Theodore Patsis’ paper on AI and film accepted to MIT conference
We are proud to announce that our very own Theodore Patsis (Athens College) had his paper “Computing Movie Script Similarity with Neural Word Embeddings” accepted to the highly prestigious 2021 IEEE MIT Undergraduate Research Technology Conference (URTC). The URTC is a prestigious peer-reviewed undergraduate conference sponsored by MIT that brings together students from around the […]
Elizabeth Ginzburg on Computational Genomics
At CCIR Academy, Elizabeth is currently conducting her research project about the Role of H3K4 Methylation and H4 Acetylation in Sense and Antisense Transcription. In this podcast, she will discuss her on-going project about the correlation between different histone modifications and gene expression. Histones are proteins that bind to DNA, which make genes more or […]
Kari Maxian on Histone Modifications in Gene Expression
At CCIR Academy, Kari is currently conducting her research project about histone modifications’ role in epigenetics and gene expression. In this podcast, she will discuss her on-going investigation of how different kinds of histone modifications (changes in the proteins that package DNA) interact with gene expression because of their ability to promote or suppress transcription, […]
Swapnanil Mukherjee on Python-based Fintech Bot and Cryptocurrencies Trading
At CCIR Academy, Swapnanil was part of the inaugural cohort of the CCIR Startup Techcamp. In this podcast, he will discuss the Python-based fintech bot he developed which traded cryptocurrencies. He will also talk about his personal trading strategy in order to maximize the profits from the trades made by the bots. Equipped with the […]
Anvitha Remella on Genetic Variations
At CCIR Academy, Anvitha currently is conducting her research project on Computational Genetics. In this podcast, she will discuss as to how genetic variations that alter gene activity or protein function can introduce different traits in an organism — supported with research from Matlab and datasets from galactose and glucose.
Sydney Gaspar on Race, Racism, and Society
At CCIR Academy, Sydney currently is conducting her research project on Structural Racism, Maternal Mortality, and Potential Solutions. In this podcast, she will discuss how the role race plays in the outcome of childbirth, as well as its impact on each phase of pregnancy. She will also discuss the programs and policy that should be […]
Zoe on the History of the Black Panther Party
The Black Panther Party was active in the US between the ’60s and the ’80s. As a political organisation, it profoundly influenced many young people in different countries, politics, and even the civil rights movement. At CCIR Academy, Zoe conducted her research on the history of the Black Panther Party. For this interview, she will […]
Isabella on the Ethics of AI
At CCIR Academy, Isabella currently is conducting her research project on the philosophy of AI. Aside from being academically excellent, she is actively engaging in the real world, while thinking about technology and its impact on society. She is also a young entrepreneur, a founder of “A Perdifiato” fashion franchise sold at Net-a-Porter. In this […]
Audrey on Brexit and Beyond
At CCIR Academy, Audrey worked on a research project related to Brexit. In her paper, she discussed that the United Kingdom was a rather indecisive, if not completely reluctant, member of Europe (whether it be the European Economic Community or the European Union) between 1973 and 2015. In this interview, she would share her insight, […]
Siming on Trust in a Cryptoeconomy
At CCIR Academy, Siming (University of Pennsylvania admitted student) conducts his research on the impact of blockchain applications in business. He argues that the full acceptance of trust in blockchain will cause several risks that cannot be neglected. He investigates the ethical and commercial risks of blockchain applications including disintermediation fallacy, centralization of trust, ambiguous […]