CSEE alumna Dr. Randi Williams to give URCAD 29 keynote 4/16 12-1pm April 16, 2025 in UC 312

CSEE alumna Dr. Randi Williams ’16, B.S., computer engineering, is the keynote speaker for UMBC’s Undergraduate Research and Creative Achievement Day (URCAD). She will give the keynote talk from 12-1 pm on April 16 in University Center room 312.

Dr. Williams earned her Ph.D. (’24) and M.S. (’18) from MIT where she was a member of Media Lab's Personal Robots Group. At UMBC, she was a Meyerhoff Scholar, Honors College student, CWIT affiliate, a founder of HackUMBC, and worked with Dr. Nilanjan Banerjee in the Mobile, Pervasive, and Sensor Systems Laboratory. She received a computer engineering B.S. degree in 2016.

She is currently leading research at Day of AI, where she works to help equip K-12 students of all backgrounds and abilities to thrive in an AI-driven world. She will join CMU as a research professor in the Human Computer Interaction Institute in July 2026.

See the complete schedule of URCAD presentations, posters, exhibits, films and interactive video games here.

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Come hear from UMBC Alumna, Dr. Randi Williams who is an expert in AI education and ethics!


Dr. Randi Williams ’16 B.S., Computer Engineering

Research Director at Day of AI
M.S., ’18, MIT
Ph.D., ’24, MIT

UC 312
Noon – 1 p.m.
URCAD is April 16,2025

Randi Williams, Ph.D., is an AI educator and tinkerer passionate about empowering others to responsibly use AI for positive social impact. In her daily role, she works with AI researchers, policymakers, and everyday changemakers to address tech misconceptions and mitigate harm. Previously, she developed K-12 AI curricula and platforms for the Day of AI and MIT RAISE initiatives, making AI instruction available to thousands of educators worldwide.

Dr. Williams helps equip researchers, policymakers, and grassroots changemakers to responsibly use AI for meaningful social impact. She has spearheaded initiatives like the MIT RAISE AI Playground and Day of AI, which have made AI instruction available to thousands of educators worldwide. Her groundbreaking work on social robot learning companions (PopBots) and grade school AI + ethics curricula, (How to Train Your Robot) have garnered recognition and accolades from leading organizations such as Microsoft Research, LEGO, and the National Science Foundation and have been featured in prominent media outlets, including The Atlantic, Wired, and MIT Technology Review.

Dr. Williams earned her Ph.D. (’24) and Masters (’18) from MIT in the Personal Robots Group at the MIT Media Lab. She earned her Bachelor’s (’16) in Computer Engineering as a Meyerhoff Scholar, Honors College student, and CWIT affiliate at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County where she worked with Dr. Nilanjan Banerjee in the Mobile, Pervasive, and Sensor Systems Laboratory on the Inviz project and Flex Gloves projects and founded HackUMBC. She is a founding director of the Boston Chapter of Black in Robotics. Previously, Dr. Williams worked at Microsoft Research, NASA Jet Propulsion Lab, and MIT Lincoln Lab.

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The key problem to be addressed is developing a process that can break down claims in a given scientific domain into their constituent components that can then be assessed. During the 32 month program, the researchers will develop and test their tools on three leading areas of scientific research: materials science, AI, and quantum computing. These domains were chosen to represent a progression in scientific complexity.

Read more about this new research award here.

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Michael Ack | Impact of E-Cigarette Aerosol Exposure on the Morphology of the Anterior and Posterior Olfactory Epithelium | Biological Sciences | Weihong Lin

POSTER PRESENTATION | UC BALLROOM | 1:00-2:00 | POSTER 1

 

Sean Agbor-Enoh, Labibah balogun | Using Barnes Maze Paradigm to Examine Spatial Learning With Food and Social Rewards | Biological Sciences | Tara LeGates

POSTER PRESENTATION | UC BALLROOM | 10:00-11:00 | POSTER 2

 

Asiya Ahmed | Investigating Genetic Interactions Between FLK And HOS1 in Plant Defense and Flowering Time | Biological Sciences | Hua Lu

POSTER PRESENTATION | UC BALLROOM | 10:00-11:00 | POSTER 5

 

Kiah Alabi | The Role of RWP-RK Transcription Factors in the Evolution of Cell Differentiation in Volvox Carteri | Biological Sciences | Stephen Miller

POSTER PRESENTATION | UC BALLROOM | 1:00-2:00 | POSTER 4

 

Kafui Ameko | BEYOND THE CLOUDS: POTENTIAL IMPACT OF E-CIGARETTE AEROSOL EXPOSURE ON THE MOUSE OLFACTORY SYSTEM | Biological Sciences | Weihong Lin

POSTER PRESENTATION | UC BALLROOM | 1:00-2:00 | POSTER 2

 

Ajeetha Arudchandran | Investigating the Mechanisms underlying Convergence of the neural Folds | Biological Sciences | Rachel Brewster

ORAL PRESENTATION | UC 204 | 10:40-10:55

 

Samuel Barnett, Michael Mann | Heightened Neural Activity Influences Drosophila Amyloid Precursor Protein-Like (APPL) Processing | Biological Sciences | Fernando Vonhoff

POSTER PRESENTATION | UC BALLROOM | 1:00-2:00 | POSTER 8

 

Rafe Beckert | Testing the Heterogeneity of Prostate Inflammation Using GFP as an Ex-Vivo Marker on a Chronic Inflammatory Mouse Model | Biological Sciences | Charles Bieberich

POSTER PRESENTATION | UC BALLROOM | 10:00-11:00 | POSTER 13

 

Divina Bhatia | Heat Shock Protein 70-8 (Hsp70-8) Plays A Critical Role in Eye, Craniofacial, and Heart Development in Zebrafish | Biological Sciences | Jim Du

POSTER PRESENTATION | UC BALLROOM | 10:00-11:00 | POSTER 16

 

Nicole Brown | Advancements in CAR-T Cell Therapy: Leveraging Inducible Gene Systems for Enhanced Control And Safety | Biological Sciences | Richard O'Neil

POSTER PRESENTATION | UC BALLROOM | 1:00-2:00 | POSTER 13

 

Vinnie Bui | 3D Printing in Digital Dentistry: A Review Study | Biological Sciences | ChengpengChen

POSTER PRESENTATION | UC BALLROOM | 1:00-2:00 | POSTER 13

 

Brianna Byrd | Characterizing The Behavioral Role of GPR155 In a Knockout Mouse Model | Biological Sciences | Laurie Sutton

POSTER PRESENTATION | UC BALLROOM | 10:00-11:00 | POSTER 20

 

