Author: Amy J. Ko

This Q&A highlight features Abhay Zala, an Honorable Mention in the 2022 CRA Outstanding Undergraduate Researchers award program. Abhay finished his undergrad from the University of North Carolina (UNC) at Chapel Hill and is now pursuing a Master’s in Computer Science there.  Abhay Zala, B.S. in Computer Science, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill What brought you… Continue reading Expanding Real-world Applications of Robots Through Undergraduate Research

This Q&A highlight features Winnie Xu, a Finalist in the 2022 CRA Outstanding Undergraduate Researchers award program. Winnie graduated from the University of Toronto and is now a Student Researcher at Facebook AI Research (Meta AI). Some of her recent work in the generative learning space includes training generalist multi-game agents, a new model inspired by fractal compression, and… Continue reading Undergrad Explores Research in Neural Differential Equations

This Q&A highlight features Jay Zou, an Honorable Mention in the 2022 CRA Outstanding Undergraduate Researchers award program. Jay is a senior in a combined B.A. and M.S. program at Northwestern University. He recently finished a term at Apple and is now working as a visiting researcher at Stanford University. He will be returning to Apple this… Continue reading Undergrad Talks About Mentorship and Quantum Research

This Q&A highlight features Crescentia Jung, an Honorable Mention in the 2022 CRA Outstanding Undergraduate Researchers award program. Crescentia graduated from the University of Wisconsin-Madison and is now at Cornell University pursuing a Ph.D. in Information Science. This interview has been edited for length and clarity.  How did you initially connect with the area of research you ended… Continue reading Undergraduate Research Makes Visualizations More Accessible via Alternative Text

This Q&A highlight features Naitian Zhou, an Honorable Mention in the 2022 CRA Outstanding Undergraduate Researchers award program. Naitian graduated from the University of Michigan and is now a Information Science PhD student at the University of California, Berkeley. This interview has been edited for length and clarity.  What led you to seek out your first research experience? I… Continue reading Empathy in Condolences: Computational Methods for Delivering Thoughtful Condolences

This Q&A highlight features Tiana Fitzgerald, an Honorable Mention in the 2022 CRA Outstanding Undergraduate Researchers award program. Tiana graduated from Princeton University and is now an Engineering Analyst at Goldman Sachs. This interview has been edited for length and clarity.  How did you find your research opportunity and hone in on a project?  I got lucky! I shared… Continue reading Undergraduate At The Intersection of Computing and Biology: Research Uncovering Associations in Cell Data

This Q&A highlight features Naveen Raman, a Finalist  in the 2022 CRA Outstanding Undergraduate Researchers award program. Naveen graduated from the University of Maryland, College Park, and is now at the University of Cambridge on a Churchill Scholarship to pursue an MPhil in Advanced Computer Science. This interview has been edited for length and clarity. Can you tell… Continue reading Fairness in Rideshare Algorithms Helped Pave My Path

This Q&A highlight features Ellie Young, an Honorable Mention in the 2022 CRA Outstanding Undergraduate Researchers award program. Ellie graduated from New College of Florida and is now a Societal Computing Ph.D. student at Carnegie Mellon University. This interview has been edited for length and clarity.  Congratulations on your Honorable Mention! How did you first join the… Continue reading Why Am I Seeing This Ad? User Experience Research to Make Privacy More Accessible

This Q&A highlight features Ben Jacobsen, an Honorable Mention in the 2021 CRA Outstanding Undergraduate Researchers award program. Ben graduated from the University of Arizona and is now a Computer Science Ph.D. student at the University of Wisconsin – Madison. This interview has been edited for length and clarity. How did you find your research opportunity and… Continue reading UA Student Takes on Research in Set Visualization

This Q&A highlight features Rhea Jain, an Honorable Mention in the 2021 CRA Outstanding Undergraduate Researchers award program. Rhea graduated from Carnegie Mellon University and is now a PhD student at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. This interview has been edited for length and clarity.  What originally influenced you to consider doing research as an… Continue reading “Gluttonous” Algorithm Feeds Research Growth