S5E5: Dante Ciolfi - Alumni Spotlight

Episode 5 of the OMSCS Buzz podcast, hosted by OMSCS at Georgia Institute of Technology, titled "S5E5: Dante Ciolfi - Alumni Spotlight" was published on October 21, 2025 and runs 40 minutes.

October 21, 2025 ·40m · OMSCS Buzz

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Summary

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 VISIT https://omscs.gatech.edu/omscs-buzz-podcast for the entire catalog of episodes and our Feedback & Guest Nomination Form. EDITOR – Sid Ramesh

Episode Description

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

VISIT https://omscs.gatech.edu/omscs-buzz-podcast for the entire catalog of episodes and our Feedback & Guest Nomination Form.

EDITOR – Sid Ramesh

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