Jalane Campbell | Investigating the Effectiveness of Estradiol Replacement Methods | Biological Sciences | Tara LeGates

POSTER PRESENTATION | UC BALLROOM | 10:00-11:00 | POSTER 22

 

Emaan Chaudhry | The Effects Of Ethanol On Neural Degredation In Drosopilla | Biological Sciences | Fernando Vonhoff

POSTER PRESENTATION | UC BALLROOM | 1:00-2:00 | POSTER 17

 

Jane-Frances Chia | Small Molecule Inhibition of RAS Regulates Downstream Signaling and Cell Proliferation in NF1/RASA1 Mutant Cancer Cells | Biological Sciences | Maria Cambraia

POSTER PRESENTATION | UC BALLROOM | 10:00-11:00 | POSTER 26

 

Mufaro Chiduza | Investigating the Impact Of E-cigarette Exposure on Olfactory Guided Behavior and Cognitive Performance in Mice | Biological Sciences | Weihong Lin

POSTER PRESENTATION | UC BALLROOM | 10:00-11:00 | POSTER 27

 

Kendall Clark | Investigating Tissue-Specific Gene Upregulation in Zebrafish Embryos Under Hypoxia | Biological Sciences | Rachel Brewster

POSTER PRESENTATION | UC BALLROOM | 10:00-11:00 | POSTER 28

 

Kate  Crothers | The Origins of Cell Differentiation: Knockout of the Volvox Carteri RlsD Gene | Biological Sciences | Stephen Miller

POSTER PRESENTATION | UC BALLROOM | 1:00-2:00 | POSTER 20

 

Darrell Davis | Age Related Changes In Aromatase Expression in the Ventromedial PrefrontalCortex, Claustrum, And Nucleus Accumbens. | Biological Sciences | Todd Gould

POSTER PRESENTATION | UC BALLROOM | 10:00-11:00 | POSTER 32

 

Shenali De Silva | RNA SEQ Screen Reveals a Subset of Tailbud Genes Expressed in the Posterior Tail Bud | Biological Sciences | Rachel Brewster

POSTER PRESENTATION | UC BALLROOM | 1:00-2:00 | POSTER 21

 

Jameelah  Destry  | The Effect of Temperature on Asexual Reproduction in Hydra Vulgaris | Biological Sciences | Aide Macias-Muñoz

ORAL PRESENTATION | UC 310 | 9:20-9:35


SaraJane Domerchie | Plastic Song Crystallization in Grasshopper Sparrows | Biological Sciences | Bernard Lohr

POSTER PRESENTATION | UC BALLROOM | 10:00-11:00 | POSTER 38

 

Isabella Dressler | The SWI/SNF Protein Domino Interacts With Steroid Hormone Signaling to Affect Border Cell Migration in D. Melanogaster | Biological Sciences | Michelle Starz-Gaiano

POSTER PRESENTATION | UC BALLROOM | 1:00-2:00 | POSTER 22

 

Elana Frazier | Evaluating Directional Cues that Affect Migratory Preference in Border Cell Migration | Biological Sciences | Michelle Starz-Gaiano

ORAL PRESENTATION | UC 204 | 1:20-1:35

 

Austin Gayhart | Investigating Potential Amino Acid Locations of the Counterion in the Melanopsin | Biological Sciences | Phyllis Robinson

POSTER PRESENTATION | UC BALLROOM | 1:00-2:00 | POSTER 27


Raine Gibson | Leveraging Longitudinal Datasets to Improve Genetic Associations With Alcohol Use | Biological Sciences | Luke M. Evans

POSTER PRESENTATION | UC BALLROOM | 1:00-2:00 | POSTER 28

Seth Glassner | Examining the Effects of Genetic Compensation in the Chlamydomonas TAG Pathway | Biological Sciences | Stephen Miller

POSTER PRESENTATION | UC BALLROOM | 1:00-2:00 | POSTER 30

 

Sethumadhavan Gokulakrishnan | Determining Regions Within UCHL3 That Regulates its Stability and Turnover in Ovarian Cancer Cells | Biological Sciences | Achuth Padmanabhan

POSTER PRESENTATION | UC BALLROOM | 10:00-11:00 | POSTER 46

 

Lily Handwerger | WNT Signaling Regulators in Cell Lines Derived From a Genetically Engineered Mouse Model of Aggressive Prostate Cancer | Biological Sciences | Charles Bieberich

POSTER PRESENTATION | UC BALLROOM | 10:00-11:00 | POSTER 49

 

Ashkon Hazrati, Leyla Aydin, Obehi Oniha | Effects of Electronic Cigarette Aerosol Exposure on Olfactory Bulb Inflammation And Morphology in Mice | Biological Sciences | Weihong Lin

POSTER PRESENTATION | UC BALLROOM | 1:00-2:00 | POSTER 39

 

Alleanna Hines, Elizabeth Nabutovsky | Investigating FLK Interactor Proteins In Flowering Time Regulation | Biological Sciences | Hua Lu

POSTER PRESENTATION | UC BALLROOM | 1:00-2:00 | POSTER 41

 

Jessica Hoffman | Characterizing the Role of Zinc Finger Protein 217 in Ovarian Carcinogenesis | Biological Sciences | Achuth Padmanabhan

ORAL PRESENTATION | UC 204 | 11:20-11:35

 

Ahmad Hussin | Overexpression of Carbon Concentrating Mechanism Genes in Chlamydomonas Reinhardtii | Biological Sciences | Stephen Miller

ORAL PRESENTATION | UC 204 | 10:40-10:55

 

Jihae Jang | Enhancing Circular DNA Assembly Using Cyclic Heteroduplex Thermostable Ligase Assembly With Type IIS Restriction Sites | Biological Sciences | Charles Bieberich

POSTER PRESENTATION | UC BALLROOM | 10:00-11:00 | POSTER 52

 

Jasmine Jenkins, Samiyah Hossain | Comparative Analysis of Histone Modifications in the Thorax Vs. Fat Body Tissue Of Drosophila Melanogaster | Biological Sciences | Jeff Leips

POSTER PRESENTATION | UC BALLROOM | 10:00-11:00 | POSTER 55

Aditi Katragunta | N-MYC Downstream Regulated Gene 1A, A Candidate Generalist Stress Protein That Responds To Hypoxia and Salinity Changes | Biological Sciences | Rachel Brewster

POSTER PRESENTATION | UC BALLROOM | 1:00-2:00 | POSTER 48

 

Oluwaseun Kintunde | Evaluating the Function Of Set6 In Proteostasis | Biological Sciences | Erin Green

