Meet the 2024 RI Summer Scholars!

RISS 2024 Commences

RISS is a unique learning community and a pivotal platform for undergraduate students to hone their skills, expand their knowledge, and prepare for the challenges and opportunities in their academic, professional, and personal pursuits. With professional development, mentoring, teaching, and growth opportunities, scholars emerge from this experience better equipped with the tools and insights necessary to thrive in their future endeavors.  Thank you to all who make this annual journey possible!

Global & Diverse Backgrounds Connect

46 scholars
37 home universities
11 countries of citizenship

RISS fosters connections that transcend institutional boundaries, enabling interdisciplinary collaborations and knowledge exchange.

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image of Zirui Wang
Major:
Computer Science
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University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign
image of Nina	Żukowska
Major:
Artificial Intelligence
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University:
Poznan University of Technology
image of Chase Dunaway
Major:
Mechanical Engineering
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University:
New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology
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Major:
Computer Science
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University of Maryland College Park
image of Navin Sriram Ravie
Major:
Robotics and Engineering Design
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Indian Insitute of Technology Madras
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Major:
Robotics
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University of Michigan
image of Miguel Blanco
Major:
Mechanical Engineering
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University of Houston
image of Jeric Jieyi Lew
Major:
Mechanical Engineering
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National University of Singapore
image of Hyun Joe Jeong
Major:
Mechanical Engineering
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University of California, San Diego
image of Narek Harutyunyan
Major:
Computer Engineering
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Brown University
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Major:
Computer Science
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AGH University of Krakow
image of Kilian Olen
Major:
Aerospace Engineering and Engineering Physics
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Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University
image of Fabian Hahn
Major:
Computer Science
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University:
University of Hamburg
image of Elena Wittemyer
Major:
Mechanical Engineering
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University:
Yale University
image of Srikar Babu Gadipudi
Major:
Electrical Engineering
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University:
Indian Insitute of Technology Madras
image of Michał Wiliński
Major:
Artificial Intelligence
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University:
Poznan University of Technology
image of Vasilisa Ignatova
Major:
Computer Engineering
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University at Buffalo
image of Benjamin Joens
Major:
Computer Science and Data Science
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Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology
image of Kacper Trębacz
Major:
Data Science
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Warsaw University of Technology
image of Jessica Brown
Major:
Robotics Engineering
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Olin College of Engineering
image of Olivia Sobek
Major:
Electrical Engineering
University:
University of Pittsburgh
image of Alyssa Hargis
Major:
Electrical and Computer Engineering
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University:
United States Air Force Academy
image of Ricardo Cruz
Major:
Robotics and Digital Systems
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University:
Tec de Monterrey
image of Nika Fedorova
Major:
Electrical and Computer Engineering
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University:
United States Air Force Academy
image of Gabriel Nixon
Major:
Aerospace Engineering
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Georgia Institute of Technology
image of Owen Burns
Major:
Computer Science
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University:
University of Central Florida
image of Leonardo Santos
Major:
Electrical Engineering
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Federal University of Minas Gerais
image of Kevin Dai
Major:
Mathematics and Computer Science
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Amherst College
image of Isaiah Adu
Major:
Mechanical Engineering
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University:
The Pennsylvania State University
image of Ali Bohliga
Major:
Computer Science
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Lab:
Hammal
University:
University of Virginia
image of Ignacy Stepka
Major:
Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence
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Lab:
University:
Poznan University of Technology
image of Ethan Villalovoz
Major:
Computer Science
University:
Washington State University
image of Abigail  DeFranco
Major:
Artificial Intelligence
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Carnegie Mellon University
image of Daria Radcenko
Major:
Cognitive Science
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University of Osnabrück
image of Sreyas Venkataraman
Major:
Mathematics and Computer Science
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Indian Insitute of Technology Kharagpur
image of Justin Shaneman
Major:
Computer Engineering
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University:
University of Pittsburgh
image of Abdulrahman Almanea
Major:
Computer Science and Mathematics
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University of Wisconsin—Madison
image of Zoey Ballard
Major:
Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
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University:
University of Houston
image of Annika Srinivasan
Major:
Mechanical Engineering
University:
University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign
image of Kevin Chen
Major:
Computer Science, Mathematics
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University:
Rutgers University
image of Ryan Bahlous-Boldi
Major:
Computer Science
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University:
University of Massachusetts Amherst
image of Paul Schulte
Major:
Computer Science
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University:
RWTH Aachen University
image of Teodor Tchalakov
Major:
Computer Engineering
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University:
University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign
image of Boya Zeng
Major:
Computer Science and Mathematics
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University:
University of Pennsylvania
image of Muyang Yan
Major:
Computer Science
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University:
Purdue University
image of Victoria Rodriguez de León
Major:
Robotics and Digital Systems Engineering
University:
Tecnológico de Monterrey