Pacesetters

Hear from students about inclusion at Luddy

Pop-in Event where students can "pop in" and enjoy snacks and activities

Senior Sendoff Event outside of Luddy Hall

Spooktacular Event hosted with other LODI student organizations

Our Pacesetters are enthusiastic and involved undergraduates who tell high school students, parents, and current IU students about what the Luddy School of Informatics, Computing, and Engineering is like, how they’ll fit in, and how Luddy will help you reach your goals. They promote inclusivity at the school and help plan and carry out a variety of diversity and inclusion initiatives involving outreach, recruiting, and retention.

Luddy’s Student Ambassadors can also tell you about Luddy life.

Current students can be Pacesetters.

Becoming a Pacesetter

Becoming a Pacesetter will allow you to gain valuable experience, grow as a leader, build your communication skills, and network with people at Luddy and professionals in the tech field.

Apply

You can apply to become a Pacesetter in the fall semester. For more information, contact us at paceset@indiana.edu.

Pacesetters for 2024-25

Gerardo Fabian Aguilar, junior

gfabian@iu.edu
Major: Computer Science
Minor: Mathematics and Japanese
Specialization: Data Science
Hometown: Guadalajara, Mexico
Internships/Involvement:
- Hispanic Alliance for Career Enhancement (HACE)
- Society of Hispanic professional Engineers (SHPE)
- Usher corps
My favorite memory at IU: Ushering at the Conan Gray concert
My favorite Pacesetters Event: Bob Ross paint along
My favorite thing about being in Luddy: The way the building looks inside

Madeline Anderson, senior

mca3@iu.edu
Major: Data Science
Minors: Mathematics, Statistics
Specialization: Foundational Data Science
Hometown: Medina, MN
Internships/Involvement:
- Indiana University Women's Varsity Rowing Team
  Internship at Polaris, Summer 23'
- Internship at P&G, Summer 24'
My favorite memory at IU: Medaling at the Big Ten Rowing Championships my Freshman year.
Favorite Pacesetter event: Senior Send-off
Favorite thing about being in Luddy: The community within Luddy. I'm bound to see someone I know when I walk into Luddy and always figure out someone I know also knows other people I know or are friends with.

Sydney Anderson, junior

sydnande@iu.edu
Major: Informatics
Minors: Web Design and Development
Specialization: Business Management
Hometown: Noblesville, IN
Internships/Involvement:
- Women's Club Soccer
  Group 1001 IT intern
My favorite memory at IU: Winning Copa Del Greek, a soccer tournament where the proceeds go toward supporting the ALS community!
Favorite Pacesetters event: Spooktacular, I attended this event before I became a Pacesetter. There was a murder mystery it was super interactive, and I got to meet more of my peers which I always love to do!
Favorite thing about being in Luddy: My peers, they motivate me everyday. Also my professors I have met along the way, they have given me such amazing insight and support both professionally and personally.

Charlie Ballard, freshman

ballachm@iu.edu
Major: Computer Science
Minors: N/A
Cognate: Software Engineering
Hometown: Fishers, IN
Internships/Involvement:
- WIUX Student Radio and Music Industry Creatives
My favorite memory at IU: Meeting my new friends!
Favorite Pacesetter event: Mocktails
Favorite thing about being in Luddy: I love all the diversity . I also just love being apart of something bigger and the people here are going to make a difference.

Sean Dixit, senior

sedixit@iu.edu
Major: Computer Science
Minors: Mathematics
Cognate: Artificial Intelligence
Hometown: Bloomington, IL
Internships/Involvement:
- UROC@Luddy
- Undergrad TA for CSCI-B 351
- Programmer@Luddy
- Service Learning @IUB
My favorite memory at IU: Touring around campus with fast scooters (and luckily not crashing)!
Favorite Pacesetter event: Type-a-thon
Favorite thing about being in Luddy: Supportive professors at Luddy.

Charity Holmes, senior

chholme@iu.edu
Major: Informatics
Minors: HCC, Web Design & Development
Cognate: HCC
Hometown: Miami, FL
Internships/Involvement:
- NSBE
- Pageantry @ IU
- Volunteer Corps
My favorite memory at IU: Participating in the Miss IU pageant.
Favorite Pacesetter event: The Bob Ross Painting event
Favorite thing about being in Luddy: I never really imagined I would be a tech major or in Luddy, so it's always nice to be apart of Luddy and remember where I started and how much I've grown.

