CI4R REU Student Tania Nguyen Ties for 1st place in Undergraduate Research Presentation

Tania Nguyen, an undergraduate at Texas Christian University, tied for 1st place with her presentation on her summer research as part of the Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) program, entitled “Application of Machine Learning to Identify Communicative vs Transitional Features in American Sign Language.”  Mentored by Drs. Gurbuz (ECE) and Malaia (Communication Disorders), Tania will present her work nationally in Washington D.C. this Fall. Check out Tania’s poster: [ PDF ]