Name: Break into Tech: Miami, FL
Start: 2025-11-15T11:00:00-05:00
End: 2025-11-15T12:30:00-05:00
Location: Northeastern University (Spaces Wynwood)

## November 15, 2025 @ 11:00 am – 12:30 pm EDT

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## Your future in tech starts here — join us for an upcoming event

### Break Into Tech: No experience required

You don’t need a background in tech to have a future in it. All you need is curiosity — and opportunity. Join other curious students and professionals with no tech background to learn about flexible pathways to a master’s degree in computer science, data science, and cybersecurity, online and in person.

### Find your pathway into tech

Attend a Break Into Tech event to:

* Get insights into the latest challenges in computer science, data science, or cybersecurity —and how you might solve them.
* Discover how your unique background can lead to a future in tech with Align Master’s programs.
* Discover the different pathways you can take to build a successful career in tech.

*Please note: Participants must hold a bachelor’s degree or be nearing college graduation to participate.*

### Break Into Tech is for everyone

* 150+ different disciplines
* Students of Align master’s programs come from all backgrounds

### About the Align Master of Science

Align is a 2.5-year program in computer science, data science, or cybersecurity that provides a flexible pathway to a master’s degree for motivated students and professionals holding a bachelor’s in any discipline.

### Your experience matters — help shape the future of tech

**Questions?** Please email Dom Rinaldi at [d.rinaldi@northeastern.edu](d.rinaldi@northeastern.edu)

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Northeastern University Miami

Khoury College of Computer Sciences

Technology

Cloud Computing

Miami

High Scalability Computing

Immersive Tech

Computing

Physical Computing

High Performance Computing

Data Science

Technology Startups

Statistical Computing

Cybersecurity

AI Algorithms

Disruptive innovation

Gabriela Gongora-Svartzman is an Associate Teaching Professor and the Director of Computing Programs at the Khoury College of Computer Sciences, based at the Miami campus. 

Before joining Northeastern University in 2025, Prof. Gongora-Svartzman was an Assistant Teaching Professor at Carnegie Mellon University, where she taught data analysis, data visualization, and machine learning. She was drawn to Northeastern for its commitment to attracting students of myriad backgrounds and perspectives, as well as its ethos of developing computing systems that improve life for all communities. In her new role, she hopes to help create meaningful impact across regions and ensure that computing education remains accessible and relevant to all. 

Prof. Gongora-Svartzman is particularly eager to leverage her leadership experience in Miami, both for its rapid evolution into an exciting tech hub and as a Latina who feels deeply connected to the Miami community. She sees an opportunity to build partnerships, recruit diverse faculty and staff, and welcome new students — all to shape the campus into a thriving academic environment. 

Gabriela Gongora-Svartzman

Break into Tech: Miami, FL

Northeastern University (Spaces Wynwood)

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