Alexander "Sasha" Frolov – Endowment Scholar 2nd Year Scholar, PhD Candidate
Computer Science University of Maryland
Research: My research area is cryptography, which is the mathematical study of secure communication and computation. I am interested in making cryptographic systems faster and more capable. I currently work on Zero-Knowledge Proofs, which...
Isaac Bilsel – Barbara Luchsinger Memorial Scholar 2nd Year Scholar, PhD Candidate
Computer Engineering George Washington University
Research: Modern large language models use a Mixture-of-Experts (MoE) approach to scale to massive sizes by activating only parts of the model at a time. While this reduces computation, it creates complex communication...
Kieran Barvenik – Angie Delaney Memorial Scholar 2nd Year Scholar, PhD Candidate
Mechanical Engineering University of Maryland
Research: My research seeks to explore the development of novel soft hemispherical robots, which utilize a flexible hemispherical shell coupled with pneumatic or hydraulic loading to produce a complex “Pac-Man” grasping shape. Because...
Nicole Crumpler – Michelle & Julian Francis Scholar 1st Year Scholar, PhD candidate
Physics and Astronomy Johns Hopkins University
Research: My research combines theoretical physics and observational astronomy to explore unknown physics, such as dark matter and quantum gravity, by using black hole mergers and white dwarf stars to search...
Clara Stahlmann Roeder O’Connor – MWC Chapter Scholar 1st Year Scholar, PhD candidate
Biology & Biomedical Engineering University of Virginia
Research: My research studies how age and prior social experience affect the perception and response to social environments, focusing on fighting behavior in the long-lived forked fungus beetle, including how...
Isaac Bilsel – MWC Chapter Scholar 1st Year Scholar, PhD candidate
Electrical & Computer Engineering George Washington University
Research: To accelerate graph neural network inference, my work analyzes communication bottlenecks arising from high-degree graph vertices and introduces a novel on-chip network to efficiently support their collective communication patterns.
Research: My research focuses on developing a flexible skin patch that uses microfabricated heaters for the creation of micropores in the skin, enabling painless and non-intrusive drug delivery directly into the body.
Alexander “Sasha” Frolov – Patsy Mote Memorial Scholar 1st Year Scholar, PhD candidate
Cybersecurity University of Maryland
Research: I work in cryptography, which is the mathematical study of secure communication and computation. My research focuses on making cryptographic systems faster and more capable. I currently work with zero-knowledge proofs, which...
Nikita Sivakumar – Global Autoimmune Institute Scholar 1st Year Scholar, PhD candidate
Biomedical Engineering, Computational Medicine Johns Hopkins University
Research: My research aims to develop a computational model using machine learning and 3D time-lapse images to understand how distinct motility behaviors of B- and T-cells in mouse lymph nodes contribute...
Charli Minsavage Davis – Mars Foundation Scholar 1st Year Scholar, PhD candidate
Biology Georgetown University
Research:
My research uses genomics, quantitative models, and AI to explore how cloning in foundation species affects genetic variation and evolutionary potential.
How Will Your Research Benefit Society?
Many conserved and managed species in natural populations...
