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Engineering, data science and artificial intelligence: Juan Segundo Hevia's experience at Rice University

He arrived at Rice University with Fulbright and funding from the university for a master's in Data Science, and closed the program with a final project alongside NASA.

Juan Segundo Hevia · 21 August 2026

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VIWhat the process of applying to a master's in the United States looks like: the experience of two Fulbright scholarsVictoria Contreras del Olmo and Bahía Gatti · 20 August 2026Salta and Córdoba United StatesMaryland and Columbia

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Engineering, data science and artificial intelligence: Juan Segundo Hevia's experience at Rice University

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