POSTER PRESENTATION | UC BALLROOM | 10:00-11:00 | POSTER 60

Rohan  Kyasa, Ayeoritse Tuedon | Annotation of Bacteriophages HazuandZazu and Tubberson: A Study Abroad Experience | Biological Sciences | Steven Caruso

POSTER PRESENTATION | UC BALLROOM | 10:00-11:00 | POSTER 64

 

Ryan Lee | Examining The Role Of Intracellular Compartments in Buffering Formaldehyde-Induced Calcium In Olfactory Sensory Neurons | Biological Sciences | Weihong Lin

POSTER PRESENTATION | UC BALLROOM | 10:00-11:00 | POSTER 66

Emerson Lehnert | Using Automated Radio Tracking to Study Year-Round Territoriality of Puerto Rican Orioles | Biological Sciences | Kevin Omland

POSTER PRESENTATION | UC BALLROOM | 11:00-12:00 | POSTER 52

 

Aicha Louriqate | Measuring Threat Response in Two Darter Species: Etheostoma Caeruleum And E. Olmstedi | Biological Sciences | Tamra Mendelson

POSTER PRESENTATION | UC BALLROOM | 11:00-12:00 | POSTER 54

 

Keiko Luke | Investigating the Activity-Dependent Processing of APPL in Drosophila Mushroom Bodies | Biological Sciences | Fernando Vonhoff

POSTER PRESENTATION | UC BALLROOM | 11:00-12:00 | POSTER 55

 

Dania Mahmood | Understanding Factors that Regulate ZNF217 Levels in Ovarian Cancer Cells | Biological Sciences | Achuth Padmanabhan

POSTER PRESENTATION | UC BALLROOM | 1:00-2:00 | POSTER 54

 Katherine McHarg | The Role of ADCK5 in Ovarian Cancer Cells | Biological Sciences | AchuthPadmanabhan

POSTER PRESENTATION | UC BALLROOM | 11:00-12:00 | POSTER 59

Daniel Mirahmadian | Exploring Conditioned Place Preference in Etheostoma olmstedi | Biological Sciences | Tamra Mendelson

POSTER PRESENTATION | UC BALLROOM | 11:00-12:00 | POSTER 49

Deeya Mistry | Sex Differences in Stress Susceptibility And Synaptic Protein Expression | Biological Sciences | Tara LeGates

ORAL PRESENTATION | UC 204 | 2:20-2:35

 

Elizabeth Moser, Sophie Berger | Genomic Insights Into Athletic Performance and Immune Function in Racing Siberian Huskies | Biological Sciences | Tracy Smith

POSTER PRESENTATION | UC BALLROOM | 11:00-12:00 | POSTER 51

Isabella Naimi | High-Throughput Screening of Bacterial Growth Using Complex Insoluble Polysaccharide Substrates and 3D-Printed Tools | Biological Sciences | Jeffrey Gardner

POSTER PRESENTATION | UC BALLROOM | 1:00-2:00 | POSTER 55

 

Priyanka Navale | Using Hox Genes And Split-Gal4 System to Isolate Bursicon Neuron Subsets Before Pupal Ecdysis In Drosophila | Biological Sciences | Fernando Vonhoff

POSTER PRESENTATION | UC BALLROOM | 2:30-3:30 | POSTER 6

 

Lea-Pearl Njei | Muscarinic Receptor Regulation of Human Colon Cancer Cell Microtentacle Formation | Biological Sciences | Jean-Pierre Raufman

POSTER PRESENTATION | UC BALLROOM | 11:00-12:00 | POSTER 6

Munachiso Nkeonye-Mbaekwe | Identifying Ectopic Synapses in Neuromuscular Junctions of Drosophila Larvae With Candidate Autism Genes Manipulations | Biological Sciences | Fernando Vonhoff

POSTER PRESENTATION | UC BALLROOM | 11:00-12:00 | POSTER 7

Saheedat Odetayo | Evaluating Anxiety And Depression-Like Behaviors In Mice After Subchronic E-Cigarette Aerosol Exposure | Biological Sciences | Weihong Lin

POSTER PRESENTATION | UC BALLROOM | 11:00-12:00 | POSTER 9

Emmanuel Omole | Investigating MCB-613 as a Post-Translational Regulator of USP15 in Ovarian Cancer Cells | Biological Sciences | Achuth Padmanabhan

POSTER PRESENTATION | UC BALLROOM | 11:00-12:00 | POSTER 11

Brandon Onochie | SMYD3 Inhibition Used to Identify and Block Main Metastatic Pathways Within Prostate Cancer | Biological Sciences | Erin Green

POSTER PRESENTATION | UC BALLROOM | 11:00-12:00 | POSTER 12

 Andrew Opincar | Sticky Fingers-How Heparan Sulfate Proteoglycan Processing Enzymes Mediate Drosophila Melanogaster Border Cell Migration | Biological Sciences | MichelleStarz-Gaiano

ORAL PRESENTATION | UC 310 | 10:00-10:15

Gabriel Otubu | Ndrg1b Regulates N-cadherin Trafficking in Response to Hypoxia | Biological Sciences | Rachel Brewster

ORAL PRESENTATION | UC 204 | 10:20-10:35

Daisy Parry | Determining a Role for the MicroRNA, Bereft, During Border Cell Migration | Biological Sciences | Michelle Starz-Gaiano

POSTER PRESENTATION | UC BALLROOM | 11:00-12:00 | POSTER 15

Ella Reinders | Examining Learned Associations Between Contextual Cues and Stress-Inducing Experiences | Biological Sciences | Tara LeGates

POSTER PRESENTATION | UC BALLROOM | 2:30-3:30 | POSTER 18

 

Christa Richardson | The Effects of Lowered Expression of Daughterless on Speed, Endurance, And Fecundity on Drosophila Melanogaster | Biological Sciences | Jeff Leips

POSTER PRESENTATION | UC BALLROOM | 1:00-2:00 | POSTER 19

 

Charles Rogers | Using Artificial Intelligence to Find Tropical Birds in Remote Areas | Biological Sciences | Kevin Omland

POSTER PRESENTATION | UC BALLROOM | 11:00-12:00 | POSTER 21

Sarah Ruotolo | Using 3RAD Genotyping by Sequencing to Evaluate Reproductive Mode in Bandona Boninensis (Opiliones: Assamiidae) | Biological Sciences | Mercedes Burns

POSTER PRESENTATION | UC BALLROOM | 11:00-12:00 | POSTER 23

Mukta Sangar, Shivam Patel | Investigating the Role of the Gene, Rho1 on the Innate Immune Response in Drosophila Melanogaster | Biological Sciences | Jeff Leips

POSTER PRESENTER | UC BALLROOM | 2:30-3:30 | POSTER 22

 

