Aparna Sundari Gollakota

Institution/Organization: Loyola University Chicago.

Department: Department of Computer Science.

Academic Status: Undergraduate Student.

What conference theme areas are you interested in:

Computational science and machine learning;
Statistical modeling, methods, and computation;
High performance software: packages and design;
Algorithms at extreme scales;
Data science, analytics, and visualization;
Applications in science, engineering, and industry;
Biological and biomedical computations;
Scientific simulation and uncertainty.

Interests:

I am interested in Data Science as well as high performance computing and parallel computing. I am currently working on research for an independent study with a professor at my university (Loyola University Chicago) and a scientist at Argonne National Laboratory. I am currently studying for my GRE so that I may be able to pursue my masters degree in the spring of 2019 or fall of 2019.

Non-Work Related Activities/Interests:

I founded the HomeBrew computer club at Loyola University Chicago along with a few other fellow peers and we tried to provide mentorship and assistance to other students. I am trained in an Indian classical dance known as Bharatanatyam as well as Indian Carnatic music known as Sangeetham.