For New Research / Independent Study StudentsThe current independent study offerings for Spring 2014 through Dr. Albert are: COMP 388-08 (5518): Advanced Experimental Computing: Pervasive Health Computing, for undergraduate independent study through the CS department. COMP 488-08 (5521): Course title/number for graduate independent study through CS BIOI 399-07E (3647): Bioinformatics Research Independent Study, for undergraduate study through the bioinformatics program. This page is to orient new or potential students to research with Dr. Albert as part of the PAC lab (http://pac-lab.org), as well as students working with Dr. Honig in his separate 388 course (see his additional information here, including his specific course numbering). We hope you can learn from our experience, and at the same time contribute to the joint lab goals of using computer science to improve the human condition. To orient you, when you finish going through this page, you should be on board to contribute to this lab. Benefits: Aside from the personal benefit of having validated research results as part of your experience and background, through independent study you get the eyes and ears of the faculty to help guide your professional progress. You have a place where your efforts reach beyond the classroom, beyond Loyola. For example, next semester we will take “field trips” to places like the rehabilitation technologies lab at the rehabilitation institute, to discuss ideas and work with potential clinical collaborators. More immediate resources include your own desk in the PAC Lab, room 409 Lewis Towers downtown. Also, we have a budget to order necessary equipment, can apply for future funding if necessary, and work with academic and industry collaborators to get access to advanced equipment, recorded data, or patient populations to complete your study. Basically, if the idea is good enough and you are capable (and with enough lead time) we can find the necessary resources. Caveats: Unlike a typical independent study experience, in this lab your results should also be research oriented to benefit the general scientific community. Specifically, all work in this lab is done with the intention of communicating the results outside the lab, whether in conferences, as journal articles, or to industry collaborators. Though a research orientation is more effort, it is substantially more rewarding to you and the scientific community in general. But much like a typical independent study experience at Loyola, projects are directed through a joint effort between you, your advisor, and other lab members. The process of research here is a walk together on bringing your goal, efforts, and results in line with the lab’s overall contributions and efforts. These efforts are necessarily collaborative in nature. You should expect this, and look forward to it. If you would like to join our lab efforts, we recommend you follow the following steps…
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