Abdullah Shahzad | The Role of Olfaction in the Reproductive Behavior Of Etheostoma Flabellare | Biological Sciences | Tamra Mendelson

POSTER PRESENTER | UC BALLROOM | 2:30-3:30 | POSTER 26

 

J. Branwen She, Owen Tolbert | Using Data to Inform Models of Nucleus Accumbens Neurons | Biological Sciences | Kathleen Hoffman

POSTER PRESENTATION | UC BALLROOM | 11:00-12:00 | POSTER 30

Felix Siewe | Investigating Hypoxia Induced Sensory Hair Cell Regeneration in Zebrafish Neuromast | Biological Sciences | Rachel Brewster

POSTER PRESENTER | UC BALLROOM | 2:30-3:30 | POSTER 29

 

Muhammad Subhan, Sofia Roberts | Using Behavioral Assays to Investigate Autism-Associated Genes In Drosophila Fruit Flies | Biological Sciences | Fernando Vonhoff

POSTER PRESENTER | UC BALLROOM | 2:30-3:30 | POSTER 31

 

Julia Sunnarborg | Evolution Beyond The Central Dogma | Biological Sciences | Stephen Freeland

ORAL PRESENTATION | UC BALLROOM LOUNGE | 11:00-11:15

Zoya Syed | H3K4me3 And H4K16ac as Regulators of Lifespan and Aging in the Fat Body of Drosophila Melanogaster | Biological Sciences | Jeff Leips

POSTER PRESENTER | UC BALLROOM | 2:30-3:30 | POSTER 34

 

Meghan Thomas, Jess Ndiritu | The Impact of Sirt2 on Innate Immune Response in Drosophila Melanogaster | Biological Sciences | Jeff Leips

POSTER PRESENTATION | UC BALLROOM | 11:00-12:00 | POSTER 38

Isabella Tiboni, Uswa Hanif, David Shaker, Shaya Zamani | The Hunt for the Golden Gene | Biological Sciences | Jeff Leips

POSTER PRESENTER | UC BALLROOM | 2:30-3:30 | POSTER 38

 

Ayeoritse Tuedon | Evaluating Cell Viability in a 3D Liver Model Constructed With Thiol-Modified Hydrogels | Biological Sciences | Chengpeng Chen

ORAL PRESENTATION | UC 204 | 9:40-9:55

Ayeoritse Tuedon, Rohan Kyasa | Annotation of Bacteriophages Hazuandzazu and Tubberson: A Study Abroad Experience | Biological Sciences | Steven Caruso

POSTER PRESENTATION | UC BALLROOM | 11:00-12:00 | POSTER 38

Pavankumar Umashankar | Characterizing The Role of Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase 15 (MAPK15) in Ovarian Cancer | Biological Sciences | Achuth Padmanabhan

POSTER PRESENTATION | UC BALLROOM | 2:30-3:30 | POSTER 40

 

Sydnee Vance | Identifying Areas Of Convergence Between Dorsal and Ventral Hippocampal Pathways In The Nucleus Accumbens | Biological Sciences | Tara LeGates

POSTER PRESENTER | UC BALLROOM | 2:30-3:30 | POSTER 41

 

Gabriel Vaughn | Investigating the Effects of Selenium on Cancer-driving Mutations in Drosophila | Biological Sciences | Michelle Starz-Gaiano

POSTER PRESENTER | UC BALLROOM | 2:30-3:30 | POSTER 42

 

Christian Verastegui | Void Spot Assays as a Noninvasive Method For Detecting Prostate Inflammation In A Mouse Model of CP/CPPS | Biological Sciences | Charles J. Bieberich

POSTER PRESENTATION | UC BALLROOM | 11:00-12:00 | POSTER 42

 Lucy Viechnicki | A Novel GPCR Autoantibody Associated With Cancer Recurrence | Biological Sciences | NealFedarko

ORAL PRESENTATION | UC 204 | 2:40-2:55

 

Grace Walsh | Characterization of a Low Myc Expression Model For Prostate Cancer Progression | Biological Sciences | Charles Bieberich

POSTER PRESENTER | UC BALLROOM | 2:30-3:30 | POSTER 46

 

Ashley  White, Nisha Shah, Iman Mahmood, Allison Kende | Genome Sequences of Streptomyces Phages HazuAndZazu | Biological Sciences | Steven Caruso

POSTER PRESENTER | UC BALLROOM | 2:30-3:30 | POSTER 49

 

Yashitha Yarubandi | The Impact of Histone Modifications H3K4me3 And H4K16ac on Age-Related Traits in Thorax of Drosophila Melanogaster | Biological Sciences | Jeff Leips

POSTER PRESENTER | UC BALLROOM | 2:30-3:30 | POSTER 51

 

Briana Young | Gadd45ba, A Regulator of Blood Cell Production in Response to Anoxia | Biological Sciences | Rachel Brewster

ORAL PRESENTATION | UC 204 | 10:00-10:15

 

 


 

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Nicholas Agouridis, Prajita Shrestha | Scope++: An Open-source, Modular, and Efficient Image And Video Acquisition Software | Bioinformatics and Computational Biology | Daniel Lobo

Poster Presentation | UC Ballroom | 10:00-11:00 | Poster 1

 

Xander Barton | Mechanistic Regulation of Planarian Shape During Regeneration | Bioinformatics and Computational Biology | Daniel Lobo

Poster Presentation | UC Ballroom | 10:00-11:00 | Poster 12

 

Rusham Bhatt | Standardizing Genome Sequencing Analysis For Detection and Interpretation of Genetic Variants in M. Tuberculosis | Bioinformatics and Computational Biology | Maha Farhat

Poster Presentation | UC Ballroom | 1:00-2:00 | Poster 11

 

Michelle Jebaseelan, Idrees Chaudry, Godwin Aizenofe | Analyzing the Impact of Wildfires on Human Lung Cancer Through Molecular Homolog Identification in Drosophila | Bioinformatics and Computational Biology | Maricel Kann

Poster Presentation | UC Ballroom | 1:00-2:00 | Poster 46

 

 Joe Kim, Hannah Mulato, Gene Zhou | Predicting Treatment Outcomes in Lung Cancer with Machine Learning | Bioinformatics and Computational Biology | Maricel Kann

Poster Presentation | UC Ballroom | 10:00-11:00 | Poster 59

 

Emmanuel Mekasha | Exploring Mutational Resilience of Transcription Factor Binding Site Specificity Mechanisms | Bioinformatics and Computational Biology | Ivan Erill

Poster Presentation | UC Ballroom | 11:00-12:00 | Poster 59

 

Noor Navaid | Development of a Redox-Sensitive Biosensor in CFPS | Bioinformatics and Computational Biology | Chad Sundberg

