Drexel CCI Celebrates the Class of 2025
Drexel University's College of Computing & Informatics Commencement ceremony celebrating the Class of 2025 is on Wednesday, June 11, 2025, 12:30 p.m. ET at The Mann Center (5201 Parkside Ave, Philadelphia, PA 19131).
Please refer to Drexel's Commencement website as your primary resource for 2025 commencement festivities and important deadlines before the ceremony.
A Message from the Interim Dean to the Class of 2025
On behalf of the entire CCI community, a heartfelt congratulations to all of our incredible 2025 graduates!
At CCI, you’ve dedicated yourselves to mastering the skills, knowledge, and commitment needed to harness technology for the betterment of humanity. You stand ready to tackle the challenges, seize the opportunities, and reap the rewards that come with shaping a world increasingly reliant on information and technology. And you—each and every one of you—are exactly what this world has been waiting for.
Your brilliance, creativity, determination, and boundless passion have already left an indelible mark on our vibrant community of students, faculty, staff, and alumni. We have every confidence that you will continue to share your extraordinary gifts with the global community, driving progress and innovation to incredible new heights.
Today, we celebrate YOU and all your remarkable achievements. Tomorrow, we eagerly await the amazing stories of your future accomplishments. Go forth and shine bright —you’re unstoppable!
Congratulations, Forever Dragons!
Ali Shokoufandeh, PhD
Interim Dean and Distinguished University Professor
2025 Speaker Selections
Keynote Speaker: Kamelia Aryafar
Kamelia Aryafar is a Senior Executive in Google Cloud AI focused on building Google Agentspace, Vertex AI Search Verticals and Platform. Kamelia is the founder of Google Agentspace. Her mission is to enable enterprises to tap into the best of what Google has to offer in Agents, Assistant and Search technologies.
Prior to Google, Kamelia was the Executive Vice President, Chief Algorithms and Analytics Officer, and board member for Overstock.com (Beyond Inc), where she led the company’s entire engineering, analytics, AI and product organizations. Kamelia joined Overstock.com, after several years at Etsy where she worked with different product teams across several platforms to integrate analytics and AI throughout the user experience.
Kamelia holds a Ph.D. and M.Sc. in computer science (AI and machine learning) from Drexel University and has published several papers in scientific journals. As an active member of the ML community, she frequently speaks at academic and industry conferences focusing on advancing the field of Generative AI, machine learning, Technology and women in STEM.
Student Speaker: Abe Jeyapratap
Abe Jeyapratap is a Computer Science and Mathematics double major, with minors in Data Science and Artificial Intelligence. His interests lie in the interdisciplinary applications of technology, and he has been actively engaged in research since his freshman year.
He initially conducted computational neuroscience research under the guidance of Dr. Yusuf Osmanlioglu, applying graph theoretical and machine learning techniques to neuroimaging brain data. He later transitioned to robotics research with Dr. Lifeng Zhou, focusing on developing resilient, risk-aware, and trustworthy algorithms for autonomous driving systems. In recognition of his academic achievements and research contributions, Abe was named a 2024 Barry Goldwater Scholar — the most prestigious undergraduate scholarship in the U.S. for students in STEM.
Outside of research, he completed his first co-op at Vanguard as a full-stack engineer working on internal systems. He is currently at Amazon Robotics, working as a software engineer on computer vision solutions for robotics.
Drexel Returns to Citizens Bank Park for a University-wide Celebration
The University is proud to host a University-wide Commencement ceremony on Thursday, June 12, 2025 at 5 p.m. Learn more here.
Join the Celebration on Social Media
Whether you're a member of the 2025 graduating class or simply looking for a way to recognize your loved one's accomplishments, we encourage you to share your Commencement memories on social media with us by using the hashtags #drexelccigrads and #foreverdragons. Make sure to follow Drexel CCI on social media at the links below: