Web Science and Digital Libraries Research Group

In Summer 2026, I was honored to have the opportunity of being a visiting researcher at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC) , a teaching hospital of Harvard Medical School in Boston. I worked at the Center of Education Research, Technology, and Innovation (CERTAIN) research center in the Department of Anesthesia, Critical Care, & Pain Medicine , under the supervision of Dr. Jacqueline Hannan . CERTAIN research center focuses on educational research aimed at understanding and improving how healthcare professionals learn and train. CERTAIN combines educational research with emerging technologies to develop and evaluate new approaches to medical training and assessment. Its work includes both simulation-based training and clinical skills development.  A particularly exciting aspect of the CERTAIN’s work is its use of realistic training environments. Residents participate in virtual reality activities, simulation-lab sessions, and in-situ training conducted directly in o...

  In the summer of 2025, I was selected for Google Summer of Code (GSoC) , a program that introduces new contributors to open source software development. I had the opportunity to contribute to the Internet Archive , an organization I have long admired for its efforts to preserve digital knowledge for all. Numerous open source organizations annually participate in the program as mentoring organizations ( 2025 mentoring organizations ), and that includes the Internet Archive . As a GSoC contributor, I was mentored by Dr. Sawood Alam , Research Lead of the Wayback Machine and WS-DL alum. Over the coding period, our project focused on detecting social media content in TV news, specifically through logo and screenshot detection. My work as a contributor is documented in my previous blog post , while this post highlights the GSoC program and my experience in it. Becoming a GSoC contributor Becoming a GSoC contributor is open to any beginners in open source (student or non-student) wh...

  DAAD RISE Professional scholarship holders at RISE Professional conference in Kassel, Germany This summer, I had the privilege of being selected for the RISE (Research Internships in Science and Engineering) Professional program organized by the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) . During the RISE Professional research internship, I worked at  Petanux GmbH in Bonn, Germany, under the supervision of Prof. Mahdi Bohlouli . DAAD RISE has two programs that offer summer research internships in Germany to students from the North America, Great Britain, and Ireland. RISE Germany program offers internships to undergraduate students at German universities and research institutions, while RISE Professional program offers internships to graduate students at German companies and research institutions with strong relations to the industry. This year, 246 North American, British, and Irish students applied for 122 internship positions and 70 scholarships were awarded for RISE Pro...

During my senior year as a Ph.D. candidate at Old Dominion University (ODU) , I accepted an internship opportunity with the Center for Drug Evaluation and Research (CDER) / U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in the Division of Quality Intelligence III under the Office of Pharmaceutical Quality (OPQ) in Silver Spring, Maryland. I joined the FDA as a summer fellow through the Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education (ORISE) . This is my third remote internship opportunity after two consecutive internships with Los Alamos National Laboratory and Bhirle Applied Research Inc . Although the internship was remote, I was called in for two days to provide a fingerprint, collect my FDA badge, and meet with my supervisor on-site. I was assigned to one of the regulatory projects to enhance a site selection model algorithm that leverages a machine learning technique for comprehensive quality surveillance. I was supervised by John Wan (Supervisory Operations Research Analyst) and L...

COVES fellows at COVES policy fellowship orientation and bootcamp  This summer, I had the privilege of being selected for the  Commonwealth of Virginia Engineering and Science (COVES) Policy Fellowship , hosted by the  Virginia Academy of Science, Engineering, and Medicine (VASEM) . The fellowship was a 12-week program held over the summer. During the COVES fellowship program, I worked at the  Joint Commission on Technology and Science (JCOTS)  under the supervision of Staff Attorney  Nikhil Edward  and  Delegate Cliff Hayes .  I was also mentored by  Dr. John A. Stankovic , a member from VASEM and a professor at  University of Virginia , who provided guidance  during this fellowship. The VASEM is a nonprofit organization that brings together members of the National Academies of Science, Engineering, and Medicine who reside or work in Virginia, along with Virginians recognized as leaders in these fields. COVES Policy Fello...