Poster Presentation | UC Ballroom | 2:30-3:30 | Poster 5

 

Jeshuwin Prabakaran | Deep Learning-Assisted Histopathological Analysis of Adipose Tissue Remodeling in Breast Cancer | Bioinformatics and Computational Biology | Nykia Walker

Poster Presentation | UC Ballroom | 2:30-3:30 | Poster 14

 

Emma Siddiqi, Damilare Aboyewa, Shresta Dantuluri, Victor Osunji | Artificial Intelligence for the Understanding of Tumor Hypoxia in Aggressive Breast Cancer | Bioinformatics and Computational Biology | Maricel Kann

Poster Presentation | UC Ballroom | 2:30-3:30 | Poster 28

 

Sanjana Srimath | Gene Ontology Enrichment Analysis of Homologous Genes in Planarians | Bioinformatics and Computational Biology | Daniel Lobo

Poster Presentation | UC Ballroom | 2:30-3:30 | Poster 30

 

Petra Tembei, Jahanavi Dhavala, Victor Osunji, Ray Gao, Noor Smadhi, Oluwadamilare Aboyewa,  Ahmad Mian | Curating Biomedical Data for AI Models in Precision Oncology | Bioinformatics and Computational Biology | MaricelKann

Poster Presentation | UC Ballroom | 2:30-3:30 | Poster 37

 

Melanie Torres | AI For Ovarian Cancer Research: Identifying Crucial Genetic and Molecular Signatures | Bioinformatics and Computational Biology | Maricel Kann

 Poster Presentation | UC Ballroom | 2:30-3:30 | Poster  39


 

 

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AhmedAl-Anesi | Metasurface-based Generation of Reactive Oxygen Species | Biochemistry and Molecular Biology | ChrisGeddes 

Poster Presentation | 10:00-11:00 | Poster 1 

 

LesleyHernandez | Optimization of In-Vitro Capping in the Moloney Murine Leukemia Virus| Biochemistry and Molecular Biology | Michael F.Summers 

Poster Presentation | 1:00-2:00 | Poster 40 

 

WilliamSakowicz | Identification and Characterization of Nucleocapsid Binding Sites Within the MAL HIV-1 RNA Packaging Signal | Biochemistry and Molecular Biology |  

Poster Presentation | 11:00-12:00 | Poster 24 

 

BeccaSchultz | Mixed-Metal Thin Films for Improved Plasmonic Current in Fluorophore Detection | Biochemistry and Molecular Biology | ChrisGeddes 
Poster Presentation | 11:00-12:00 | Poster 26 

 

ShoyabShaik | Using Photophysical Properties To Select Fluorophores For Plasmonic Current | Biochemistry and Molecular Biology | ChrisGeddes 
Oral Presentation | UC 312| 1:20-1:35 

 
MeshaShajahan | Optimizing Cell-Free Biomanufacturing to Facilitate Personalized Immunotherapy Production in Clinical Settings | Biochemistry and Molecular Biology | 
GovindRao 

Poster Presentation | 2:30-3:30 | Poster 25 

 

Kieran Soliday | Optimized INeuron Reprogramming From Dermal Fibroblasts for Investigating Pathogenic Variants in Rare CNS Diseases | Biochemistry and Molecular Biology | May ChristineMalicdan 

Oral Presentation | UC 310 | 9:40-9:55 
 

AryanSrivastava | Analyzing the Conservation of Human Immunodeficiency Virus Rev Response Element Through a Computational Approach | Biochemistry and Molecular Biology |MichaelSummers 
Poster Presentation | 11:00-12:00 | Poster 35 

 
BersabelTekle | Structural Basis and Mechanisms of HIV-1 Genome Packaging | Biochemistry and Molecular Biology | MichaelSummers 

Poster Presentation | 2:30-3:30 | Poster 36 
 

OmeganWright | Genome Annotation of Novel Bacteriophage Tubberson With Conserved Syntenic Immune Repressor System | StevenCaruso 
Poster Presentation | 2:30-3:30 | Poster 50 

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Ben Bazarsuren | Designing Structural Members Using Bio-Inspired Design Primitives | Mechanical Engineering | Paris Von Lockette

 

A.J. Boyd | Creating Table-top Narrations from Fine-tuned Large Language Models | Computer Science and Electrical Engineering | Lara Martin

 

Jalen Brown | Addressing Inefficiencies in Campus Services Through the Development of a Smart Campus Application | Computer Science and Electrical Engineering | Roberto Yus

 

Adah Harding | Platelet Circulatory Age and Traction Force Generation | Mechanical Engineering | Molly Mollica

 

Jasmine Ives | Polychlorinated Biphenyl Monitoring in Maryland Fish | Chemical, Biochemical, and Environmental Engineering | Upal Ghosh

 

Meredith Morse | Characterizing the Aspergillus Nidulans Kinase Deletion Library | Chemical, Biochemical, and Environmental Engineering | Mark Marten

 

Yazlin Moujalled | Smart Orchard Management: Leveraging Computer Vision for Advanced Species Classification | Computer Science and Electrical Engineering | Pratik Chaudhari

 

Gerald Ndawula | Knowledge-Infused Learning for Developing a Mental Health Diagnostic Copilot in Healthcare Systems | Computer Science and Electrical Engineering | Manas Gaur

 

Leah Prince | Analyzing Multivariate Time Series Amalgams of Physiological Data in ICUs for Sepsis in Adults | Information Systems |Patricia Ordóñez

 

Arianna Richardson | Virtual Reality's Role in Understanding Factors Affecting Education | Information Systems | Anita Komlodi

 

Noah Santiago | Beyond IP Masking: How Digital Fingerprinting Defeats VPN Privacy Obscurity | Information Systems | Bill Ryan

 

Jessica Slaughter | Suite of Bioinformatic-Analysis Apps for Better Understanding Dynamic Omics Data | Chemical, Biochemical, and Environmental Engineering | Mark Marten

 

Joy Ware | Cultural Dimensions Represented in Panama | Information Systems | Sidas Saulynas

 

Zorah Williams | Utilizing Manganese-Oxide as an Electrode Material for Aqueous Zn-ion Batteries | Chemical, Biochemical, and Environmental Engineering | Ozgur Capraz

 

Ariel Wilson-Gray | Production of Extracellular Vesicles From Mammalian Cells Modulated by a Biomimetic Surface | Chemical, Biochemical, and Environmental Engineering | Jorge Almodovar

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Michael Ack | Impact of E-Cigarette Aerosol Exposure on the Morphology of the Anterior and Posterior Olfactory Epithelium | Biological Sciences | Weihong Lin

