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This Q&A highlight features Nigel Newby, an Honorable Mention in the 2024 CRA Outstanding Undergraduate Researchers award program. Nigel graduated with a degree in Computer Science and Economics from the University of Pennsylvania. What brought you to computing research? I first considered doing research at the suggestion of my mentor, Professor Eric Fouh, who was… Continue reading Helping Struggling Students by Understanding Learning Behaviour

This Q&A highlight features Katherine Quintanilla, an Honorable Mention in the 2024 CRA Outstanding Undergraduate Researchers award program. Katherine is an undergraduate at Tufts University, with a double major in Computer Science and Child Study & Human Development. Keywords: Security, Privacy, Education  What brought you to research? I am a first-generation college student from a… Continue reading Improving Security and Privacy Education for Low-Income Students

This Q&A highlight features Maryam Abuissa, an Honorable Mention in the 2024 CRA Outstanding Undergraduate Researchers award program. Maryam finished their undergrad in Math and Computer Science at Amherst College and is now pursuing their PhD in Computer Science at Brown University.  Keywords: Sequestered encryption, GPU, Security, Hardware What brought you to computing research? I… Continue reading Securing Machine Learning with Sequestered Encryption on GPU Hardware

This Q&A highlight features Viansa Schmulbach, an Honorable Mention in the 2024 CRA Outstanding Undergraduate Researchers award program. Viansa finished her undergrad in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science at the University of California, Berkeley (UC Berkeley), and now is pursuing her PhD at MIT. Keywords: Computer Architecture, Formal Verification, Chips, Security.   What can you tell… Continue reading Navigating the World of Computer Architecture from Chip Design to Formal

Keywords: Virtual Reality, Biomass, Stress Reduction This Q&A highlight features Rachel Masters, who received an Honorable Mention in the 2023 CRA Outstanding Undergraduate Researchers award program. Rachel finished her undergraduate degree at Colorado State University (CSU) and is now pursuing a PhD in Computer Science there.  What brought you to computing research? I joined a… Continue reading Exploring the restorative potential of nature through Virtual Reality.

This Q&A highlight features Rachel Ma, an Honorable Mention in the 2023 CRA Outstanding Undergraduate Researchers award program. Rachel double majored in Computer Science and Music at Brown University and is now pursuing a PhD in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science (EECS) at MIT. Key Words: Artificial Intelligence, NLP, Robotics, Skill Generalization. What brought you… Continue reading Opening More than Doors: Teaching Robots the Art of Generalization

This Q&A highlight features Anya Ji, a Finalist in the 2023 CRA Outstanding Undergraduate Researchers award program. Anya finished her undergraduate degree in Computer Science and Psychology and her M.Eng in Computer Science at Cornell University. What brought you to computing research? My initial interest in cognitive science was broad and exploratory, leading me on… Continue reading Between Mind and Machine: NLP Discoveries

This Q&A highlight features Stefan Walzer-Goldfled, a Finalist in the 2023 CRA Outstanding Undergraduate Researchers award program. Stefan finished his undergraduate degree at Amherst College and is now pursuing a Master’s in Environmental Modelling at the University College of London.

This Q&A highlight features Francis Rinaldi, an Honorable Mention in the 2022 CRA Outstanding Undergraduate Researchers award program. Francis earned their bachelor’s and master’s degrees from the Illinois Institute of Technology (IIT), and they continued working on this research after graduation. What led you to computing research? The initial appeal of computer science research was… Continue reading Undergrad using Recursive Data Structures to Enhance Analysis of Parallel Programming