Computer Science Majors Bring AI Innovation to Local Vineyard

Guided by alumna and entrepreneur Neviana Zhgaba ’11, MS’13, three women majoring in computer science are harnessing AI to tackle real-world business challenges at Aquila’s Nest Vineyard in Newtown, Connecticut.

Akshay Mathur, PhD, assistant professor of computer science in the School of Engineering & Computing, is overseeing the undergraduates’ senior design project with Zhgaba, who owns Aquila’s Nest as well as Windy Hill Estate in New York.