My HASTAC Scholar Introduction

Hello fellow HASTAC Scholars and HASTAC members!

I am a Sophomore at Union College and a Computer Science major.  I’ve been programming since seventh grade and I currently know HTML, CSS, JavaScript, PHP, ActionScript 2 (Flash), Python, and Java, but I hope to learn more languages soon.

I am excited to be part of the HASTAC community and to join you as a scholar this year.  Because everyone is sharing such interesting research from diverse backgrounds, HASTAC seems like a great place to find and give inspiration for interdisciplinary projects.  For example, I worked on a digital humanities project last summer that involved aspects of computer science and English.  You can check out my post on the project here.  Hopefully, my project will interest someone else, generate a community discussion, and provide inspiration for future projects.

I also plan to ask the HASTAC community for thoughts on a social robotics project currently being discussed in the Computer Science department here at Union College.  Look out for my post next week to contribute to the discussion.  I look forward to hearing everyone’s thoughts!