Project Description: TERRA-MEPP (Mobile Energy-Crop Phenotyping Platform) is a low-cost, autonomous robot that analyzes biofuel crops throughout the growing season to pinpoint plants with desirable yield and sustainability traits.
More information can be found at: https://terra-mepp.igb.illinois.edu Requirements
Strong preference will be given to students with an engineering or technology backgroundComfortable with programming, basic electronics, and mathematical calculationsPreferably electrical, mechanical, agricultural engineering and/or computer science major
Anyone with the appropriate skills background is encouraged to apply.
Submit the following to apply
Current resume including brief descriptions of past applicable projects
Please contact
Prof. Joshua Peschel (Institute for Genomic Biology)
Email: peschel@illinois.edu
UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH ASSISTANT (Computer Science)
Project Description: Our group has various projects related to software testing in general, and security for Internet of Things in particular.
Note: Our group has had undergraduates start as early as their freshman year and still do very well (e.g., publish papers, release open-source code, get into grad school, win departmental and national awards, etc.).
Requirements
Must have programming skills, preferably in Java (Python, C, and C++ also acceptable)
Motivated to do research
To apply
Post your curriculum vitae (CV) online and email a link to Prof. Darko Marinov
Please contact
Prof. Darko Marinov (Computer Science)Email: marinov@illinois.edu