Donald Bren School of Information and Computer Sciences

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Idhant Jena

Major(s): Computer Science

Hometown: Mumbai, India
Extracurriculars

* Resident Advisor at UCI Housing 2022-2025
* Research Assistant at Jered Haun Lab 2024
* Research Assistant at Christopher Olivares Lab 2024

Why do you love UCI?

I love UCI because of the people at UCI. Everyone is really welcoming and want to see each other succeed which warms my heart. I have met some wonderful people during my time at UCI who have made my UCI experience, fun and enriching.

How can you be a successful Anteater?

To be a successful Anteater, you have to be willing to take risks and initiative to go after what you want. Playing it safe and settling for the bare minimum is not a characteristic of successful Anteaters. Successful Anteaters follow their heart and passion to achieve great heights.

What is one fun fact about yourself?

I got published in the sports column of a national newspaper. It was back in 2014 when I gave my opinion about whether Roger Federer should retire from tennis. I did not think he should have retired since he had a lot of tennis left in him and I turned out to be right because he ended up retiring in 2022 after winning 3 more Grand Slam titles