Trisha Manna

Year in School
Freshman

Major
Computer Science

Research Interests
Artificial Intelligence Bioinformatics and Computational Biology Computers and Education Data and Information Systems Scientific Computing Security and Privacy

Research Mentor
Prof. George Chacko

Research/Engagement Experience
I worked with Professor Chacko last semester on studying degree distributions and community detection in large citation graphs that span the biomedical research domain. In terms of engagement experience, I tutor kids in math and reading over summer and winter break at Kumon.

Interests
Data science, machine learning, artificial intelligence, natural language processing

Project Title

How did I get interested in Computer Science?
I took AP computer science in high school and have loved it ever since.

What social interests matter to me?
Diversity in computer science, accessibility of education

What is my most impactful college experience?
The research I did last semester was pretty impactful because it was my first experience with research in college.

These are a few of my favorite things!
Sushi, Lana Del Rey, sphynx cats, hammocking

Research Description
This semester, I am working with Professor Chacko on a citation analysis project. As an introduction to citation analysis, I constructed a network by matching a subset of publications from the PubMed database to citations in the public domain that are archived in the Open Citations dataset. I studied degree distributions in this network and in the entire Open Citations dataset. I will be implementing the dependence/independence profiles of nodes in the network I constructed to identify those that are recognized within narrow or broad contexts of these publications. Independence and dependence have to do with the proportion of publications citing the focal publication and also cite the focal publication's references. I will then re-examine independence and dependence in the context of clustered publications to consider another aspect of community organization.

Biography
My name is Trisha, and I am a freshman majoring in Computer Science. I grew up in St. Louis, Missouri. I enjoy spending time with friends, going out to eat, and listening to music.