Attention Decay: An Analysis of IMDb Voting Patterns

Faculty Sponsor: Pavel Oleinikov Jordan Crespin Jordan Crespin is a rising junior (’28) from New York City. She is double majoring in Mathematics and Economics, with a minor in Data Analysis. At Wesleyan, Jordan plays on the varsity volleyball team, serves as a teaching assistant for Calculus and Introduction to Economics, and is a member … Read more

Comparing Chronicles: Mapping Knowledge Networks in the Carolingian Empire

Faculty Sponsor: Jesse Torgerson Matthew Thomson Matthew Thomson is a rising junior from Birmingham, Alabamaand a double major in Classical Studies and Computer Science. He is interested in applying computer science to Latin texts and is looking forward to studying abroad in Rome, Italy. Abstract: The Comparing Chronicles Project develops new methods for studying medieval … Read more

Loaded Language: Tracking Firearms Discourse in American Christian Print

Faculty Sponsor: Maryam Gooyabadi and Joseph Slaughter Jake Klasky Jake (they/them) is a rising junior (’28) from outside of Seattle, Washington and is majoring in Computer Science and is doing the Data Analysis Certificate. Outside of academics, they play Ultimate on Wesleyan Nietzsch Factor as well as spend time with friends to play analog games. … Read more

Corporate Taxation and Innovation: Evidence from Local Projections

Faculty Sponsor: Masami Imai Isaac Stern I’m an Economics and Mathematics student at Wesleyan University interested in how institutions, markets, and policy shape economic life. This summer, I worked as a Research Assistant for Professor Masami Imai to study how corporate tax rate cuts affected countries. This study was picked because it worked as a … Read more

Gender, Nationality, Property Ownership, & Wealth in 20th Century Peru

Faculty Sponsor: Professor César Castillo-García Josh Klein Josh Klein is a rising junior at Wesleyan University studying Economics, Philosophy, and Data Analysis. Josh is from Los Angeles, California, and is a research assistant for Professor César Jeanpierre Castillo-García, helping with his project South American Brahmins: Top Wealth in Twentieth-Century Peru. In his free time, Josh enjoys skiing, … Read more

Validating an Antibiotic Screening of the E. coli Proteome

Faculty Sponsor: Erika A. Taylor Live Poster Session: Zoom Link Goes Here Robinson Ohm Robinson is a rising sophomore from Maryland. He majors in MB&B and works in the Taylor lab, where he researches drug targets. He’s involved in the Christian Fellowship and looks forward to studying abroad in Kenya. After graduating, Robinson plans to … Read more

Explainable AI Analysis of Automated Creativity Scoring Models

Faculty Sponsor: Antonio Laverghetta Live Poster Session: https://wesleyan.zoom.us/j/94911363126 Ennio Geniblazo My name is Ennio Geniblazo, and I’m a rising sophomore majoring in Data Science with a minor in Economic. At Wesleyan, I’m researching how LLM’s compute creativity scores through SHAP with Professor Antonio Laverghetta, leveraging a skillset of computer science. Beyond this, I’ve self-studied basic … Read more

Computing with Chaos: a Compact Wave-Chaotic Neural Network

Faculty Sponsor: Tsampikos Kottos Ethan Valentino Ethan is a rising senior studying Physics and Philosophy from Beacon Falls, CT. He plans to earn an MA in physics from Wesleyan after graduating. In his free time, he enjoys playing basketball, rock climbing, and reading.   Abstract: Artificial neural networks (ANNs) have achieved remarkable success at a … Read more

Freedom on the Rails: Immigration and Abolitionist Voting in Historical Brazil

Faculty Sponsor: Professor François Seyler Live Poster Session: Zoom link will be added soon. Steven Li I am a student researcher at Wesleyan University and an apprentice at the Hazel Quantitative Analysis Center (QAC). My work combines economic history, applied econometrics, GIS, and data engineering to explore how infrastructure shapes migration and political change. In … Read more