Tanya Jijo, sophomore

tjijo@iu.edu
Major: Cybersecurity & Global Policy B.S.
Minors: Business
Cognate: Artificial Intelligence
Hometown: Mumbai, India
Internships/Involvement:
- UROC
- Union Board
- IU Global Engagement Scholar
- IU Event Services
My favorite memory at IU: In Fall , strolling around campus and free pizza after ushering the auditorium
Favorite Pacesetter event: Destress event
Favorite thing about being in Luddy: Research opportunities and AI

Ainsley Kane, freshman

kaneai@iu.edu
Major: Computer Science
Minor: N/A
Specialization: Artificial Intelligence
Hometown: Northville, MI
Internships/Involvement:
- IU Figure Skating Club
- IUDM
My favorite memory at IU: Going to my first IU basketball game with all my friends!
Favorite Pacesetter event: Spooktacular
Favorite thing about being in Luddy: How easy it is to get involved and form a community.

Marikate Morrison, junior

mkm14@iu.edu
Major: Data Science
Minor: Statistics, Urban Planning, Informatics
Specialization: Network Science
Hometown: Bloomington, IN
Internships/Involvement:
- Women In Math Club
- Recreational Sports Employee
- Merchants Bank Business Analytics Internship
My favorite memory at IU: Cheering on IU sports teams!
Favorite Pacesetter event: Game Night!
Favorite thing about being in Luddy: The tight-knit community of hardworking, well-rounded students!

Addison Owens, sophomore

addowens@iu.edu
Major: Computer Science
Minor: Data Science and Theatre
Specialization: Programming Languageses
Hometown: Westfield and Kokomo, IN
Internships/Involvement:
- I also work for the Luddy LLC
My favorite memory at IU: Playing in Survivor Dunn Meadow and getting third place for the Live Reality Games at IU club.
Favorite Pacesetter event: I loved the Byte Into Change event we did for Native American Heritage month.
Favorite thing about being in Luddy: I love the people and how everyone is so kind and willing to help.

Sehoon Park, sophomore

sehpark@iu.edu
Major: Computer Science
Minor: Mathematics, Statistics, Informatics
Specialization: Artificial Intelligence
Hometown: Fayetteville, NC
Internships/Involvement:
- Incoming Solutions Engineer at Deloitte
- Laurie Burns McRobbie Serve IT Clinic UX Team Lead
- SPARC Team member for Luddy Undergraduate Advising Office
- International Student Ambassador
- Website Design Intern at CEWIT
- Male Ally for Women in Computing
- President of Luddy Consulting Association
- Director of Operations for INgineering Club
My favorite memory at IU: As a camp leader at IU Pre-college Academy, we had a blast doing a scavenger hunt on campus. We took videos at each location and made a fun TikTok video to compete for the best one. It was a memorable day!
Favorite Pacesetter event: Spooktacular
Favorite thing about being in Luddy: Supportive faculty, staff, and community

Sheena Phillips, senior

shevphil@iu.edu
Major: Cybersecurity and Global Policy
Minor: N/A
Cognate: N/A
Hometown: Ellettsville, IN
Internships/Involvement:
- Pacesetters
  Undergraduate Researcher
- Admissions A-Team
My favorite memory at IU: Probably my first IU Late Nite where I got to zipline
Favorite Pacesetter event: Bob Ross Paint Along - hands down!
Favorite thing about being in Luddy: The small school feel -I recognize a lot of people daily so they're easy to group up with for projects and classes. It's really nice having a little community.

Braden Pool, freshman

bmpool@iu.edu
Major: Computer Science
Minor: ISE
Specialization: Software Engineering and Artificial Intelligence
Hometown: Bloomington, IL
Internships/Involvement:
- State Farm Internship
- Luddy Makerspace Technician
My favorite memory at IU: Luddy LLC Welcome Week
Favorite Pacesetter event: Mocktails/Luddy Showcase
Favorite thing about being in Luddy: Meeting new people who all share similar interests

Sarah Robertson, Master's student

robersa@iu.edu
Major: Computer Science
Minor: N/A
Specialization: N/A
Hometown: Indianapolis, IN
Internships/Involvement:
- Working full-time as a Software Engineer
My favorite memory at IU: Walking through campus in the fall
Favorite Pacesetter event: Student Send-Off, where we get to celebrate everyone who graduates each year
Favorite thing about being in Luddy: Getting to work with the Luddy Pacesetters to put on fun events!

Jake Romershausen, sophomore

- jbromers@iu.edu
- Major: Data Science
- Minor: Epidemiology
- Specialization: Biomedical
- Hometown: Haubstadt, IN
- Internships/Involvement:
  - Pacesetters
  - Intramurals
- My favorite memory at IU: Playing ping pong with friends
- Favorite Pacesetter event: Mocktails
- Favorite thing about being in Luddy: The loving and welcoming community.

