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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

This Q&A highlight features Ryan Kemmer, an Honorable Mention in the 2021 CRA Outstanding Undergraduate Researchers award program. Ryan graduated from Arizona State and is now a Software Development Engineer at Amazon. This interview has been edited for length and clarity. What originally influenced you to consider doing research as an undergraduate? I had some friends who… Continue reading ASU Student Decides to Research Group Decision-Making

This Q&A highlight features Sarah Bawabe, an Honorable Mention in the 2021 CRA Outstanding Undergraduate Researchers award program. Sarah graduated from Brown University in 2021 with degrees in Astrophysics and Computer Science and is now a software engineer with Verb Energy. This interview has been edited for length and clarity.  What originally influenced you to consider doing… Continue reading Enabling Peer Review of User Interface Designs through UI/UX Research

This Q&A highlight features Baicheng Chen, a Finalist in the 2021 CRA Outstanding Undergraduate Researchers award program. Baicheng graduated from the University at Buffalo in May 2021. He is now pursuing a Ph.D. at the University of California San Diego. This interview has been edited for length and clarity.  How did you become involved in doing research?… Continue reading Making Waves with Undergraduate Research

This Q&A highlight features Kiersten Campbell, a Finalist in the 2021 CRA Outstanding Undergraduate Researchers award program. Kiersten graduated from Williams College in 2021 with a double major in Computer Science and Biology and is now in a post-baccalaureate research position. This interview has been edited for length and clarity.  How did you find your research opportunities?… Continue reading From Programming Languages to Marine Microbes: Discovery Through Undergraduate Research