See SPIN at 2024 STEM Career Exploration & Symposium, July 26, 2024. Full program here
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Academic Year 2024-2025 applications OPEN
- Any UIUC undergraduate student in good academic standing not graduating in Spring 2025 eligible
- Students need to be on the UIUC campus to participate in the SPIN program
- International students are eligible
- Applications due March 3, 2025
Meet the Interns
Emma Maxwell
Project: Quantifying the Effectiveness of Scientific Documentaries Using Natural Language Processing
Mentor(s): Jill Naiman
Ruei-yuan Tu
Project: Computational Biology
Mentor(s): Haohan Wang
News
3rd Annual NCSA Students Research Conference
3rd Annual NCSA Students Research Conference on April 23, from 2 – 6:30 pm in NCSA building. No registration fee. Register by April 1 here. For more information please refer to this calendar page.
CS grad student helps develop quantum-resistant security measures
Benjamin Franklin once compared the value of an ounce of prevention to that of a pound of cure. As quantum computing technology advances rapidly, researchers are investigating security issues that could emerge. One concern is the vulnerability of encryption methods used in current computer systems. NCSA Research Scientist Phuong Cao told HPCwire, “The problem is urgent because practical quantum computers will break classical encryption in the next decade.”
SPIN Offers Real-World Applications to Students
The college experience can be a bit overwhelming with so many majors to choose from and fields to explore. Students frequently look for internships that offer real-world experiences. The Students Pushing INnovation (SPIN) at the National Center for Supercomputing Applications (NCSA) lets undergraduates get involved, be valued as key team members and work with researchers on projects with wide-ranging applications.
Congratulations to Bach Haong, SPIN intern
Congratulations to Bach Haong, SPIN inter, for being invited to present at the USENIX’24 Security Symposium, one of the top security conferences. Bach showcased his collaborative research with Dr. Phuong Cao and Jakub Sowa, SPIN intern, presenting two posters titled “Bringing Verification-Aware Languages to Formal Verification of Federated Authentication Protocols” and “Post-Quantum Cryptography (PQC) Network Instrument: Measuring PQC Adoption Rates and Identifying Migration Pathways”.
