2023-2024 Academic Year Interns

Academic Interns by Year:

Ayush Das

Department: Mathematics and Computer Science
Project: Neutral-atom simulations as a platform for distributed quantum computing interfaces
Mentor(s): Bruno Abreu

Nicolas Fernandes

Department: Physics
Project: AI Surrogates for Science
Mentor(s): Eliu Huerta

Miranda Flanagan

Department: Psychology
Project: RShiny apps for vector control
Mentor(s): Becky Smith

Ram Goenka

Department: Mathematics and Computer Science
Project: RShiny apps for vector control
Mentor(s): Becky Smith

William Hunter

Department: Aerospace Engineering
Project: Integration schemes over different type and order finite elements
Mentor(s): Qiyue Lu

Vedaant Jain

Department: Engineering Physics and Computer Science
Project: Mathematics and Computer Science Early Detection and Prediction of Parkinsonism Powered by Multi-Modal Few-Shot Learning
Mentor(s): Yuxiang Wang

Hunter Jiang

Project: Music Box
Mentor(s): Nicole Riemer

Shreyas Jammi (Fall 2023 Semester)


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

Mark Kraay

Department: Computer Science
Project: Garden AI Models
Mentor(s): Eliu Huerta

Sona Krishnan

Department: Computer Science and Statistics
Project: A Machine Learning and Geospatial Approach to Targeting Humanitarian Assistance Among Syrian Refugees in Lebanon
Mentor(s): Angela Lyons

Maxwell Lindsey

Department: Computer Science
Project: Developing AI-Based Chatbots for Subject-Specific Tasks
Mentor(s): Vlad Kindratenko

Chirag Maheshwari

Department: Electrical and Computer Engineering
Project: Automated Simulation Management and Monitoring for the Einstein Toolkit
Mentor(s): Roland Haas

Sofia Marin

Department: Community Health
Project: The STEM IL Nobel Project
Mentor(s): Ruby Mendenhall

Anant Matta

Department: Computer Science & Mathematics
Project: Battery-free millimeter-wave fiducial markers in extreme mobility
Mentor(s): Elahe Soltanaghai

Akshat Mehrotra (Fall 2023 Semester)

Department: Electrical and Computer Engineering
Project: High-Performance Computing for Magnetized Neutron Stars
Mentor(s): Antonios Tsokaros

Eric Modesitt

Department: Computer Science
Project: Investigating the Power of Large Language Models for Workflow Management
Mentor(s): Vlad Kindratenko

Sarnabh Mukhopadhyay

Department: Statistics and Computer Science
Project: Understanding eye movements in skilled readers and novice readers: A behavioral and computational approach
Mentor(s): Anastasia Stoops

Tanay Pareek

Department: Computer Science
Project: Academic Online — Building a Living Encyclopedia for an Academic Domain
Mentor(s): Kevin Chenchuan Chang

Aarav Singh

Department: Computer Engineering
Project: Data Visualization Hub
Mentor(s): Kalina Borkiewicz

Chuhan (Laura) Tao

Department: Statistics and Sociology
Project: RShiny apps for vector control
Mentor(s): Becky Smith

Zirui Wang

Department: Computer Science
Project: Prompt-Matched Semantic Segmentation project
Mentor(s): Shirui Luo

David Zhu

Department: Computer Science
Project: A Machine Learning and Geospatial Approach to Targeting Humanitarian Assistance Among Syrian Refugees in Lebanon
Mentor(s): Angela Lyons, Aiman Soliman

Wenbo Huang

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

Kiara Balleza

Department: Geography & Geographic Information Systems
Project: The Reading Time Machine: Transforming Astrophysical Literature into Actionable Data Using Citizen Science
Mentor(s): Jill Naiman
Returning Intern

Bach Hoang

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

Atharv Jain

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

Ved Kommalapati

Department: Mathematics and Computer Science
Project: fancX (A Portable Function-as-a-Service) System
Mentor(s): Dan Katz
Returning Intern

Zhiju Lu

Department: Computer Science & Astronomy
Project: Using satellite data for large-scale crop monitoring
Mentor(s): Kaiyu Guan
Recognition: 2024 Fiddler Innovation Ungraduated Fellow
Returning Intern

Eduardo Martinez

Department: Aerospace Engineering
Project: Simulation of Supersonic Flow Over a Compression Ramp using MIRGE-Com
Mentor(s): Mike Anderson and Luke Olson
Returning Intern

Sahas Ramesh

Department: Brain & Cognitive Science
Project: The Little Beats Project
Mentor(s): Lisa Gadzke
Returning Intern

Dirgh Shah

Department: Engineering Physics
Project: WormFindr: Automatic Segmentation of Neurons in C. Elegance
Mentor(s): Kalina Borkiewicz, Jill Naiman
Returning Intern

Ashley Turner

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

Kaiyuan Wang

Department: Statistics & Computer Science
Project: Mixed Reality Technology Development for Digital Twins
Mentor(s): Mohamad Alipour
Returning Intern

Xiaosen Wang

Department: Mathematics and Computer Science
Project: Music on High-Performance Computers
Mentor(s): Sever Tipei
Returning Intern

Yibai Wang

Department: Computer Engineering
Project: Building an IoT camera and sensing system to monitor crop growth conditions
Mentor(s): Kaiyu Guan
Returning Intern

Donlapun (Dorothy) Wongkarnta

Department: Information Sciences and Data Science
Project: Enhancing Optical Character Recognition (OCR) Capabilities for Historical Documents
Mentor(s): NA
Returning Intern

Sri Nithya Yeragorla

Department: Information Sciences and Data Science, Computer Science
Project: Quantifying the Effectiveness of Scientific Documentaries Using Natural Language Processing
Mentor(s): Jill Naiman
Returning Intern

Weiqi Zhang

Department: Mathematics and Computer Science
Project: Data Acquisition for AI Applications at Molecule Maker Lab Institute
Mentor(s): Yifang Zhang, Matthew Berry
Returning Intern

Haozhen Zheng


Department: Mathematics and Computer Science, Statistics
Project: Using satellite data for large-scale crop monitoring
Mentor(s): Kaiyu Guan
Returning Intern

Rui Zhou

Project: Using satellite data for large-scale crop monitoring
Mentor(s): Kaiyu Guan
Recognition: 2024 Fiddler Innovation Undergraduate Fellow
Returning Intern

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