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

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