Research
Student Research in Mathematics and Computer Science
One of the hallmarks of 51¹ÙÍø is the opportunity for students to work on significant projects as undergraduates.
Many students are involved in research work at 51¹ÙÍø beyond the scope of usual coursework, through summer research projects, research with faculty, independent studies, honors projects, and more, thanks in part to external faculty grants, as well as internal collaborative grants to faculty or students, such as the 51¹ÙÍø Research Initiative, the Faculty Study and Research (FS&R) fund, the Research in Science Experience (RISE) program, and the R. Craig and Sheila Yoder Applied Research Fellowship
Students pursue research in computer science, data analytics, and theoretical and applied mathematics, investigating areas such as graph theory, game theory, sports analytics, combinatorics, distributed systems, virtual reality, machine learning, and bioinformatics.
Research, teaching, and internships beyond 51¹ÙÍø are available on a list of summer opportunities in mathematics and computer science.
Numerous post-graduate fellowship and scholarship opportunities are also available to math and computer science students.
View All Past Student Projects
2019-20
| Name | Project Area | Faculty Mentor |
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| Daniel Lammens ‘21 |
ALPhA: Reinforcement Learning for Automatic Beam Tuning |
Michelle P. Kuchera and Raghu Ramanujan |
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Andrew Hoyle ‘21,ÌýÌýEleni Tsitinidi ‘21, Rida Shahid ‘22, Meg Houck ‘20 Zach Nussbaum ‘20, Ryan Strauss ‘20, Michael Robertson ‘20, Evan Pritchard ‘22 |
ALPhA: Machine learning for nuclear theory |
Michelle P. Kuchera and Raghu Ramanujan |
| Lexie Weghorn ‘21 (UW Lacrosse), John Blue ‘21, Jack Taylor ‘18 |
ALPhA: Machine learning for experimental nuclear physics |
Michelle P. Kuchera and Raghu Ramanujan |
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Approximately 90 studentsÌý |
Cats Stats |
Tim Chartier |
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DavidSYS: Using Skip Graphs for NUMA Locality in Concurrent Data Structures |
Hammurabi MendesÌýÌýÌýÌý |
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DavidSYS: Load Balancing in Lazy Stacked Data Structures |
Hammurabi MendesÌýÌýÌýÌý |
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DavidSYS: Gossip over Thread-Local Priority Queues |
ÌýHammurabi Mendes |
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DavidSYS: A Distributed Monte-Carlo Tree Search Library |
ÌýHammurabi Mendes |
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DavidSYS: Simulation of Drone Swarms |
Hammurabi Mendes |
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Geoffrey Wang ‘21, Max Zhao ‘21 |
Detecting Shadow Players in Complex Networks |
Alexander Wiedemann |
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Luna Jerjees ‘23, My Doan ‘18 |
DRIVE: Virtual Body Ownership Illusions for Bias Reduction and Fostering Inclusivity in STEM Classrooms |
Tabitha C. Peck and Jessica J. Good (Psychology) |
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Kern Qi ‘21, Jordan Reed ‘22, Niall Williams ‘19 |
DRIVE: Pre-service Educators Reimagining Core Experiences in Physics Teaching |
Tabitha C. Peck |
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Sarah Hancock ‘21, Kylee Taylor ‘23, Genesis Bernadin ‘23 |
DRIVE: Underrepresentation in Virtual Reality Research |
Tabitha C. Peck and Laura Sockol (Psychology) |
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Ryan Strauss ‘20, Wiley Baskin ‘21, Andrew Becker ‘18 |
DRIVE: Path Prediction in Virtual Environments using Reinforcement Learning |
Tabitha C. Peck and Raghu Ramanujan |
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Altan Tutar ‘20 |
DRIVE: Avatar Embodiment and Stroop Interference |
Tabitha C. Peck |
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Jacob D’Aurizio ‘20 |
Explorations in Lattice Path Enumeration: Counting Motzkin and Schröder Paths by Ascents and Peaks |
Yan Zhuang |
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Crossan Cooper ‘20 and Will Jones ‘19 |
Explorations in Permutation Enumeration: Cyclic Valleys and Excedances in Conjugacy Classes of the Symmetric Group |
Yan Zhuang |
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Lindy Bustabad ‘21 |
Explorations in Permutation Enumeration: Signed Permutation Statistics |
Yan Zhuang |
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Carmon Proctor ‘22 |
Game Theory Lab: Data Structures for Computing Equilibria |
Bryce Wiedenbeck |
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Madelyn Gatchel ‘21 |
Game Theory Lab: Leveraging Neural Networks to Analyze Large Games |
Bryce Wiedenbeck |
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Lexie Shreeve ‘21, Lawrence Guo ‘20 |
Game Theory Lab: Modeling Credit Ratings Inflation in the 2008 Financial CrisisÌý |
Bryce Wiedenbeck |
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Owen Bezick ‘21, Calvin Spencer ‘23 |
Gradebook for Standards Based GradingÌý |
Sakib Miazi and Heather SmithÌý |
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Graph Pebbling Research |
Hammurabi Mendes, Jonad Pulaj, Bryce Wiedenbeck, Carl Yerger |
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Owen Bezick ‘21, Wilbert Garcia ‘21, Nathan Jordan ‘22, Ethan Rodier ‘23, Katherine Smith ‘21 |
Project PRONTO++: C2i Dashboard |
Laurie Heyer |
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Jake Carver ‘21, Nathan Little ‘21, and Brad Shook ‘22 |
Project PRONTO++: C2i Web Crawler |
Laurie Heyer |
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Nade Bai ‘22, Abigail Santiago ‘22 |
Project PRONTO++: Gig-Hub App Development |
Laurie Heyer |
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Daniel Cowan ‘22, Brad Shook ‘22 |
Project PRONTO++: Faculty Expertise Search Tool |
Laurie Heyer |
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Hope Anderson ‘22, Mimi Ughetta ‘22 |
Project PRONTO++: Interactive Bio-Math Models |
Laurie Heyer |
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Structural Graph Theory Research |
Carl Yerger |
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Nathan Siu ‘21 |
A Tool to Quantify Localized Fluorescence inÌýCaenorhabditis elegans |
Heather Smith and Debbie Thurtle-Schmidt |
Recent Student Publications
*Undergraduate author
Brandt, A.,Tenpas, N.*, Yerger, C. Planar graphs with girth 20 are additively 3-choosable,ÌýDiscrete Applied Mathematics, (2020) 277, 14-21.
