Lately, there's been quite a bit of requests from individuals seeking research opportunities for undergraduates. Finding such labs can be a bit challenging, so I've gone ahead and compiled a list of the ones that I know below. If there are any additional ones you'd like to include, feel free to let me know, and I'll be sure to add them!
Before you look at the table below, here's a pdf I found for Research projects for Undergrad Students with UHCS Faculty for Spring 2024!
Just for disclosure, I don't know if these are up to date, or if any are outdated. If you happen to find out or just know about anything, please let me know to update or remove it.
| Lab Name | Description | How to Join | Contact |
|---|---|---|---|
| Structures and Artificial Intelligence Lab (SAIL) | The Structures and Artificial Intelligence Lab (SAIL) at the University of Houston invites applications from highly motivated students for research in the broad area of artificial intelligence applications in structural engineering. | Email Dr. Vedhus Hoskere at vhoskere@central.uh.edu with your resume and interests; use the subject "Prospective undergrad" | |
| Houston Learning Algorithms Lab (HULA) | HoUston Learning Algorithms (HULA) group is passionate about solving important machine learning, artificial intelligence, and computer vision research questions well-grounded in high-impact applications in medicine and autonomy. | Looking for undergraduate/master students with strong backgrounds in Python programming or web development, so go ahead and try sending an email to hvnguy35@central.uh.edu. | |
| UH BRAIN Center | Partner with us to develop and validate innovative technologies that address the needs of the world’s physically and neurologically impaired and the growing aging population. | Fill out the following form on the website | |
| Rice University REU | This isn't just one research opportunity but a bunch of experiences hosted by Rice University with the details for each on the website! | Each one is honestly really cool and has its own domains of priority, so find the one you'd enjoy most and apply! | Request Info |
| The Quantitative Imaging Lab (QIL) | Quantitative Imaging Laboratory’s (QIL) research is focused on basic and applied research in computer vision, image understanding, pattern recognition, and quantitative microscopy. The mission of this group has been to develop novel methods and systems for image and scene analysis that are capable of making human-like decisions. | Not sure if they're still looking for undergraduate students, but you can always try shooting an email to sshah@central.uh.edu and stating your interests and experience | |
| Das Laboratory | Our major projects are in advanced X-ray imaging techniques and perception/image science. We are also interested in developing multimodality platforms combining optical, ultrasound, and X-ray imaging systems. New areas of research include bioelectricity and biomagnetism for cancer research. | Undergraduate students from all areas of science and engineering are welcome to contact Dr. Mini Das to inquire about projects, but more specific info on applying can be found here | |
| Geirge "Trey" Pharis Memorial Fellowship Program | The 2024 Pharis Fellowship Program is offered through Data & Society at the UH Honors College with sponsorship from the Humana Integrated Health System Sciences Institute & Hewlett Packard Enterprise Data Science Institute. During summer 2024, Pharis Fellows will complete a 10-week, full-time, guided research experience focused on the application of data science approaches and health modeling to better understand the Social Determinants of Health (SDoH). | Applications for Summer 2024 are open now and you can find it here! | |
| Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship (SURF) | The Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship program at the University of Houston seeks to provide funding for rising UH sophomores, juniors, and seniors to participate in a focused, full-time, 10-week research experience under the direction of UH faculty. Recipients will receive a $4,000 scholarship and three points toward the Honors in Co-Curricular Engagement transcript designation. Current freshmen who will be sophomores in fall 2024 are eligible to apply for the fellowship. However, students graduating in spring or summer 2024 are not eligible for this program. | Applications for Summer 2024 are open now and you can find it here! | |
| The Houston Early Research Experience (HERE) | The Houston Early Research Experience (HERE) is a two-week workshop intended to orient rising sophomore and junior undergraduates to the fundamentals of conducting research. Under the guidance of UH faculty mentors, students will discuss academic topics, broaden their professional network, and learn how to ask the right research questions. Students from all majors are encouraged to apply. HERE students receive a $1K scholarship for their involvement, two points towards the Honors in Co-Curricular Engagement transcript designation, and an invitation to apply for the Houston Scholars program in the fall semester. The HERE program will take place in-person from May 13-24, 2024. Housing and transportation will not be provided. | Applications for Summer 2024 are open now and you can find it here! | |
| UH_DAIS Research Lab | In general, the UH-DAIS research group has a strong background in data mining, machine learning, data analysis, and in solving challenging optimization problems; in particular, our areas of expertise include spatial data mining, clustering, association analysis, and prediction. In the past, we collaborated with hydrologists, optometrists, planetary scientists, air pollution experts, and building designers helping them in their scientific research and in making sense of their data. | To get involved, go ahead and email the lab director, Prof. Christoph Eick at ceick@uh.edu | |
