Mariam Saffar Pérez

Mariam Saffar Pérez
Mariam Saffar Pérez
Doctoral Candidate, Siebel School of Computing and Data Science,
University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign

Mariam Saffar Pérez is a doctoral candidate in the Siebel School of Computing and Data Science at University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign. She is a recipient of the Andrew & Shana Laursen Fellowship, awarded to top graduate students in the study and discipline. Saffar Pérez earned her BA in software engineering from the University of Puerto Rico at Mayaguez.

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Publications by Mariam Saffar Pérez
California high schools face challenges in expanding computer science (CS) programs due to staffing issues, curricular capacity, school accountability pressure, and equitable access to CS coursework. This report discusses potential solutions based…