Students curious about doing research should contact me to see if there is mutual interest in investigating an area of computer science together. I have listed some subjects of interest to me, in particular evolutionary computing/genetic algorithms/particle swarm optimization and bioinformatics. However, this is not a closed list, if you are curious about something else, talk to me, I am open to suggestions.
Generally this research will be conducted as a collaborative learning experience. We will decide what subject to investigate and create a reading list of the relevant literature to study. Once we have conducted our survey and gained some basic understanding of the current state of our topic, we will identify "good problems" to work on.
Our end product, minimally, will be a greater knowledge of the topic we investigated, a technical report, and presentation to our faculty/students in the department. Alternatively, we may produce a paper or poster for a conference or even be able to present our work/result(s) at a conference for others see and evaluate. This would be a great accomplishment to show when applying to graduate school or positions in industry and help you stand out from the vast majority of undergraduate students. Whatever the specific outcome, you will have gained some understanding of what is involved in doing research.
Talk with me if you are curious about research - you need not be a Computer Science student, I am quite interested in interdisciplinary work. You have nothing to loose (and only to gain experience and some extra credit).
You may also want to consider summer research opportunities in other places by checking the Student page.
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