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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 Shreyas Kharbanda, an Honorable Mention in the 2023 CRA Outstanding Undergraduate Researchers award program. Shreyas finished his undergraduate degree at Purdue University and is now pursuing his Ph.D. in Computer Science at Cornell University.  Key Words: System Research, Distributed Systems, Serverless Optimization. What brought you to computing research? Following the recommendations… Continue reading Optimizing Code Performance in Serverless Environments

This Q&A highlight features Kirsten Chapman, a Finalist in the 2023 CRA Outstanding Undergraduate Researchers award program. Kirsten finished her undergraduate degree at Brigham Young University and is now pursuing a Ph.D. in Computer Science there.  What brought you to computing research? My journey into computing research was spurred by the encouragement of my university,… Continue reading Research with Social Impact: Exploring the Intersection of Autism and Social Media

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.