2023 Summer Interns

Summer Interns by Year:

Kiara Balleza

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

Alisha Chakraborty

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

Atharva Jain

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

Headshot of Xiaojun (Alison) Jia

Xiaojun Jia

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

Yihong Jian

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

Ved Kommalapati

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

Mit Kotak

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

Yichen Liu

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

Benhao Lu

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

Zhiju (David) Lu

Department: CS and Astronomy
Project: Using satellite data for large-scale crop monitoring
Mentor: Kaiyu Guan 
Recognition: 2024 Fiddler Innovation Ungraduated Fellow

Abhi Nayak

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

Nishk Patel

Department: 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

Department: Brain & Cognition Science
Project: Little Beats
Mentor: Lisa Gatzke
Returning Intern

Dirgh Shah

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

Shaurya Singh

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

Enzo Soltani

Department: Materials Science and Engineering
Project: Building Blender Scenes for Visualizing Materials Science Research
Mentor(s): Andre Schleife
Returning Intern

Jakub Sowa

Department: Computer Science
Project: How Ready Is My Network for Post Quantum Cryptography? An NCSA’s Perspective.
Mentor(s): Phuong Cao
Recognition: 2024 Fiddler Innovation Undergraduate Fellow
Returning Intern

Xuan Tang

Project: Living Encyclopedia Mentor(s): Kevin Chang
Returning Intern

Ashley Turner

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

Sarvagnya Vijay

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

Ayush Vikram

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

Kaiyuan Wang

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

Xioasen Wang

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

Donlapun Wongkarnta

Department: Information Science & Data Science
Project: Enhancing Optical Character Recognition (OCR) Capabilities for Historical Documents
Mentor(s): Jill Palmer Naiman
Returning Intern

Sri Nithya Yeragorla

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

Weiqi Zhang

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

Zella Zhao

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

Haozhen Zheng

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

Rui Zhou

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

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