Making the leap from curious undergraduate student to bona fide scientist requires learning how to ask the right questions, and access to the tools and techniques necessary to find answers.
But more than that, it requires the mentorship of experienced researches, who can collaborate, nudge, and guide budding scientists in the right direction.
In a new video, we show how the Kempner Institute is doing just that, training the next generation of scientists to make fundamental discoveries at the the intersection of AI and natural intelligence.
Kempner undergraduate researcher and Rhodes Scholar Emma Finn (left) works with her research mentor, Kempner Associate Faculty member Demba Ba. “I’m really interesting in understanding why these [computational] models work, how you can take them apart, and how you can ensure that their behavior is aligned with human values,” says Finn.
“My main work with Naomi involves weakly electric fish and what we’re trying to do there is we are trying to decode electric communication,” explains Kempner undergraduate researcher Kaden Zhang (left), pictured here with his Kempner undergraduate research mentor, Research Fellow Naomi Saphra.
