Academic Interns by Year:
Aarav Agarwal
Department: Astronomy and Computer Science
Project: DeepDISC: Detection, Instance Segmentation, and Classification for Astronomical Surveys with Deep Learning
Mentor(s): Xin Liu
Abhinav Angirekula
Department: Computer Science
Project: Quantum Computing Algorithm Development
Mentor(s): Alaina Kanfer
Shivali Bhuwania
Department: Mathematics
Project: Multi-sensor Data Integration for High-throughput Plant Phenotyping
Mentor(s): Elhan Ersoz
Aashvi Busa
Department: Computer Science
Project: WormFindr: Automatic Segmentation of Neurons in C.elegans
Mentor(s): Jill Naiman
Arjun Chainani
Department: Computer Engineering
Project: Building and Testing the LSST Supernova Recommendation System Pipeline
Mentor(s): Gautham Narayan, Amanda Wasserman
Recognition: 2025 Fiddler Innovation Undergraduate Fellowship Award
Qingyun (Irene) Chen
Department: Physics and Mathematics
Project: Exploring Quantum Sound and Music
Mentor(s): Michael Miller
Banghao Chi
Department: Mathematics
Project: LLM-based Knowledge Agent
Mentor(s): Kevin Chang
Shaan Doshi
Department: Computer Science
Project: Neutral-atom Simulations as a Platform for Distributed Quantum Computing
Mentor(s): Santiago Nunez-Corrales
Chahit Jain
Department: Computer Science and Statistics
Project: Multi-sensor Data Integration for High-throughput Plant Phenotyping
Mentor(s): Elhan Ersoz
Dimitri Kalinichenko
Department: Mechanical Engineering; Nuclear, Plasma, and Radiological Engineering (dual degree)
Project: A Machine Learning and Geospatial Approach to Targeting Humanitarian Assistance Among Syrian Refugees in Lebanon
Mentor(s): April Novak
Pari Kulkarni
Department: Computer Science + Economics
Project: Sanskrit Grammar Engine
Mentor(s): Rini Mehta
Recognition: 2025 Fiddler Innovation Undergraduate Fellowship Award
Anirud Lappathi
Department: Computer Science
Project: Multi-sensor Data Integration for High-throughput Plant Phenotyping
Mentor(s): Elhan Ersoz
Aoyang Li
Department: Computer Science
Project: Using Satellite Data for Large-Scale Crop Monitoring
Mentor(s): Kaiyu Guan
Shreya Mahadev Gosavi
Project: Multi-sensor Data Integration for High-throughput Plant Phenotyping
Mentor(s): Elhan Ersoz
Vaibhav Mattoo
Department: Computer Engineering
Project: Foundation Models in Physics
Mentor(s): Eliu Huerta
Jacob McGrath
Department: Computer Science + Philosophy
Project: Music on HPC
Mentor(s): Sever Tipei
Kajal Patel
Department: Computer Science
Project: VLMs for Open Vocabulary SGG
Mentor(s): Ismini Lourentzou
Daniel Philipov
Department: Computer Science
Project: Knowledge-Intensive Multi-modal LLMs
Mentor(s): Yuxiong Wang
Dhanashri Purohit
Department: Mechanical Engineering
Project: Genomic Foundations of Programmable Crop Senescence in the cover crop Chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.)