POSTER PRESENTATION | UC BALLROOM | 1:00-2:00 | POSTER 1

 

Suzi Agyako-Wiredu | Dendronized Gold Nanorattles Loaded with Doxorubicin as a Drug Delivery Platform | Chemistry and Biochemistry | Marie-Christine Daniel

POSTER PRESENTATION | UC BALLROOM | 10:00-11:00 | POSTER 4

 

Kiah Alabi | The Role of RWP-RK Transcription Factors in the Evolution of Cell Differentiation in Volvox Carteri | Biological Sciences | Stephen Miller

POSTER PRESENTATION | UC BALLROOM | 1:00-2:00 | POSTER 4

 

Kafui Ameko | BEYOND THE CLOUDS: POTENTIAL IMPACT OF E-CIGARETTE AEROSOL EXPOSURE ON THE MOUSE OLFACTORY SYSTEM | Biological Sciences | Weihong Lin

Poster Presentation | UC Ballroom | 1:00-2:00 | Poster 2

 

Daniel Amon-Kotey | Evaluating User Interactions with AI Creative Tools | Computer Science and Electrical Engineering | Richard Souvenir

POSTER PRESENTATION | UC BALLROOM | 10:00-11:00 | POSTER 8

 

Ajeetha Arudchandran | Investigating the Mechanisms underlying Convergence of the neural Folds | Biological Sciences | Rachel Brewster

Oral Presentation | UC 204 | 10:40-10:55


Ben Bazarsuren | Designing Structural Members Using Bio-Inspired Design Primitives | Mechanical Engineering | Paris Von Lockette

Oral Presentation | UC 204 | 2:00-2:15

 

Nicholas Bartolomeo | Evaluating the Effects of Hurricanes on Rent Affordability Across Florida | Mathematics and Statistics | Kelsea Best

Poster Presentation | UC Ballroom | 1:00-2:00 | Poster 9

 

Rusham Bhatt | Standardizing Genome Sequencing Analysis for Detection and Interpretation of Genetic Variants in M. Tuberculosis | Bioinformatics and Computational Biology | Maha Farhat

POSTER PRESENTATION | UC BALLROOM | 1:00-2:00 | POSTER 11

 

Brianna Byrd | Characterizing the Behavioral Role of GPR155 in a Knockout Mouse Model | Biological Sciences | Laurie Sutton

POSTER PRESENTATION | UC BALLROOM | 10:00-11:00 | POSTER 20

 

Jalene Campbell | Investigating the Effectiveness of Estradiol Replacement Methods | Biological Sciences | Tara LeGates

POSTER PRESENTATION | UC BALLROOM | 10:00-11:00 | POSTER 22

 

Kevin Carbajal Rodriguez | Shortcuts to Adiabaticity in a System of Two Linearly Coupled Quantum Harmonic Oscillators | Physics | Sebastian Deffner

POSTER PRESENTATION | UC BALLROOM | 1:00-2:00 | POSTER 15

 

Mufaro Chiduza | Investigating the Impact of E-cigarette Exposure on Olfactory Guided Behavior and Cognitive Performance in Mice | Biological Sciences | Weihong Lin

Poster Presentation | UC Ballroom | 10:00-11:00 | Poster 27

 

Kendall Clark | Investigating Tissue-Specific Gene Upregulation in Zebrafish Embryos Under Hypoxia | Biological Sciences | Rachel Brewster

Poster Presentation | UC Ballroom | 10:00-11:00 | Poster 28

 

Darrell Davis | Age Related Changes in Aromatase Expression in the Ventromedial PrefrontalCortex, Claustrum, and Nucleus Accumbens | Biological Sciences | Todd Gould

POSTER PRESENTATION | UC BALLROOM | 10:00-11:00 | POSTER 32

 

Joshua Dayie | Engineering CRBN for Improved Assay and Structural Enablement Using DeNovo Protein Scaffolds | Engineering CRBN for Improved Assay and Structural Enablement Using DeNovo Protein Scaffolds |Nicole LaRonde

Poster Presentation | UC Ballroom | 10:00-11:00 | Poster 33

 

Nathan Dayie | Filter Bank Common Spatial Pattern on Motor Imagery EEG Data | Computer Science and Electrical Engineering | Ramana Vinjamuri

Poster Presentation | UC Ballroom | 10:00-11:00 | Poster 34

 

Shenali De Silva | RNA SEQ Screen Reveals a Subset of Tailbud Genes Expressed in the Posterior Tail Bud | Biological Sciences | Rachel Brewster

Poster Presentation | UC Ballroom | 1:00-2:00 | Poster 21

 

Jeremiah Destry | The Effect of Temperature on Asexual Reproduction in Hydra Vulgaris | Biological Sciences | Aide Macias-Muñoz

ORAL PRESENTATION | UC 310 | 9:20-9:35

 

Olivia Edoigiawerie | Examining Childhood Adversity, Trauma Exposure, and Protective Factors in Caregivers of Infants | Psychology | Kay Connors

Poster Presentation | UC Ballroom | 10:00-11:00 | Poster 40

 

Evalynn Ellison | Ultrasound-Responsive Phospholipid-Coated Microbubbles for Controlled Drug Delivery Across Mucosa | Chemical, Biochemical, and Environmental Engineering | Canan Dagdeviren

Oral Presentation | UC 310 | 3:00-3:15

 

Caly Ferguson | Using Computational Simulations to Inform Mutagenesis in Connexin Proteins | Mechanical Engineering | Kafui Dzirasa

POSTER PRESENTATION | UC BALLROOM | 1:00-2:00 | POSTER 24

 

 Raine Gibson | Leveraging Longitudinal Datasets to Improve Genetic Associations with Alcohol Use | Biological Sciences | Luke M. Evans

POSTER PRESENTATION | UC BALLROOM | 1:00-2:00 | POSTER 28

 

Elias Gilotte | Uncovering the Relationship Between Oxygen Availability and Energy Sources in Cell-free Protein Synthesis | Chemical, Biochemical, and Environmental Engineering | Govind Rao

POSTER PRESENTATION | UC BALLROOM | 1:00-2:00 | POSTER 29

 

Lily Handwerger | WNT Signaling Regulators in Cell Lines Derived from a Genetically Engineered Mouse Model of Aggressive Prostate Cancer | Biological Sciences | Charles Bieberich

Poster Presentation | UC Ballroom | 10:00-11:00 | Poster 49

 

Lesley Hernandez | Optimization of In-Vitro Capping in the Moloney Murine Leukemia Virus | Biochemistry and Molecular Biology | Michael Summers

POSTER PRESENTATION | UC BALLROOM | 1:00-2:00 | POSTER 40

 

