Lisa Singh
Program Director & Mentor
Lisa Singh is a Professor of Computer Science at Georgetown University and Director of the Massive Data Institute. She specializes in data-centric computing. Her research involves aspects of data driven computer science: database systems, data mining, data privacy, data science, and data visualization. She will serve as director of the REU for all 3 years.
Rebecca Vanarsdall
Project Manager
Rebecca Vanarsdall is a Research Manager for the Massive Data Institute and will be responsible for coordinating logistics for student participants. If you have any questions ahead of the program, contact massivedatareu@georgetown.edu.
2024 Mentors
Sarah Bargal
Computer Science
Sarah Bargal is an Assistant Professor of Computer Science and Provost’s Distinguished Faculty Fellow at Georgetown University. Dr. Bargal’s research interests are in machine learning, computer vision, and explainable artificial intelligence, with a current focus on making artificial intelligence systems explainable and accountable to humans and society.
Micah Sherr
Computer Science
Micah Sherr is the Callahan Family Professor of Computer Science in the Computer Science Department at Georgetown University. Dr. Sherr’s academic interests include privacy-preserving technologies, electronic voting, wiretap systems, and network security.
Leticia Bode
Communications, Culture, & Technology
Leticia Bode is an associate professor in the Communication, Culture, and Technology master’s program at Georgetown University. Dr. Bode’s work lies at the intersection of communication, technology, and political behavior, emphasizing the role communication and information technologies may play in the acquisition and use of political information.
Michael Bailey
Government & Public Policy
Michael Bailey is the Colonel William J. Walsh Professor of American Government in the Department of Government and McCourt School of Public Policy at Georgetown University. Dr. Bailey’s research focuses on applying statistical techniques to answering questions at the intersection political science, policy, law and and economics.
2023 Mentors
Ameeta Agrawal
Computer Science
Sarah Bargal is an Assistant Professor of Computer Science and Provost’s Distinguished Faculty Fellow at Georgetown University. Dr. Bargal’s research interests are in machine learning, computer vision, and explainable artificial intelligence, with a current focus on making artificial intelligence systems explainable and accountable to humans and society.
Ali Arab
Statistics
Ali Arab is an Associate Professor of Statistics and Director of Graduate Studies at the Department of Mathematics and Statistics of Georgetown University. His research interests include statistical modeling for spatial and spatio-temporal, and time series data; and the intersection of science and human rights.
Katharine Donato
International Migration
Katharine Donato is the Donald G. Herzberg Professor of International Migration at Georgetown University. She has examined many research questions related to migration, including the economic consequences of U.S. immigration policy; health consequences of migration; and refugee and migrant integration.
Nathan Schneider
Computer Science & Linguistics
Nathan Schneider is an Associate Professor of Linguistics and Computer Science at Georgetown University. His expertise is in empirical approaches to computational linguistics and natural language processing.
