Several iSchool undergraduate students will participate in the 17th annual Undergraduate Research Symposium. During the event, visitors will learn about undergraduate research projects through oral and poster presentations, creative performances, and art exhibits. All are welcome to attend the symposium, which will be held on April 25 from 9:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. in the Illini Rooms and South Lounge of the Illini Union.
iSchool students and mentors include:
- Chloe Lee, BSIS sophomore, will present the poster, “Parental Depressive Symptoms: Associations with Child Negative and Positive Emotionality, from 9:00-10:15 a.m. in the South Lounge.
- BSIS +DS juniors Ashley Kim and Gwendolyn Slaughter and BSIS+DS sophomores Krishna Damania and Smriti Smriti will present “Master Dancer: Creating an Interactive Historical AI Avatar,” from 10:45-12:00 p.m. in Illini Room B.
- BSIS seniors Ziwei Wang and Stefan Chu will present the poster, “Perceptions of Counterfactual-Driven Learning Recommendations,” from 12:15-1:30 p.m. in Illini Room C. Mentors: PhD student Haejin Lee and Assistant Professor Nigel Bosch
- Zhiheng Ye (Statistics) will present the poster, “Replicating a Citation Context Analysis Study Using Natural Language Processing Methods,” from 12:15-1:30 p.m. in Illini Room C. Mentors: Associate Professor Jodi Schneider and PhD student Janina Sarol
- Dan Chen (Mathematics+CS) will present the poster, “Privacy Risks in Mobile Health Apps: A Comprehensive Investigation,” from 12:15-1:30 p.m. in Illini Room C. Mentor: PhD student Muhammad Hassan
- Yichen Liu (Mathematics+CS) will present the poster, “The Use of Large Language Models for Assessing Citation Accuracy in Biomedical Publications,” from 12:15-1:30 p.m. in Illini Room C. Mentors: Associate Professor Halil Kilicoglu and PhD student Janina Sarol
- Sophie Chiewtrakoon, BSIS sophomore, will present the poster, “Investigating College Readiness among First Generation College Students,” from 2:00-3:15 p.m. in Illini Room A.
- Steven Wu, BSIS+DS freshman, will present the poster, “Controversies in Sustainable Development,” from 2:00-3:15 p.m. in the South Lounge. Mentors: PhD student Hannah Smith and Associate Professor Jodi Schneider
- Otniel Fernandez, BSIS senior, will present the poster, “Exploring Case-Based Learning and Leadership Learning Outcome in UIUC Bioengineering Master’s Program,” from 3:45-5:00 p.m. in Illini Room A.
- Samuele Longo (Philosophy) will present the poster, “Peer Review of a Peer Review Training Resource: A Case Study with Undergraduate Students,” from 3:45-5:00 p.m. in Illini Room A. Mentor: Postdoctoral Research Associate Janaynne Carvalho do Amaral