M. Crossan Cooper*, William S. Jones*, and Yan Zhuang. On the joint distribution of cyclic valleys and excedances over conjugacy classes ofÌýð•¾n.ÌýAdvances in Applied MathematicsÌý115: ArticleÌý#101999, 15 pp., 2020.
Cranston, D., Postle, L., Xue, C.*, Yerger, C. Modified linear programming and Class 0 bounds for graph pebbling,ÌýJournal of Combinatorial Optimization, (2017) 34, 114-132.
Kuchera, M. P., Ramanujan, R., Taylor*, J. Z., Strauss*, R. R., Bazin, D., Bradt, J., & Chen*, R. (2019). Machine learning methods for track classification in the AT-TPC.ÌýNuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment,Ìý940, 156-167.
Peck, Tabitha C., and Altan Tutar*. "The Impact of a Self-Avatar, Hand Collocation, and Hand Proximity on Embodiment and Stroop Interference."ÌýIEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer GraphicsÌý26.5 (2020): 1964-1971.
Peck, Tabitha C., Laura E. Sockol, and Sarah M. Hancock*. "Mind the Gap: The Underrepresentation of Female Participants and Authors in Virtual Reality Research."ÌýIEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer GraphicsÌý26.5 (2020): 1945-1954. (Nominated for best paper award at IEEE VR 2020)
Qi*, K., Borland, D., Williams*, N. L., Jackson, E., Minogue, J., & Peck, T. C. (2020, March). Augmenting Physics Education with Haptic and Visual Feedback. InÌý2020 IEEE Conference on Virtual Reality and 3D User Interfaces Abstracts and Workshops (VRW)Ìý(pp. 439-443). IEEE.
Qi*, K., Borland, D., Jackson, E., Williams*, N. L., Minogue, J., & Peck, T. C. (2020, March). The Impact of Haptic and Visual Feedback on Teaching. InÌý2020 IEEE Conference on Virtual Reality and 3D User Interfaces Abstracts and Workshops (VRW)Ìý(pp. 613-614). IEEE.
Seitz*, K. R., Good, J. J., & Peck, T. C. (2020, March). Shooter Bias in Virtual Reality: The Effect of Avatar Race and Socioeconomic Status on Shooting Decisions. InÌý2020 IEEE Conference on Virtual Reality and 3D User Interfaces Abstracts and Workshops (VRW)Ìý(pp. 607-608). IEEE.
Strauss*, R. R., Ramanujan, R., Becker*, A., and Peck, T.C. "A Steering Algorithm for Redirected Walking Using Reinforcement Learning."ÌýIEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer GraphicsÌý26.5 (2020): 1955-1963.
Thomas*, Samuel , Roxana Hayne*, Jonad Pulaj, and Hammurabi Mendes. Using Skip Graphs for Increased NUMA Locality. 2020 IEEE 32nd International Symposium on Computer Architecture and High Performance Computing (SBAC-PAD). DOI 10.1109/SBAC-PAD49847.2020.00031
You, J., Wu*, H., Barrett, C., Ramanujan, R., Leskovec, J. (2019, December). G2SAT: Learning to Generate SAT Formulas.ÌýNeural Information Processing Systems (NeurIPS), 2019: 10553--10564.
Fellowships are competitive awards and programs that provide funding and other resources for meaningful immersive work, like research, teaching, or service. Like scholarships, fellowships can also support academic study.
These featured fellowships support a variety of experiences in and outside of the U.S. Interested candidates should contact 51¹ÙÍø’s Office of Fellowships to learn more about these fellowships and other programs.