TWC Undergraduate Lab

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<h2>Undergraduate Lab (Spring 2012)</h2>
<strong>Possible Projects</strong>
<a href="http://tw.rpi.edu/web/undergradlab/projects">Click Here</a>

<strong>Undergraduate Students</strong>
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<tr bgcolor="#ECE5B6"><th>Name</b></th><th>Major</th><th>Class Year</th><th>Blog</th><th>At Winslow/Working On</th><th>Undergraduate Advisor</th><th>TW Advisor</th><th>experience, credit, other</th></tr>
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<td><div id="links"><a href="http://tw.rpi.edu/web/person/AlexeiBulazel">Alexei Bulazel<img src="http://tw.rpi.edu/img_avtrs/AlexeiBulazel.jpg"></a></div></td>
<td>CSCI/ITWS</td>
<td>Sophomore</td> 
<td><a href="http://bulaza.wordpress.com/">bulaza</a></td>
<td>Wednesday Afternoons</td>
<td>Linda Kramarchyk</td>
<td>Hendler</td>
<td>Experience</td>
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<td><div id="links"><a href="">Ali Nendick<img src="http://tw.rpi.edu/img_avtrs/AliNendick.jpg"></a></div></td>
<td>CS/MATH</td>
<td>Sophomore</td> 
<td><a href="http://alnendick.wordpress.com">[Blog]</a></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td>Fox</td>
<td>credit</td>
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<td><div id="links"><a href="http://tw.rpi.edu/web/person/DavidMolik">David Molik<img src="http://tw.rpi.edu/img_avtrs/Molik_AVTR.jpg"></a></div></td>
<td><a href="http://www.it.rpi.edu/">ITWS</a></td>
<td>Junior</td> 
<td><a href="http://blog.smeirc.com">[smeric]</a></td>
<td>Weekday Mornings, Usually </td>
<td><a href="http://itws.rpi.edu/contacts.html">Linda Kramarchyk</a></td>
<td><a href="http://tw.rpi.edu/web/person/Deborah_L_McGuinness">Deborah L McGuinness</a></td>
<td>thesis work</td>
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<td><div id="links"><a href="http://tw.rpi.edu/web/person/StephenMcAuliffe">Stephen McAuliffe<img src="http://tw.rpi.edu/media/latest/StephenMcAuliffe.png"></a></div></td>
<td>CSCI</td>
<td>Junior</td> 
<td><a href="http://mcauls.blogspot.com/">mcauls</a></td>
<td>Tuesday/Wednesday/Friday</td>
<td>Carlos V.</td>
<td>Fox</td>
<td>credit</td>
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<td><div id="links"><a href="http://tw.rpi.edu/web/person/MaxCurran">Max Curran<img src="http://tw.rpi.edu/img_avtrs/Unknown_AVTR.jpg"></a></div></td>
<td>CS</td>
<td>Sophomore</td> 
<td><a href="http://twcmaxcurran.blogspot.com/">curranmax</a></td>
<td>Wednesday</td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td>Experience</td>
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<td><div id="links"><a href="http://tw.rpi.edu/web/person/PeterWakefield">Peter Wakefield<img src="http://tw.rpi.edu/media/latest/PeterWakefield.png"></a></div></td>
<td>CS</td>
<td>Senior</td> 
<td><a href="http://wakefptwc.blogspot.com/">wakefp</a></td>
<td>Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday</td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td>Credit</td>
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<td><div id="links"><a href="http://tw.rpi.edu/web/person/AlvinLee">Alvin Lee<img src="http://tw.rpi.edu/img_avtrs/Unknown_AVTR.jpg"></a></div></td>
<td>CS</td>
<td>Sophomore</td> 
<td><a href="">leea9</a></td>
<td>Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Fridays</td>
<td></td>
<td>Fox</td>
<td>Credit</td>
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<td><div id="links"><a href="http://tw.rpi.edu/web/person/AaronTobias">Aaron Tobias<img src="http://tw.rpi.edu/media/latest/Aaron_Tobias.jpg"></a></div></td>
<td>CS/ITWS</td>
<td>Junior</td> 
<td> <a href="http://aarontobias.com/blog/">[Blog]</a> </td>
<td> Wed: 3:00 - 5:00, Sat & Sun: Varies</td>
<td>Carlos Varela, Linda Kramarchyk</td>
<td>McGuinness</td>
<td>credit</td>
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<td><div id="links"><a href="http://tw.rpi.edu/web/person/DanielCampos">Daniel Campos<img src="http://tw.rpi.edu/img_avtrs/Unknown_AVTR.jpg"></a></div></td>
<td>CS</td>
<td>Freshman</td> 
<td><a href="http://camposrpi.blogspot.com/">[Blog]</a></td>
<td>Wednesday Morning and Afternoon, on Mobile Recommendation Systems as exemplified in the Wine Agent</td>
<td>Martin Hardwick</td>
<td>Patton</td>
<td>Experience</td>
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<td><div id="links"><a href="http://tw.rpi.edu/web/person/BharathSantosh">Bharath Santosh<img src="http://tw.rpi.edu/img_avtrs/BharathSantosh.jpg"></a></div></td>
<td>CSCI/COGS</td>
<td>Sophomore</td>
<td><a href="http://santob2.wordpress.com/">santob2</a></td> 
<td>M:4-7pm,R:4-7pm</td>
<td>Malik Magdon-Ismail </td>
<td>Hendler</td>
<td>credit</td>
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<td><div id="links"><a href="http://tw.rpi.edu/web/person/BoJin">Bo Jin<img src="http://tw.rpi.edu/media/latest/BoJin.png"></a></div></td>
<td>CS</td>
<td>Sophomore</td> 
<td><a href="http://bo-twc.blogspot.com">Bo@TWC</a></td>
<td></td>
<td>Mukkai S. Krishnamoorthy</td>
<td>Fox</td>
<td>experience</td>
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<strong>Lab Coordinators</strong>
<ul>
  <li><a href="/web/person/PatrickWest">Patrick West</a> [<a href="http://jollybill.wordpress.com/">Blog</a>]</li>
  <li><a href="/web/person/JohnErickson">John Erickson</a> [<a href="http://bitwacker.com">Blog</a>]</li>
</ul>