Mentor(s): Kalina BorkiewiczHenry Priest
Andrew Robinson
Project: Leveraging Human Gut Microbiome Sensors for Development of Personalized Nutrition
Mentor(s): David Bianchi
Recognition: 2025 Fiddler Innovation Undergraduate Fellowship Award
Harsh Signhal
Department: Mathematics
Project: DRYML: A Flexible Machine Learning Framework
Mentor(s): Matthew Krafczyk
Leyna Tran
Department: Statistics
Project: Rshiny Apps for Vector Control
Mentor(s): Becky Smith
Ruei-yuan Tu
Department: Bioengineering
Project: Computational Biology
Mentor(s): Haohan Wang
Karen Xiong
Department: Molecular and Cellular Biology
Project: Development of the NEAT Genomic Read Simulator
Mentor(s): Joshua Allen
Recognition: 2025 Fiddler Innovation Undergraduate Fellowship Award
Dipankar Yettapu
Department: Chemistry & MCB
Project: MedTerms: Software Product Development
Mentor(s): Jessica Saw
Jiashi Yin
Department: Physics
Project: Simulating Disease Progression Using Generative Diffusion Model
Mentor(s): Shirui Luo
Xianyang Zhan
Department: Computer Science
Project: LLM Agents for Automating Complicated Tasks
Mentor(s): Haohan Wang
Arrhan Bhatia
Department: Computer Engineering
Project: A Machine Learning and Geospatial Approach to Targeting Humanitarian
Mentor(s): Angela Lyons
Returning intern
Zach Dahhan
Department: Aerospace Engineering and Computer Science
Project: Optimization of a Scramjet Nozzle Design
Mentor(s): James Allison
Returning intern
Yash Ejjagiri
Department: Computer Sience & Astronomy
Project: DeepDISC: Detection, Instance Segmentation, and Classification for Astronomical Surveys with Deep Learning
Mentor(s): Xin Liu
Returning intern
Prakhar Gupta
Department: Electrical Engineering
Project: HPC Workload Monitoring: Python and Application Tracking
Mentor(s): Greg Bauer
Returning intern
Hao Huang
Department: Computer Science
Project: Enhancing Response Accuracy of an LLM-based Teaching Assistant Tool
Mentor(s): Volodymyr Kindratenko
Returning intern
Kyle Jonas Keliuotis
Department: Psychology
Project: WormFindr: Automatic Segmentation of Neurons in C.elegans
Mentor(s): Jill Naiman
Returning intern
Vira Kasprova
Department: Computer Science
Project: UIUC.chat project
Mentor(s): Vlad Kindratenko
Returning intern
Abby Lachman
Department: Global Studies and Spanish
Project: MedTerms: Innovative Software Interfaces for Medical Education
Mentor(s): Jessica Saw
Returning intern
Emma Maxwell
Department: Linguistics
Project: Quantifying the Effectiveness of Scientific Documentaries Using Natural Language Processing
Mentor(s): Jill Naiman
Returning intern
Eric Modesitt
Department: Computer Science
Project: Investigating the Power of Large Language Models for Workflow Management
Mentor(s): Volodymyr Kindratenko
Returning intern
Sarnabh Mukhopadhyay
Department: Computer Science & Statistics
Project: Understanding eye movements in skilled readers and novice readers: A behavioral and computational approach
Mentor(s): Anastasia Stoops
Returning intern
Zaeem Qureshi
Department: Bioengineering
Project: Modeling of the Complex Environment of the Cell
Mentor(s): Taras Pogorelov
Recognition: 2024 Fiddler Innovation Ungraduated Fellow
Returning intern
Mankeerat Sidhu
Department: Computer Engineering
Project: Using Large Language Models to Decompose Research Papers Into Nanopublications project
Mentor(s): Timothy McPhillips
Recognition: 2025 Fiddler Innovation Undergraduate Fellowship Award
Returning intern
Dhruv Srivastava
Department: Physics
Project: Improving Conserved to Primitive Variable Recovery in the Einstein Toolkit
Mentor(s): Roland Haas
Returning intern
Navid Tajkhorshid
Department: Mathematics & Computer Sience
Project: Visualizing Invisible Wireless Signals (wireless visualization project)
Mentor(s): Elahe Soltanaghai
Returning intern
Ziqi Xu
Department: Data Sience & Computer Science
Project: A Machine Learning and Geospatial Approach to Targeting Humanitarian Assistance Among Refugees in Lebanon – Angela Lyons and Aiman Soliman
Mentor(s): Angela Lyons and Aiman Soliman
Returning intern
James Zhang
Project: Virtual Reality and Eye Tracking for Robotic Inspections
Mentor(s): Mohamad Alipour
Returning intern
Louisa Zhang
Department: Computer Science
Project: Quantifying the Effectiveness of Scientific Documentaries Using Natural Language Processing
Mentor(s): Jill Naiman
Returning intern