Anthony Ostuni (Mentored by Wisely Wong) 

The REU-CAAR program was an immensely beneficial experience. I gained confidence reading 
and understanding publications, performing original research, and working in a collaborative 
environment. The program’s mentors were knowledgeable, friendly, and helpful, and the 
provided activities were fun and engaging. Furthermore, CAAR fully persuaded me to apply 
to graduate studies, in order to continue learning and researching in computer science 
and mathematics. 

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Hrishee Shastri (Mentored by Andrew Childs)

I came from a small liberal arts college, so I had no idea what collaborative research 
looked like at a large research institution. REU-CAAR eased me into that environment 
with advisers and fellow students that care. I also learned a lot about what graduate school 
in CS would look like, which ended up convincing me to pursue it after college.

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Raymond Feng (Tom Goldstein)

REU-CAAR was a fantastic program. I had a great experience with my group and my mentor 
Prof. Goldstein, and I learned a ton across many different areas from working on our 
project even in a few short weeks. Even though we were remote this year, Prof. Gasarch 
(the director of the program) and my mentor were incredibly accessible throughout which 
made the program go so much more smoothly. In addition, we were still able to get to know 
everybody in weekly activities and game nights (done virtually because of COVID). 
I would absolutely recommend REU-CAAR to anyone interested in computer science research!

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Kandasamy Chokkalingam (HS Student) (Mentored by William Gasarch and Josh Twitty) 

REU-CAAR was a great way to spend my summer. It helped further my research interests and 
gave me a good glimpse of what doing research in college and graduate school would be like. 
I didn't have much of a specific background in my project to begin with, but the mentors 
were great in getting everyone up to speed. They taught us what we needed to know and 
heard out our questions. I especially liked that we got to hear from other mentors and 
groups so that everyone knew what projects were being worked on. I would definitely 
recommend the program for anyone interested in computer science research.

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Kate Hu (Mentored by Furong Huang) 

Although REU CAAR is remote this year, it is still a fantastic experience. I'm interested 
in theoretical ML research and this program has exposed me to a variety of research 
questions in this field. It helped me gain a better sense of what directions I may want 
to go into in grad school. The experience of directly working with a professor also allowed 
me to have a taste of grad school. I would highly recommend the program to anyone 
interested in learning more about doing computer science research.


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John Pomerat  (Mentored by Sohiel Feizi)

I had a wonderful time attending REU-CAAR. The weekly talks were informative, and the research 
was both challenging and engaging. Over the course of the 10 weeks, I learned a significant 
amount and got comfortable working in an academic research environment. If you're curious 
about what research is like or are interested in working on challenging theoretical problems, 
I would definitely encourage you to apply.

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Ariel Steinsaltz (Mentored by William Gasarch and Josh Twitty) 

This REU program was an interesting educational experience. 
I got to learn new things about math and computer science 
and try new techniques. We got talks on a variety of 
different topics to expand our learning. There were also 
fun math problems to work on and (virtual) game nights 
and other opps to socialize with other REU students in 
a challenging time.