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CRA recognizes 19 outstanding undergrad researchers from Cornell Bowers CIS

January 29, 2025

By Louis DiPietro

The Computing Research Association (CRA) recognized 19 undergraduates from the Cornell Ann S. Bowers College of Computing and Information Science as part of the organization’s 2024-2025 Outstanding Undergraduate Researcher Award. 

Cornell Bowers CIS students received either runner-up, finalist, or honorable mention honors for the CRA award, which recognizes undergraduate students at North American colleges and universities who demonstrate exceptional potential in computing research.

This year's cohort from Cornell Bowers CIS is particularly noteworthy, as it represents the largest group of awardees from a single institution, with more than double the number of students recognized compared to any other university. This remarkable achievement highlights the exceptional talent and dedication of Cornell Bowers CIS students in the field of computing research.

Runner-up

Juntao Ren, ’24, computer science and mathematics major

Finalist

Jiayue (Gaveal) Fan ,’25, information science and sociology

Honorable Mention

Computer Science 

  • Reevu Adakroy, ‘25

  • Deniz Boloni-Turgut, ‘26

  • Daniel Cao, ‘25 (computer science and statistical science)

  • Josh De Leeuw, ‘25

  • Luis Hernandez Rocha, ‘26

  • Adam Jovine, ‘25

  • James Kim, ‘25

  • Jason Klein, ‘26

  • Kian Mahmoodi, ‘26

  • Benny Rubin, ‘24

Information Science

  • Amber Arquilevich, ‘25

  • Muhammad Jee, ‘25

  • Maaya Kanvar, ‘25

  • Luis Miguel Sy Malenab, ‘25

  • Manru (Mary) Zhang, ‘24

Statistics and Data Science

  • Jaclyn Liquori, ’24 (biometry and statistics)

  • Anisha Tehim, ’26 (biometry and statistics)

The selection of these budding researchers from Cornell Bowers highlights the college's dedication to providing opportunities for hands-on experiences and underlines the impact of programs like the Bowers Undergraduate Research Experience, or BURE, which gives undergraduates a taste of research life. Of the above recognized students, the four computer science majors who received honorable mentions – Kim, Klein, Rubin, and Boloni-Turgut – previously participated in BURE, which began in 2023. The 10-week summer program pairs each participating undergraduate with one of nearly 40 faculty mentors and their doctoral students to tackle a specific research project.  

Among other recent honors by BURE participants:

  • Andrew Kang, ‘27 – a computer science and mathematics major – presented virtually at the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) International Conference on Big Data in December.

  • A paper from Joyce Yang, ‘27 – a computer science major – was accepted at the Human Robot Interaction conference, to be held March 4-6.

  • Nam Anh Dang, ‘27, an information science major, and Peter He ‘27, an electrical and computer engineering major, both had papers accepted at the Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) CHI conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems, to be held April 26-May 1.​

Louis DiPietro is a writer for the Cornell Ann S. Bowers College of Computing and Information Science.

 

Editor's Note: Four additional Cornell undergrads also received honorable mention recognition:

  • Ethan Gabizon, ECE
  • Peter He, ECE
  • Natalie Nguyen, ORE
  • Elizabeth Politi, ECE