| Reasoning and Data Analytics for Security (ReDAS) | Are you a bright, enthusiastic and dedicated postdoctoral researcher? The ReDAS Lab has openings for researchers with Machine Learning and/or Natural Language Processing background for a project on deception-based attacks such as spearphishing and fake news. A strong publication record coupled with excellent practical skills (especially Python, Software versioning and Good Software Development Practices) and passion for cybersecurity is essential. Interested students should send their CV, names and contact information for three references, and top two publications. Minorities and women are strongly encouraged to apply. | For more information, please contact Professor Verma at the email address on the homepage or by phone at (713) 743-3348 | |
| Big Data Systems (BDS) Group | The Big Data Systems (BDS) group at UH focuses on developing interoperable, scalable and parallel algorithms to analyze data sets with machine learning (e.g. clustering,classification, regression, dimensionality reduction, variable/feature selection, time series and even deep neural networks), and graphs (connectivity, paths, cliques,vertex neighborhood). | For more information, please contact Robin Varghese or Xiantian Zhou | |
| Affective & Data Computing Lab (ACDC) | To uncover the mysteries of human behavior, AC-DC carries out trailblazing naturalistic studies. The study domains vary, but the majority are either driving or knowledge work studies, revealing how people interact with the two most widely used machines, that is, cars and computers. | To get involved, go ahead and email the lab director, Prof. Ioannis Pavlidis at ipavlidis@uh.edu | |
| Indexed Captioned Searchable (ICS) Videos | Indexed Captioned Searchables (ICS) Videos Project, converts a classroom lecture video into an interactive learning resource with automatic video indexing, captioning and search within and across videos. Rapidly search and access a topic of interest with automatic video indexing, captioning and search within and across videos. | To get involved, go ahead and email the lab director, Prof. Jaspal Subhlok at jaspal@uh.edu | |
| Medical Robotics Laboratory | The initiative focuses on advancing minimally invasive procedures in robot-assisted surgeries by developing innovative cyber-physical systems for multimodal image guidance. The goal is to move beyond traditional "keyhole" visualization, such as laparoscopy, and enable real-time, in-situ imaging with the potential integration of advanced tools. The project explores multimodality imaging by incorporating biosensing at various levels, aiming to provide a comprehensive approach to pathophysiology assessment. The anticipated impact is to contribute to the broader evolution of technologies in the field of robot-assisted surgeries. | To get involved, go ahead and email the lab director, Prof. Nikolaos Tsekos at ntsekos@uh.edu | |
| Research in Text Understanding and Analysis of Language (RiTUAL) | We do research in Natural Language Processing (NLP) and applied Machine Learning (ML). Some of the specific research areas we’re working on include: Linguistic code-switching, Stylistic Analysis of Text, Information extraction in social media data, and Multimodal NLP | To get involved, go ahead and email the lab director, Prof. Thamar Solorio at solorio@cs.uh.edu | |
| Software Engineering Research Group at UH | Software Engineering Research Group (SERG) at the University of Houston develops tools and techniques for building reliable software systems. | They are looking for self-motivated and talented students to join our group. If you are interested, please contact Dr. Alipour (maalipou@central.uh.edu). | |
| Networked Systems Laboratory | The goal of this lab is to investigate issues in wireless and sensor networks, network protocols and architectures, mobile sensing, social networks, and distributed systems, and to find solutions to the technical problems in these areas. | To get involved, go ahead and email the lab director, Prof. Omprakash Gnawali at gnawali@cs.uh.edu | |
| Wireless Networking, Signal Processing and Security | The Lab was established on May 2009 in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering. Hope you can find useful information you need regarding research, education, and activities. If you are a researcher looking for collaboration opportunities, you can choose the people page or start from the research page. We are eager to work with you too. If you are an applicant looking for admission and faculty advisor, hope our background fits what you are looking for. | To get involved, go ahead and email the lab director, Prof. Zhu Han at zhan2@uh.edu | |
| Computer Graphics and Interactive Media Lab | The central research scheme of the UH CGIM group is in the following broad areas: computer graphics, computer animation, virtual human modeling and animation, human computer conversation, human-AI interaction, and graphics computing for surgery and biomedical informatics. | To get involved, go ahead and email the lab director, Prof. Zhigang Deng at zdeng4@central.uh.edu | |
| CougAR Lab | The CougAR lab is unique in that it focuses on augmented reality technologies from a social science perspective, understanding how people utilize emerging technologies in everyday life, how emerging technologies can affect people’s perceptions of place, and how the discussion surrounding emerging technologies shapes development of the technology. Our mission is to conduct ground-breaking empirical research that advances our social and societal understanding of augmented, virtual, and mixed reality technologies. | Please feel free to contact the lab director, Tony Liao, and reach out about any questions/opportunities regarding the CougAR Lab at tcliao@uh.edu |