Adrian Sampson
Area of Focus: Computer Architecture and Programming Languages
Adrian hopes and works towards making computers everywhere more efficient. According to Facebook, his research “combines new processor designs with new energy-aware programming languages to help programmers write ‘greener’ software.” He is a third year PhD student in Computer Science Engineering at the University of Washington.

Emily Stark
Area of Focus: Computer Security
Emily is a first year graduate student at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), whose research bases itself on the construction of secure web applications that offer service while safeguarding the privacy and security of users' sensitive data.