CS News Briefs

About Tianlu:
I am a Ph.D. student in the Department of Computer Science. I am fortunate to work with my advisor, Prof. Vicente Ordóñez Román. Before coming to UVA, I obtained my bachelor's degree in computer science from Zhejiang University, China. I received a Best Paper Award at EMNLP 2017. I have a broad interest in exploring topics concerning fairness, robustness, and accountability in machine learning models, especially in computer vision and natural language processing systems.

About Yasunari:
I am a first year Computer Science Masters student, focusing on Computer Architecture. I am currently doing research on Persistent Memory Errors under Professor Samira Khan. I am also currently the CSGSG Diversity Chair.
When not focusing on my studies, I enjoy outdoor activities such as hiking, Ultimate Frisbee, and snowboarding. I also like spending my time playing popular board games such as Settlers of Catan and Avalon.

About Xida:

About Aashikur:
I am a third-year Computer Science Ph.D. student. I am advised by Dr. Seongkook Heo. My area of research is Human-Computer Interaction, especially wearable user interfaces and interactions. I received both Bachelor of Science and Master of Science degrees from Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET). I am a family man, spend most of the free time with family by visiting new places. I play indoor and outdoor sports- cricket, soccer, and table tennis, depending on the weather and situations.

About Fan:

About Mike:
I am a graduating fourth year with a mission to explore the frontiers of what is possible with artificial minds. In Fall 2019, I created the student taught class, CS 1501: Artificial General Intelligence that was taught to almost 150 students over three semesters here at UVA. This class would not have happened without ESC's generous support, as well as Professor Rich Nguyen! I am most proud of having read one book per week for almost three years, totaling over 140 books on AI, philosophy, literature, and science in my quest to understand the mind and the brain.

About Sonali:

About Madison:
I am a 4th year from South Florida. I have been a TA since my 2nd year and have TAed for CS 2150, 4102, and 1501 (tools of the trade). I have also been a HUGE advocate in bridging the gender gap in STEM by volunteering for middle and high school visitation with SWE and being a mentor and growing the community of women pursuing CS through WiCS. After graduation, I will be a software engineer at Microsoft!

How Madison achieved success this year:
Jumping on zoom calls with friends, attending virtual CIO events, and socially-distanced picnics!

About Henry:

About Jonah:
I am a computer science student in the College of Arts and Sciences. I worked on privacy for machine learning in the Security Research Group. In summer 2021, I plan to apply my computational skills to neuroscience by building computational models of auditory neural processing in the Meliza Lab. In his spare time, I like to read science fiction and bake bread.