Student Research Opportunities | Ying Wu College of Computing

The professors of Ying Wu College of Computing are always looking for students to help them with their research.

Don't worry about "not being ready" for research. We have a 9th grade high school student taking part in Social Media research. Don't even worry if you are not sure what "doing research" means. You will learn it -- by doing it.

What you need is working knowledge of one common programming language (for example, Java, C, C++, Python, JavaScript or R). Some students even learn programming on their own, without taking a class.
You need one more thing: A good work attitude. Be on time for meetings, reply to email messages of your professor, tell your professor if you run into problems (including private problems) or if you don't understand your assignments, do what your professors assigns you, and make a little progress every week.

Why do research?

We professors do research because it is fun. Hopefully, you will also feel the fun and excitement of doing something new that nobody has ever done before.
Even more important, you can put your research on your resume. You can talk about it at job interviews and impress your interviewer, and it will prepare you for jobs where you are expected to do research. That widens the range of possible jobs you can take.

Academic Credit or Payment?

Projects can be done for payment (if funding is available) or for academic credit.
Contact the supervisor for more details and the timeline.
Academic credit can be obtained by enrolling in one of the following courses: