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Undergraduate Research

NIL welcomes undergraduate students who are interested in research on cognition, image, aesthetics, artificial intelligence, and human-computer interaction.

Undergraduate students may participate in research activities such as literature review, experimental material preparation, behavioral and eye-tracking experiments, data collection, basic programming, data analysis, and academic writing training. Students may also develop undergraduate research projects under supervision, depending on their interests, background, and project availability.

Who Should Apply

We welcome undergraduate students who:

  • Are interested in cognitive neuroscience, psychology, image research, AI, aesthetics, or human-computer interaction
  • Are willing to learn research methods and participate in long-term research training
  • Have good English reading ability
  • Have basic programming, statistics, design, or experimental experience, if available
  • Are responsible, self-motivated, and able to work in a team

Possible Training Areas

  • Literature reading and research discussion
  • Experimental design and stimulus preparation
  • Eye-tracking and behavioral data collection
  • Data coding and analysis
  • Programming for experiments
  • Academic writing and presentation
  • Undergraduate research project development

Contact

Interested students may send a short CV and a brief statement of interest to nil@shisu.edu.cn.

Suggested email subject: Name + Undergraduate Research + Major / Year.