn, and absorb the abundance of technologies.

She says that she was first inspired to pursue this field in 9th grade while in Computer Science class. Aneri also shares, “When I was younger, my sister had started using a laptop and I was able to get my hands on the programming for it and was quickly mesmerized with the way computers completed every demand through its own set language. I’m naturally a very curious person who likes math and thinking logically so ever changing technologies keep me motivated.”

Aneri appreciates that this field isn’t always easy. She shares that the complexity of it is part of the process. As someone who is pursuing a career in technology, Aneri joins the rising percentage of women working in STEM occupations, inspiring others to do the same. The Society of Women Engineers shared that in 2023, the percentage of women professionals in STEM fields had grown to 16.7 percent, but they are still underrepresented compared to their male counterparts.

She hopes to inspire women to radiate their goals because manifestation works.

“Be as independent as you can because everything is within you, but never refrain from asking for help. People want to help you. You just need to reach out to the right experts. What you radiate from the outside is what you’ll get back.”