AMISTAD Lab: Explorations in ML and Randomized Search Systems
This project is part of an NSF-funded REU site with the HMC Computer Science Department. You can learn about other REU projects here: https://www.hmc.edu/cs/research/reu/mentors/. Applications for this project will be processed on the ETAP website here: https://etap.nsf.gov/award/1783/opportunity/8020.
(US citizens or permanent residents) Please submit your application there and not on the URO website!
NOTE: If you are not a US citizen or permanent resident, I may have one additional slot open, depending on if funding comes through. You can apply here (on URO) only if you are NOT a US citizen or permanent resident.
Name of research group, project, or lab
AMISTAD Lab
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Why join this research group or lab?
- We are usually a productive lab. You can be productive with us.
- Students become well-trained in academic research, having a high degree of project autonomy and responsibility.
- You can work on open-ended projects at the frontiers of current scientific knowledge. We're not afraid to push boundaries. You must be comfortable with uncertainty and have the grit to persist when the way forward isn't clear.
- We have daily meetings to keep you on track and hold our teams accountable. You can work together with great team-members!
- You can get articles about your research featured on the Mudd website:
https://www.hmc.edu/about/2024/01/11/cs-research-sets-boundaries-for-two-distribution-hypothesis-testing/
https://www.hmc.edu/about-hmc/2022/01/14/icaart-2022-highlights-hmc-cs-research/,
https://www.hmc.edu/about-hmc/2021/04/29/harvey-mudd-cs-students-publish-and-present-work/,
https://www.hmc.edu/about-hmc/2021/03/16/cs-research-published/,
https://www.hmc.edu/about-hmc/2020/07/07/cs-clinic-team-publishes-transfer-learning-research/,
https://www.hmc.edu/about-hmc/2020/03/05/cs-researchers-win-best-paper-at-icaart/,
https://www.hmc.edu/about-hmc/2020/01/14/cs-researchers-present-findings-in-machine-learning-algorithms/ - Prof. George has won awards in the past for mentoring students:
https://www.hmc.edu/about-hmc/2021/05/14/2021-harvey-mudd-college-leadership-awards/
https://www.hmc.edu/about-hmc/2020/05/12/montanez-receives-diversity-mentor-award/
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