I am a Senior Computer Science student at UMBC with a focus in Machine Learning, Artificial Intelligence, Human Centered Computing and Human Robot Interaction. I conduct research at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and have TA’d for CMSC 201 (Introductory Computer Science for Majors) and CMSC 341(Data Structures). I was involved as the President of the UMBC Cosplay Coalition from Spring 2015 to Fall 2016 and am the event coordinator of UMBConnect as well as a CWIT Affiliate.

My research interests are primarily in Human Robot Interaction (HRI) and Human Centered Design. My work focuses on robotic interface design and programming that reduces cognitive load on the user in a manufacturing setting. This includes the use of machine learning and artificial intelligence algorithms for robot programming and the analysis of a variety of interfaces including virtual and augmented reality, natural language processing, graphical user interfaces and tangible user interfaces. You can find a poster I presented at ICRA 2015's Becoming a Robot Guru Workshop on implicative language analysis for robotic applications here.

My other work involves data analysis and data science, android programming, sensor integration, and machine learning. For more information on these works, feel free to visit the projects page

Email: zimmer1@umbc.edu Github: ZimmerMegan LinkedIn found Here Resume found Here