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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

This Q&A highlight features Adira Blumenthal, an Honorable Mention in the 2023 CRA Outstanding Undergraduate Researchers award program. Adira finished her BS at the University of Rochester and is now pursuing a Take 5 Program in ASL and Accessibility Studies: Exploring Disabled Identity, History, and Culture.

This Q&A highlight features Stephen Price, an Honorable Mention in the 2023 CRA Outstanding Undergraduate Researchers award program. Stephen finished his BS at the Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI)  and is now pursuing an MS/PhD in Computer Science there.