Spin – 2023 Summer Interns

2023 Summer Interns

Returning Interns

Summer Term Interns

Kiara Balleza
Geography & Geographic Information Science

Project: The Reading Time Machine: Transforming Astrophysical Literature into Actionable Data
Mentor(s): Jill Palmer Naiman

Alisha Chakraborty
Computer Engineering

Project: Science Gateways – Learn What Makes an HPC Gateway Tick
Mentor(s): Greg Bauer

Bach Hoang
Applied Mathematics

Project: quAPL: Implementing a High-Level Array Programming Language for Quantum Computing Mentor(s): Santiago Nunez-Corrales

Atharva Jain
Computer Engineering

Project: Spatial Analysis of Metastatic Breast Cancer Tumor Heterogeneity Using Machine Learning Techniques
Mentor(s): Aiman Soloman

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Xiaojun Jia
Computer Science, Mathematics, Statistics

Project: Using satellite data for large-scale crop monitoring
Mentor(s): Kaiyu Guan 

Yihong Jian
Computer Science

Project: Using satellite data for large-scale crop monitoring
Mentor(s): Kaiyu Guan 

Ved Kommalapati
Mathematics & CS
Project: fancX (A Portable Function-as-a-Service) System
Mentor(s): Daniel S. Katz

Mit Kotak
Engineering Physics
Project: High-Performance Computing for Magnetized Neutron
Mentor(s): Antonios Tsokaros

Yichen Liu
Computer Science
Project: DeepDISC: Detection, Instance Segmentation, and Classification for Astronomical Surveys with Deep Learning
Mentor(s): Xin Liu

Benhao Lu
Computer Engineering

Project: Mixed Reality Technology Development for Digital Twins
Mentor(s): Mohamad Alipour

Zhiju (David) Lu
CS and Astronomy

Project: Using satellite data for large-scale crop monitoring
Mentor: Kaiyu Guan 

Abhi Nayak
Computer Engineering 

Project: Visualizing Invisible Wireless Signals: Immersive Modeling of Multipath Propagation with Realistic Spatial Characteristics
Mentor(s): Elahe Soltanaghai

Nishk Patel
Computer Science & Statistics

Project: A Machine Learning and Geospatial Approach to Targeting Humanitarian Assistance Among Syrian
Mentor(s): Angela Lyons

Linh Pham

Project: The Reading Time Machine: Transforming Astrophysical Literature into Actionable Data
Mentor(s): Jill Palmer Naiman

Sahas Ramesh

Brain & Cognition Science
Project: Little Beats
Mentor: Lisa Gatzke

Dirgh Shah
Engineering Physics

Project: WormFindr: Automatic Segmentation of Neurons in C.elegans
Mentor(s): Kalina Borkiewicz & Jill Naiman

Shaurya Singh
Computer Science
Project: Machine Learning to Explore Genotype by Environment Interactions in Holstein Milk Production
Mentor(s): Josn Allen

Enzo Soltani
Materials Science and Engineering

Project: Building Blender Scenes for Visualizing Materials Science Research
Mentor(s): Andre Schleife

Jakub Sowa
Computer Science

Project: How Ready Is My Network for Post Quantum Cryptography? An NCSA’s Perspective.
Mentor(s): Phuong Cao

Xuan Tang

Project: Living Encyclopedia – Mentor(s): Kevin Chang

Ashley Turner


Project: Implementing an OpenPMD Reader Plugin for VisIt
Mentor(s): Roland Haas

Sarvagnya Vijay
Statistics & Computer Science

Project: A Machine Learning and Geospatial Approach to Targeting Humanitarian Assistance Among Syrian
Mentor(s): Angela Lyons

Ayush Vikram

Computer Science & Mathematics
Project: HPC and ML Benchmarking
Mentor(s): Greg Bauer

Kaiyuan Wang

Statistics & CS
Project: Mixed Reality Technology Development for Digital Twins
Mentor(s): Mohamad Alipour

Xioasen Wang

Computer Science & Mathematics
Project: Music on High-Performance Computers
Mentor(s): Sever Tipei

Donlapun Wongkarnta

Information Science & Data Science

Project: Enhancing Optical Character Recognition (OCR) Capabilities for Historical Documents
Mentor(s): Jill Palmer Naiman

Sri Nithya Yeragorla
Information Sciences and Data Sciences, CS

Project: Quantifying the Effectiveness of Scientific Documentaries Using Natural Language Processing
Mentor(s): Jill Palmer Naiman

Weiqi Zhang

Computer Science
Project: Data Acquisition for AI Applications at Molecule Maker Lab Institute
Mentor(s): Yifang Zhang and Matt Berry 

Zella Zhao
Information Sciences

Project: Quantifying the Effectiveness of Scientific Documentaries Using Natural Language Processing
Mentor(s): Jill Palmer Naiman

Haozhen Zheng
Math + CS, Statistics

Project: Using satellite data for large-scale crop monitoring
Mentor(s): Kaiyu Guan 

Rui Zhou
Computer Science

Project: Using satellite data for large-scale crop monitoring Mentor(s): Kaiyu Guan