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  From June 29 to July 1, 2026, I attended the 5th International Conference on the Science of Science and Innovation (ICSSI 2026) in Boulder, Colorado. The conference was hosted jointly at the Limelight Hotel and the University of Colorado Boulder . ICSSI brings together researchers who study science itself, including how discoveries happen, how careers are built, how funding shapes research, and how AI is changing all of these. The conference was supported by the US National Science Foundation , the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation , Digital Science , Cevian Labs , and the BioFrontiers Institute . If you are new to the field, “ science of science ” (or metascience ) is the study of science itself, using data, network analysis, and computational methods to understand how research careers, collaborations, and ideas develop over time. Dashun Wang 's The Science of Science is a good introduction if you want an overview before reading the rest of this post. This year's edition felt ...

  This summer, I had the opportunity to work as a visiting student at the Harvard Graduate School of Education (HGSE) , where I worked in the Learning, Innovation, and Technology Lab (LIT Lab) supervised by Dr. Bertrand Schneider . The LIT Lab investigates how people learn and collaborate in learning environments. They use advanced sensing technologies and data-driven methods to measure attention, behavior, and interactions. HGSE is a leading institution dedicated to advancing educational research and innovation through interdisciplinary approaches that combine education, technology, and learning sciences. The internship provided an opportunity to explore new methods, tools, and measures used to study collaborative learning, while also contributing to a new research project.  My internship was an eight-week program, and during my visit I collaborated closely with Dr. Schneider on the project “Exploring the trade-offs between wearable eye-tracking and computer vision technol...

My award for my outstanding academic achievement, leadership, and successfully completing the requirements for the Department of War Cyber Service Academy I graduated from the Department of War (DoW) Cyber Service Academy (CSA) this semester (Spring 2026). I was honored to be an awardee during the inaugural DoW CSA graduation dinner at Old Dominion University (ODU).  Photo taken at the inaugural DoW CSA graduation dinner at Old Dominion University This recognition event brought the DoW CSA together with the National Science Foundation (NSF) Scholarship for Service and the Old Dominion University School of Cybersecurity . I want to thank everyone at the DoW CSA, where I have been a scholar for five years. Thank you for your support and dedication to my success. My story with the DoW CSA began in 2021 when I applied for the scholarship while taking classes to satisfy PhD course requirements. The DoW CSA is a recruitment tool for the DoW creating a pipeline of DoW future employee...