Kiro for students

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Arizona State University (ASU)

California Poly, San Luis Obispo (Cal Poly SLO)

California State University, Fullerton (CSUF)

Carnegie Mellon University (CMU)

Georgia Institute of Technology (Georgia Tech)

Hampton University

New York University (NYU)

University of Chicago

University of Texas at Austin (UT Austin)

University of Toronto (U of T)

University of Waterloo

Arizona State University (ASU)

California Poly, San Luis Obispo (Cal Poly SLO)

California State University, Fullerton (CSUF)

Carnegie Mellon University (CMU)

Georgia Institute of Technology (Georgia Tech)

Hampton University

New York University (NYU)

University of Chicago

University of Texas at Austin (UT Austin)

University of Toronto (U of T)

University of Waterloo

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What students are saying

I used Kiro to build a fully functional RAG-based chatbot in just one day, and it completely transformed my development experience. This shift in workflow is preparing me for the future of AI Engineering, where leveraging intelligent tools effectively will be just as important as writing code itself.

Harsh Tita

Arizona State University Computer Science M.S. class of ‘27

Kiro has become my go to when I am building projects because it understands the services and patterns I am trying to implement instead of me fighting the tool. It feels less like autocomplete and more like a technical collaborator. I can validate decisions quickly and keep momentum instead of spending hours digging through documentation.

Shaashvat Mittal

Arizona State University Computer Science B.S. class of ’26 and starting the 4+1 M.S. class of ’27

Kiro has been a game-changer for my work at the DxHub. It dramatically accelerates my prototyping workflow, letting me go from concept to working implementation in a fraction of the time. Features and functionality that would have been out of reach in our quick implementation cycles are now well within scope.

Nicholas Riley

California Polytechnic San Luis Obispo 3rd Year, Computer Science

Before Kiro, I'd spend more time context-switching between docs, Stack Overflow, and my editor than actually writing code. Now I just describe what I'm trying to build and Kiro meets me where I am — whether it's scaffolding infrastructure, debugging a tricky issue, or helping me think through architecture decisions.

Shrey Shah

California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo Computer Science B.S. Class of '27

I used Kiro to build a fully functional RAG-based chatbot in just one day, and it completely transformed my development experience. This shift in workflow is preparing me for the future of AI Engineering, where leveraging intelligent tools effectively will be just as important as writing code itself.

Harsh Tita

Arizona State University Computer Science M.S. class of ‘27

Kiro has become my go to when I am building projects because it understands the services and patterns I am trying to implement instead of me fighting the tool. It feels less like autocomplete and more like a technical collaborator. I can validate decisions quickly and keep momentum instead of spending hours digging through documentation.

Shaashvat Mittal

Arizona State University Computer Science B.S. class of ’26 and starting the 4+1 M.S. class of ’27

Kiro has been a game-changer for my work at the DxHub. It dramatically accelerates my prototyping workflow, letting me go from concept to working implementation in a fraction of the time. Features and functionality that would have been out of reach in our quick implementation cycles are now well within scope.

Nicholas Riley

California Polytechnic San Luis Obispo 3rd Year, Computer Science

Before Kiro, I'd spend more time context-switching between docs, Stack Overflow, and my editor than actually writing code. Now I just describe what I'm trying to build and Kiro meets me where I am — whether it's scaffolding infrastructure, debugging a tricky issue, or helping me think through architecture decisions.

Shrey Shah

California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo Computer Science B.S. Class of '27

I used Kiro to build a fully functional RAG-based chatbot in just one day, and it completely transformed my development experience. This shift in workflow is preparing me for the future of AI Engineering, where leveraging intelligent tools effectively will be just as important as writing code itself.

Harsh Tita

Arizona State University Computer Science M.S. class of ‘27

Kiro has become my go to when I am building projects because it understands the services and patterns I am trying to implement instead of me fighting the tool. It feels less like autocomplete and more like a technical collaborator. I can validate decisions quickly and keep momentum instead of spending hours digging through documentation.

Shaashvat Mittal

Arizona State University Computer Science B.S. class of ’26 and starting the 4+1 M.S. class of ’27

Kiro has been a game-changer for my work at the DxHub. It dramatically accelerates my prototyping workflow, letting me go from concept to working implementation in a fraction of the time. Features and functionality that would have been out of reach in our quick implementation cycles are now well within scope.

Nicholas Riley

California Polytechnic San Luis Obispo 3rd Year, Computer Science

Before Kiro, I'd spend more time context-switching between docs, Stack Overflow, and my editor than actually writing code. Now I just describe what I'm trying to build and Kiro meets me where I am — whether it's scaffolding infrastructure, debugging a tricky issue, or helping me think through architecture decisions.

Shrey Shah

California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo Computer Science B.S. Class of '27

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