School of Computing undergrads receive stipends for research projects

The University of Nebraska–Lincoln has awarded stipends to 221 Husker undergraduates to participate in research with a faculty mentor during the 2023-24 academic year.

Nebraska’s Undergraduate Creative Activities and Research Experience Program supports undergraduates to work with faculty mentors in research or creative activities. Students receive stipends of $2,400 to engage in intensive research or creative activity for 10 hours per week. The students’ projects span academic disciplines including engineering, chemistry, modern languages and literatures, psychology, art and art history, architecture, special education, and fisheries and wildlife.

For more information on undergraduate research at Nebraska, click here.

Following is a list of School of Computing students who received UCARE awards, with their year in school, academic major(s) and project title:

• Carlos Bueno, junior, computer science, “Building Browser Extensions for Instagram and TikTok to Increase Algorithmic Media Literacy and Shape Attitudes Toward Algorithms.”
• Levi Busching, junior, computer science, “Cultivating Collaboration in Multi-Drone Systems.”
• Sam Ingledue, senior, software engineering, “Generating Graphical Explanations for Decision Support.”
• Lauren Kasparek, senior, computer science, “Applying Machine Learning to Vectorize Phylogeny Trees.”
• Khoa Anh Le, junior, computer science, “Engineering an Integrated Gene Visualization Tool for Complex Genomic Contents.”
• Luke Olson, junior, computer science, “Long-Read Sequencing and Comparative Genomics Analysis of a Beneficial Microbial Genus in the Massilia Family.”
• Paul Owens, junior, computer science, “Enhancing Conceptual Learning in CS and STEM Classrooms Through a Web Tool for Student-Generated Analogy Development.”
• Adrien Palomo, junior, computer science, “Generating Graphical Explanations for Decision Support.”
• Clara Perez, senior, computer science, “Differences in Microaggressions, Sense of Belonging and Self-Efficacy in Undergraduate Female Students Across Software Engineering and Social Sciences.”
• Jake Rance, sophomore, computer science, “Enhancing Conceptual Learning in CS and STEM Classrooms Through a Web Tool for Student-Generated Analogy Development.”
• Amir Tarkian, junior, computer science, “Magnetic Properties of Ta/Cox(FeB)1-x/Pt Films and Fe-Ge Nanostructures.”
• Thao Tu, junior, computer science, “An Exploration for Mixed SQL and NoSQL Databases with Biological Genomic Data.”
• Michael West, sophomore, computer science, “Generating Graphical Explanations for Decision Support.”
• Connor Weyers, junior, software engineering, “Examine Machine Learning Models to Annotate Protein Families From Microbial Communities.”

View the full list of stipend recipients in Nebraska Today.