So, this is my first attempt at a blog and is largely an attempt to both improve my writing as well as provide some accountability for my summer goals! I am spending my summer in Binghamton, NY, participating in a Research Experience for Undergrads (REU). The basic idea of an REU is to provide little undergrads, like myself, an opportunity to check out what research and life in academia is all about.
The main question now is… well what am I doing? Well, I’m researching under Dr. Ken Kurtz. We are working on his artificial neural network, DIVA. It’s a blast. It’s something totally unique for me, and I’m really grateful that I was able to do a project that spans across both computer science as well as cognitive science (and not to mention touches on information theory, statistics, and machine learning).
I will post more as things progress!