Jessica Hoffman | Characterizing the Role of Zinc Finger Protein 217 in Ovarian Carcinogenesis | Biological Sciences | Achuth Padmanabhan

ORAL PRESENTATION | UC 204 | 11:20-11:35

 

Aeon Kaplowitz | Exploring Linker Functionalization in Zirconium-Based Metal-Organic Frameworks for Curcumin Encapsulation and Release | Chemistry and Biochemistry | Lisa Kelly

Poster Presentation | UC Ballroom | 1:00-2:00 | Poster 47

 

Aditi Katragunta | N-MYC Downstream Regulated Gene 1A, a Candidate Generalist Stress Protein That Responds to Hypoxia and Salinity Changes | Biological Sciences

Poster Presentation | UC Ballroom | 1:00-2:00 | Poster 48

 

Oluwaseun Kintunde | Evaluating the Function of Set6 in Proteostasis | Biological Sciences | Erin Green

Poster Presentation | UC Ballroom | 10:00-11:00 | Poster 60

 

Tonderai Kodzwa | Effect of Temperature on Aqueous Zinc Ion Batteries | Chemical, Biochemical, and Environmental Engineering | Ozgur Capraz

Poster Presentation | UC Ballroom | 10:00-11:00 | Poster 61

 

Jacob Lombardo | Next-Generation Scalable and Environmentally Friendly MXene-Tetrahedrite Flexible Thermoelectric Generators | Mechanical Engineering | Deepa Madan

Oral Presentation | UC 204 | 9:20-9:35

 

Rileigh Mansfield | Parameter Identifiability, Sensitivity, and Estimation for a Cholera Model | Mathematics and Statistics | Kathleen Hoffman

ORAL PRESENTATION | UC 204 | 1:40-1:55


Emmanuel Mekasha | Exploring Mutational Resilience of Transcription Factor Binding Site Specificity Mechanisms | Bioinformatics and Computational Biology | Ivan Erill

Poster Presentation | UC Ballroom | 11:00-12:00 | Poster 59

 

Deeya Mistry | Sex Differences in Stress Susceptibility and Synaptic Protein Expression | Biological Sciences | Tara LeGates

ORAL PRESENTATION | UC 204 | 2:20-2:35

 

Jackson Moore | Diurnal Cycle of Cloud Cover in the Amazon Rainforest from an All-sky Imager | Physics | Henrique Barbosa

Poster Presentation | UC Ballroom | 1:00-2:00 | Poster 59

 

Yazlin Moujalled | Smart Orchard Management: Leveraging Computer Vision for Advanced Species Classification | Computer Science and Electrical Engineering | Pratik Chaudhari

Poster Presentation | UC Ballroom | 2:30-3:30 | Poster 2

 

Lea-Pearl Njei | Muscarinic Receptor Regulation of Human Colon Cancer Cell Microtentacle Formation | Biological Sciences | Jean-Pierre Raufman

Poster Presentation | UC Ballroom | 11:00-12:00 | Poster 6

 

Munachiso Nkeonye-Mbaekwe | Identifying Ectopic Synapses in Neuromuscular Junctions of Drosophila Larvae with Candidate Autism Genes Manipulations | Biological Sciences | Fernando Vonhoff

Poster Presentation | UC Ballroom | 11:00-12:00 | Poster 7

 

Asantewaa Nyanteh | Microheater Arrays to Modulate Stiffness for Dynamically Turnable Friction | Mechanical Engineering | Kevin Turner

Poster Presentation | UC Ballroom | 2:30-3:30 | Poster 10

 

Emmanuel Omole | Investigating MCB-613 as a Post-Translational Regulator of USP15 in Ovarian Cancer Cells | Biological Sciences | Achuth Padmanabhan

Poster Presentation | UC Ballroom | 11:00-12:00 | Poster 12

 

Brandon Onochie | SMYD3 Inhibition Used to Identify and Block Main Metastatic Pathways Within Prostate Cancer | Biological Sciences | Erin Green

Poster Presentation | UC Ballroom | 11:00-12:00 | Poster 12

 

Gabriel Otubu | Ndrg1b Regulates N-cadherin Trafficking in Response to Hypoxia | Biological Sciences | Rachel Brewster

ORAL PRESENTATION | UC 204 | 10:20-10:35

 

Daisy Parry | Determining a Role for The MicroRNA, Bereft, During Border Cell Migration | Biological Sciences | Michelle Starz-Gaiano

Poster Presentation | UC Ballroom | 11:00-12:00 | Poster 15

Tithi Prajapati | Noninvasive Wearable Device for Transcutaneous CO2 Based Early Detection of Opioid-Induced Respiratory Depression | Chemical, Biochemical, and Environmental Engineering | Venkatesh Srinivasan

Poster Presentation | UC Ballroom | 2:30-3:30 | Poster 15

 

Matthew Quintanilla | Characterization of Transmembrane Transporters Linked to Cell Wall Stress Response | Chemical, Biochemical, and Environmental Engineering | Mark Marten

Poster Presentation | UC Ballroom | 2:30-3:30 | Poster 16

 

Aliyyah Roberson | Novel Dual-mode Fluorescence and Phosphorescence Probes for Ratiometric in Vivo Oxygen Sensing | Chemistry and Biochemistry | Marcin Ptaszek

Poster Presentation | UC Ballroom | 2:30-3:30 | Poster 20

 

Ariana Rodriguez | Investigating the Interaction Between HIV-1 RRE S1A, Rev, and Gag: Binding Mechanisms at the Purine-Rich Bulge | Chemistry and Biochemistry | Michael Summers

POSTER PRESENTATION | UC BALLROOM | 2:30-3:30 | POSTER 21

 

Turibius Rozario | UMBC Multidisciplinary Capstone: Design and Development of an Autonomous Fixed-Wing UAV For Long-Range Payload Delivery | Computer Science and Electrical Engineering | E.F. Charles LaBerge

Poster Presentation | UC Ballroom | 11:00-12:00 | Poster 22

 

Gia Oriana Santos | LLM-Assisted IoT Knowledge Graph | Computer Science and Electrical Engineering | Roberto Yus

Poster Presentation | UC Ballroom | 2:30-3:30 | Poster 24

 

Sebastian Seda | Durable & Flexible Chitosan-Based Polymer Gel Electrolyte for Rechargeable Zinc Manganese Dioxide | Mechanical Engineering | Deepa Madan

Poster Presentation | UC Ballroom | 11:00-12:00 | Poster 27

 

Nigel Seymour | A Data-Informed Model of Dengue Transmission | Mathematics and Statistics | Kathleen Hoffman |