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<b>Announcements:</b>
<b>Important Dates (Spring 2012):</b> See also: <a href="http://www.rpi.edu/academics/calendar/">RPI Academic Calendar</a>
<ul>
<li>Jan 23: classes begin</li>
<li>NO DEADLINE for submitting URP for experience</li>
<li>Feb 3: Deadline for students to <a href="http://bit.ly/cg3Ho1">apply</a> to get <i>credit</i> (See also: <a href="http://bit.ly/bPIYqM">For credit, funding or experience</a>)</li>
<li>Feb 10: Deadline for students to <a href="http://bit.ly/cg3Ho1">apply</a> to get <i>funding</i> (See also: <a href="http://bit.ly/bPIYqM">For credit, funding or experience</a>)</li>
<li>May 08: Classes end. <b>TBD:</b> final presentations this week?</li>
<li>May 11: Final Exams Begin</li>
</ul>
<b>Registration/Applications</b>
<ul>
<li><a href="http://srfs.rpi.edu/update.do?artcenterkey=20">Independent Study Registration</a></li>
<li><a href="http://undergrad.rpi.edu/update.do?artcenterkey=117">Undergraduate Research Program Application</a></li>
</ul>
<b>URP Department Coordinators</b>
<ul>
<li>Linda Kramarchyk for ITWS</li>
<li>Pamela Paslow for CSCI</li>
</ul>
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<b>Past Undergraduate Labs</b>
<ul>
<li><a href="/web/undergradlab/fall2011">Fall 2011</a></li>
<li><a href="/web/undergradlab/summer2011">Summer 2011</a></li>
<li><a href="/web/undergradlab/spring2011">Spring 2011</a></li>
<li><a href="/web/undergradlab/fall2010">Fall 2010</a></li>
</ul>

<b>Objectives:</b>
<ul>
<li>Have outstanding experiences exploring the <a href="http://tw.rpi.edu">Tetherless World</a>
<li>Learn how top-level research is actually accomplished
<li>Make real contributions to world-leading research projects
<li>Gain practical experience with rapidly evolving Semantic Web, linked data, eScience, Web 3.0, and related development practices
</ul>

<b>Expectations:</b>
<ul>
<li><a name="email" title="Always Reply-All to our emails!">Email Policy:</a> <b>NEW!</b>
At any given moment TWC team members can be anywhere in the world. Email is our lifeblood; our expectation is that everyone,including our undergrads, are constantly in touch and use it properly. 
<ul>
<li>Whenever John, Patrick or one of the TWC Professors send emails making a specific request, you <b>must</b> reply!
<li>Your default behavior should be to <b>Reply All</b> unless otherwise requested not to
<li>You should be actively emailing any TWC researcher with whom you are working. Copy John and Patrick on all such emails so that we can ensure communications are happening as smoothly as possible. 
<li>If you are having difficulty reaching a TWC researcher, please let us know!
</ul>
<li>Weekly attendance: 
<ul>
<li>Undergrad Lab team meetings
<li>TWC project meetings for any projects you are associated with
<li>"Auditing" of other project meetings is enouraged
</ul>
<li>Weekly blog/wiki entries: <i>Platform TBD</i>
<ul>
<li>Brief explorations of technical topics of interest
<li>Presentation of demos/"microapps" you have created
<li>Example: technical deep-dives and updates related to project work. 
</ul>
<li>Participation in other TWC activities
<ul>
<li>Example: Lectures by visiting scholars
</ul>
<li><b>TBD:</b> Participation in Undergrad Lab "hackathon" on specific topics. </li>
<li>Be highly motivated</li>
<li>Eager to Learn</li>
</ul>

<b>Final Project:</b>
<ul>
<li>Present a summary of your project work and thoughts on the TWC undergrad research</li>
</ul>

<b>Resources:</b>
<ul>
<li>TWC <a href="">new-starter guides</a>
<li>TWC domain-specific tutorials (e.g. Data-gov development tutorials)
<li>TWC professors, graduate students and staff
<li>Fellow Undergrad lab members
<li>Tutorials and other information on the web
<li>TWC computing resources, including the exciting new TWC Media Lab
</ul>
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