Polina Golland

Contact: MIT CSAIL 32 Vassar Street 32-D470 Cambridge, MA 02139 tel: 617-253-8005 email: polina at csail.mit.edu Directions to my office Assistant: Fern DeOliveira 32 Vassar Street 32-D429 Cambridge, MA 02139 tel: 617-253-5860 email: fern at csail.mit.edu

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Computational Modeling of Biological Shape and Function Our group works at the intersection of computer vision and probabilistic modeling to understand biological shape and function. For example, we aim to model how the brain anatomy and its function are related using MRI. We are looking for undergraduate students to work with our group and our collaborators and to actively contribute to creating and implementing image analysis methods. We expect the students to stay with the project for several semesters, since it takes a while to pick up all the necessary background knowledge to do an interesting project in this area. You must be independent, motivated and responsible to work well with us. Ideally, you are someone looking for a long-term UROP or a MEng project. You will also be involved in the life of a research group, so this is a good opportunity to find out what graduate school is like. Solid knowledge of Matlab or C++ is required. Knowledge of image processing, probability and statistics is a plus. Contact: Polina Golland (polina at csail.mit.edu).