Hi! My name is Wren Lowe. I am currently a senior at the University of Maryland - College Park, with the expected graduation date of May 2024. I am persuing a major in Computer Science with a minor in Technological Entrepreneurship and Corporate Innovation (MTECH). At UMD, I am a member of the Association of Woman in Computing (AWC). AWC is a club which promotes inclusivity and provides woman and their allies a safe space to connect and advance their computer science skills. Aside from school and work, I enjoy running/working out, reading, spending time with friends and family, and painting. Recently, I have been spending my free time training for a half marathon.
I currently work as an undergrad research assistant at the Applied Laboratory for Intelligence and Security (ARLIS). In this position, I am currently working on a project utilizing Natural Language Processing (NLP) techniques, HTML, JavaScript, and React. This project processes has the user upload data, by its nature this data is often "messy" (uses a lot of abbreviations and lacks formatting). Then this data is parsed into tokens and it's meaning is derived, and then displayed as a graphic. This graphic is generated using Plotly, and then displayed on the website using React.
Over the summer I worked as an intern at the Applied Laboratory for Intelligence and Security (ARLIS). In this role, I worked on Identifying Characteristic of Disruptive Technology in the Public Health Sector. This project included conducting initial research on both the intelligence community, current regulations, and disruptive technologies in their arena. Then, I utilized Natural Language Processing (NLP) techniques to help expediate and advance the research process, using the initial information gathered. I also used NLP techniques to help generate graphics (including plots and word clouds) to help provide visualizations to support our research
I am currently a teaching assistant (TA) for discrete structures (CMSC250) at the University of Maryland - College Park. In this role, I am responsible for teaching two discussion sections twice a week, holding office hours, and grading the students work.