Poster Presentation | UC Ballroom | 11:00-12:00 | Poster 28

 

Mesha Shajahan | Optimizing Cell-Free Biomanufacturing to Facilitate Personalized Immunotherapy Production in Clinical Settings | Biochemistry and Molecular Biology | Govind Rao

POSTER PRESENTATION | UC BALLROOM | 2:30-3:30 | POSTER 25

 

Evan Sheldon | Periodic Solutions and Resonance in Wave-Heat Systems | Mathematics and Statistics | Justin Webster

Poster Presentation | UC Ballroom | 11:00-12:00 | Poster 31

 

Felix Siewe | Investigating Hypoxia Induced Sensory Hair Cell Regeneration in Zebrafish Neuromast | Biological Sciences | Rachel Brewster

Poster Presentation | UC Ballroom | 2:30-3:30 | Poster 29

 

Jessica Slaughter | Suite of Bioinformatic-Analysis Apps for Better Understanding Dynamic Omics Data | Chemical, Biochemical, and Environmental Engineering | Mark Marten

Poster Presentation | UC Ballroom | 11:00-12:00 | Poster 33 

 

Kieran Soliday | Optimized INeuron Reprogramming from Dermal Fibroblasts for Investigating Pathogenic Variants in Rare CNS Diseases | Biochemistry and Molecular Biology | May Christine Malicdan

ORAL PRESENTATION | UC 310 | 9:40-9:55

 

Marelen Soto | Multi-Dimensional Mural: A Live Performance of Art, Sound, and Movement | Biological Sciences | Weihong Lin

AUDIO-VISUAL EXHIBIT | UC BALLROOM STAGE | 2:00-2:30

 

Aryan Srivastava | Analyzing the Conservation of Human Immunodeficiency Virus-1 Rev Response Element Through a Computational Approach | Michael Summers

POSTER PRESENTATION | UC BALLROOM | 11:00-12:00 | POSTER 35

 

Greeshma Tarimala | Using Gene Editing and Fluorescent Microscopy to Characterize the PrkA Kinase in Aspergillus Nidulans | Chemical, Biochemical, and Environmental Engineering | Mark Marten

Poster Presentation | UC Ballroom | 2:30-3:30 | Poster 35

 

Ayeoritse Tuedon | Evaluating Cell Viability in a 3D Liver Model Constructed With Thiol-Modified Hydrogels | Computer Science and Electrical Engineering | Chengpeng Chen

Poster Presentation | UC Ballroom | 11:00-12:00 | Poster 39

 

Pavan Umashankar | Characterizing the Role of Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase 15 (MAPK15) in Ovarian Cancer | Biological Sciences | Achuth Padmanabhan

POSTER PRESENTATION | UC BALLROOM | 2:30-3:30 | POSTER 40

 

Sydnee Vance | Identifying Areas of Convergence Between Dorsal and Ventral Hippocampal Pathways in the Nucleus Accumbens | Biological Sciences | Tara LeGates

POSTER PRESENTATION | UC BALLROOM | 2:30-3:30 | POSTER 41

 

Julia Van Der Marel | Monitoring of NADH Concentrations in Cell-Free Systems | Chemical, Biochemical, and Environmental Engineering | Govind Rao

POSTER PRESENTATION | UC BALLROOM | 11:00-12:00 | POSTER 40

 

Christian Verastegui | Void Spot Assays as a Noninvasive Method for Detecting Prostate Inflammation in a Mouse Model of CP/CPPS | Biological Sciences | Charles Bieberich

Poster Presentation | UC Ballroom | 2:30-3:30 | Poster 45

 

Zorah Williams | Utilizing Manganese-Oxide as an Electrode Material for Aqueous Zn-ion Batteries | Chemical, Biochemical, and Environmental Engineering | Ozgur Capraz

Poster Presentation | UC Ballroom | 11:00-12:00 | Poster 44

 

Ariel Wilson-Gray | Production of Extracellular Vesicles from Mammalian Cells Modulated by a Biomimetic Surface | Chemical, Biochemical, and Environmental Engineering | Jorge Almodavar

Poster Presentation | UC Ballroom | 11:00-12:00 | Poster 45

 

Briana Young | Gadd45ba, a Regulator of Blood Cell Production in Response to Anoxia | Biological Sciences | Rachel Brewster

Oral Presentation | UC 204 | 10:00-10:15

 

Nathan Zekarias | Predicting Social Determinants of Health Using Machine Learning on Environmental Data | Computer Science and Electrical Engineering | Marzyeh Ghassemi

Poster Presentation | UC Ballroom | 2:30-3:30 | Poster 52

 

 

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Reposted from UMBC News: https://umbc.edu/quick-posts/students-celebrate-engineering-and-computing-week-with-fun-and-networking/

A multidisciplinary team of UMBC researchers was recently awarded $3.8 million from the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) to develop new computational methods for assessing the feasibility of scientific claims. The project is motivated by the speed and volume of new developments in science and the need for tools to help evaluate the soundness of new claims.

“Some scientific claims are peer reviewed by independent experts, but others, such as from company press releases, or papers posted to pre-prints sites, are not,” says Frank Ferraro, an associate professor of computer science and lead researcher on the award. And even when science is peer-reviewed, there can still be errors, Ferraro notes. For example, recent research highlighting the danger of flame retardant chemicals leaching from black plastic into food was widely reported on, before it was discovered that an error in the paper led to a significant overstating of the exposure risk. 

An AI science assistant 

The idea of an AI assistant specifically designed to tackle complex research questions has been catching on recently. OpenAI, the creators of ChatGPT, recently debuted their “DeepResearch” tool, which the company says can use reasoning to synthesize large amounts of online information and complete multi-step research tasks.

Ferraro says the tool he and his colleagues hope to develop should stand-out from other approaches by employing a strongly iterative process, necessary to really take apart and analyze claims. The tool will break down a scientific claim into constituent sub-claims, and apply a wide range of evidence and reasoning approaches to assess the feasibility of each one. 

Man in suit smiles at camera. Tyler Josephson (Marlayna Demond ’11/UMBC)

The team, which includes UMBC faculty Tejas Gokhale, computer science and electrical engineering, and Tyler Josephson, chemical, biochemical, and environmental engineering, as well as colleagues from Stony Brook University, the University of Texas at Austin, and the University of Cambridge, will develop and test the tool on three leading areas of scientific research: materials science, AI, and quantum computing.

“It’s a little meta that the AI will be analyzing AI,” Ferraro says. More than 20 UMBC undergrads, grad students, and post-docs will take part in the project. “They’ll get opportunities to network with peers on a highly relevant topic,” Ferraro says. “They’ll be helping guide the national conversation on these issues.”

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