S5E5: Dante Ciolfi - Alumni Spotlight
21 October 2025

S5E5: Dante Ciolfi - Alumni Spotlight

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On this episode, host Tanmay Shah chats with Dante Ciolfi. Dante is a Research Associate and educator at Georgia Tech whose journey through technology and teaching is nothing short of inspiring. 

 From building websites in the early days of the Internet to training the next generation of computing professionals, Dante’s career has spanned industry, education, and social impact. He’s taught students from all walks of life, helped shape Georgia Tech’s Computing for Good program, and continues to explore how project-based learning and Web equity can make computing more inclusive and meaningful. 

 

TIMESTAMPS- 

(0:00) - Cold Open  

(1:04) - Episode start  

(2:25) - Dentist background 

(11:40) - Switch to programming 

(17:51) - Teaching CS 

(30:40) - Computing for Good Course 

(38:28) - Advice for OMSCS students 

 

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EDITOR – Sid Ramesh