Sofia Sanchez, Freshman

sancso@iu.edu
Major: Cybersecurity & Global Policy
Minors: N/A
Cognate: N/A
Hometown: Fort Wayne, IN
Internships/Involvement: I was involved in the research program under the Cybersecurity part. I got to generate 100 SBOM's and further my education.
My favorite memory at IU: I was a part of IU Groups, the summer program is what allowed me to create many friends and memories. We had a fourth of July celebration where we got to play with waterguns, waterballoons, and buckets.
Favorite Pacesetter event: Hispanic Heritage Month Collaberation with La Casa. It really created a sense of community
Favorite part of being in Luddy: I love the professors, they are very understanding to those who have never taken a prior technology based class. There are many resources that Luddy provides to create a safe environment.

Devon Scoles, senior

descoles@iu.edu
Major: Computer Science
Minor: N/A
Specialization: Artificial Intelligence
Hometown: South Bend, IN
Internships/Involvement:
- Currently a research assistant for Dr. Andrea Bueckle and Dr. Haixu Tang
My favorite memory at IU: Making friends that care about and involve themselves in the community.
Favorite Pacesetter event: Dog Destress
Favorite thing about being in Luddy: The Luddy advisors go out of their way to help with whatever needs you have.

Anshu Roja Selvamani, sophomore

arojasel@iu.edu
Major: Computer Science
Minor: Data Science
Specialization: Software Engineering
Hometown: India
Internships/Involvement:
- IU Student Government
- Women in Computing
- College Mentors for Kids
- TEDx
- The Women's Network
- Asian Culture Center
My favorite memory at IU: Hot Pot Night at the Asian Culture Center
Favorite Pacesetter event: Happy Hour Mocktails/Luddy Showcase
Favorite thing about being in Luddy: The opportunity to work in some truly innovative research projects

Aryan Dwadash Shreni, freshman

adwadash@iu.edu
Major: Computer Science and Business
Minor: N/A
Specialization: AI and Data Science
Hometown: Dallas, TX
Internships/Involvement:
- Punjabi student club
- UBDC
- Hindu yuva
- Kelley honors
My favorite memory at IU: My friends and I celebrating Shrey's birthday
Favorite Pacesetter event: Mocktail night
Favorite thing about being in Luddy: The rigor of courses

Destini Smith, sophomore

- dss4@iu.edu
- Major: Informatics
- Minor: Creative Technologies in Art and Design
- Specialization: Web Design and Development
- Hometown: Hattiesburg, MS
- Internships/Involvement:
  - Pacesetter
- My favorite memory at IU: Planning for Luddy LLC end of year celebration my freshman year
- Favorite Pacesetter event: Byte into Change Native American event
- Favorite thing about being in Luddy: You can really make it whatever you want it to be.

Alex Stover, sophomore

arstover@iu.edu
Major: Informatics
Minor: Computer Science
Specialization: Computer Science
Hometown: Winter Garden, FL
Internships/Involvement:
- I work at the IU Athletics Ticket Office
Favorite memory at IU: Walking around the campus with snow on the ground and taking pictures of the sites
Favorite Pacesetter event: Mocktails
Favorite thing about being in Luddy: The sense of community Luddy gives.

Jacob Traylor, freshman

jactrayl@iu.edu
Major: Computer Science
Minors: Intelligent Systems Engineering
Specialization: Programming Languages
Hometown: Washington, IN
Internships/Involvement:
- Intern at Crane Naval Base
My favorite memory at IU: Every football game I went to. GO HOOSIERS!
Favorite Pacesetter event: Mocktails
Favorite thing about being in Luddy: Living in the Luddy LLC where I have made so many great friendships that have helped me out so much.

Zach White, sophomore

whitza@iu.edu
Major: Cybersecurity & Global Policy
Minors: Data Science
Specialization: N/A
Hometown: Indianapolis, IN
Internships/Involvement:
- N/A
My favorite memory at IU: Either getting free plants from the First Thursdays art fair or raising pet snails in my dorm freshman year.
Favorite Pacesetter event: The project exhibition and mocktail night, but I'm pretty excited for the upcoming solar eclipse event as well!
Favorite thing about being in Luddy: I really love the Luddy faculty. The professor's that I've had are some of the most intelligent, but down-to-Earth instructors that I've had.

Selina Zheng, junior

selzheng@iu.edu
Major: Computer Science
Minors: N/A
Specialization: Software Engineering
Hometown: Plymouth, IN
Internships/Involvement:
- Undergraduate Instructor
- Animal Club
- Web Development @ ITAMCO
My favorite memory at IU: Studying late in Luddy with my friends
Favorite Pacesetter event: Happy Hour/Showcase
Favorite thing about being in Luddy: The community! Makes IU feel smaller

Pacesetters

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Pacesetters for 2024-25

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