Isaac Bilsel – MWC Chapter Scholar 1st Year Scholar, PhD candidate
Electrical & Computer Engineering George Washington University
Research: To accelerate graph neural network inference, my work analyzes communication bottlenecks arising from high-degree graph vertices and introduces a novel on-chip network to efficiently support their collective communication patterns.
Research: My research focuses on developing a flexible skin patch that uses microfabricated heaters for the creation of micropores in the skin, enabling painless and non-intrusive drug delivery directly into the body.
We were pleased to host our Winter Membership Meeting at the Riverbend Club, where more than 70 members and guests gathered for an afternoon with Retired United States Supreme Court Associate Justice Anthony Kennedy. Justice Kennedy spoke about his recent memoir, Life, Law and Liberty, offering...
Nikita Sivakumar – Global Autoimmune Institute Scholar 1st Year Scholar, PhD candidate
Biomedical Engineering, Computational Medicine Johns Hopkins University
Research: My research aims to develop a computational model using machine learning and 3D time-lapse images to understand how distinct motility behaviors of B- and T-cells in mouse lymph nodes contribute...
Alexander “Sasha” Frolov – Patsy Mote Memorial Scholar 1st Year Scholar, PhD candidate
Cybersecurity University of Maryland
Research: I work in cryptography, which is the mathematical study of secure communication and computation. My research focuses on making cryptographic systems faster and more capable. I currently work with zero-knowledge proofs, which...
Sandra Boek Werness (Sandy) became an ARCS MWC member in 2008. She was sponsored by her mother, Jean Boek, who herself had become a member in 1992. We thank Sandy for her long-time commitment to our chapter and her ongoing support of our ARCS MWC Scholars!
Kudos to Timothy (T.J.) Highley, PhD, chair of La Salle University's Math and Computer Science Department, on the preprint of his article with two LaSalle computer science students, entitled "Carry-Over Lottery Allocation: Practical Incentive-Compatible Drafts." Dr. Highley was an ARCS MWC Scholar in 2003 while earning his PhD in computer...
We hope you’ve all been staying warm and safe in spite of all this winter snow! Even though the weather was chilly, fifteen members gathered for a fun Membership Council Mixology get-together. Many thanks to Hilary Sparrell and Karen Magley for organizing our January Mixology event, and...
ARCS MWC member Elli Nesbitt has been named an ARCS Sparks at the National level! The ARCS Sparks Award is meant to honor ARCS members who exhibit small, everyday acts of kindness or displays of leadership or commitment to ARCS Foundation within the chapter or at the national level. Elli was...
