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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.

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