Hochul Hwang from Seoul, Republic of Korea describes his work developing a four-legged robot guide dog and what he likes about living in Amherst. (Advisor: Donghyn Kim)
Priyanka Mary Mammen from Kerala, India describes her research understanding sleep patterns using smart devices and how she leans on her local support system. (Advisor: Prashant Shenoy)
Nikko Bovornkeeratiroj from Bangkok, Thailand describes how an undergrad textbook led him to UMass and how flooding in his home country inspires his research on sustainability. (Advisor: Prashant Shenoy)
Emily First describes her work creating automated tools to create bug-free software, and how she met her husband in her first machine learning class. (Advisor: Yuriy Brun)
Yunda Liu describes his research developing machine-learning algorithms to detect point-to-point movements, which can help with upper limb rehabilitation, and why he's glad to be at UMass, making a difference in the real world. (Advisor: Ivan Lee)