Volunteer

Student researcher in AI and computer science

Portrait of Dr. Kaushik Roy smiling, in a dark blazer

Dr. Kaushik RoyAssistant Professor, Department of Computer Science, The University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL

Photo: Dr. Roy’s faculty website (opens in a new tab)

Research focus

His group builds AI that can reason, not just predict. They combine neural networks with structured knowledge and rules (often called neurosymbolic AI), work on AI agents whose decisions can be checked and explained, and apply causal reasoning to healthcare and manufacturing. Students work on real AI and computer science problems with mentors at the university. Remote work is fully supported, so anyone in the world with a stable internet connection and enough time can join.

Recent publications

Exploring the Potential of Large Language Models for Assisting with Mental Health Diagnostic Assessments (opens in a new tab)ACM Transactions on Computing for Healthcare · 2026
How Compliant is Sepsis Treatment? An Expert-Guided Neuro-symbolic Pipeline for Generating Clinical Compliance Insights (opens in a new tab)NeSy 2026 (arXiv preprint) · 2026
In-Situ Eval: A Modular Framework for Custom and Real-Time RAG Benchmarking (opens in a new tab)AAAI 2026, Demonstration Track · 2026

Learn more

Faculty website (opens in a new tab)BRAINS Lab (affiliation) (opens in a new tab)Opportunities page (opens in a new tab)

The details

Role: Student researcher in AI and computer science
Age range: Any level: middle school, high school, undergraduate and graduate students
In person or remote: Either
Pay: Volunteer
Hours per week: Flexible hours, set around your school schedule and workload
When you can work: Semester, summer, the full academic year, or ongoing
Application deadline: No fixed date. Applications are reviewed on a rolling basis.
Prior experience needed: No prior research experience needed. Strong curiosity and a passion for computing and engineering are highly encouraged.
How to apply: Email kroy2@ua.edu asking to apply
Co-authorship possible: Case by case, depending on how much you contribute to the project.
Independent project (science fair or JSHS): Case by case. The lab is very supportive of students who want to do a science fair or JSHS project.

What “Unknown” means

Email to apply

Details confirmed with the lab Nov 2, 2026