News in Brief: Mitchell Scholar Named

Zachary Yahn, a fourth-year double major in computer science and computer engineering at the University of Virginia, has been named a George J. Mitchell Scholar to study in Ireland.

Zachary Yahn, from Georgia, is UVA’s eight Mitchell Scholar. (Contributed photo)

Yahn, from Roswell, Georgia, focuses his research on artificial intelligence. Chosen as a National Science Foundation Research Experiences for Undergraduates Fellow in the Humans and Autonomy Lab at Duke University, Yahn developed a classification and regression tree for predicting injuries aboard U.S. Navy aircraft carriers and researched safety in self-driving cars. Yahn plans to study artificial intelligence, deep learning, algorithms and cognitive science at University College Dublin.

The George J. Mitchell Scholarship Program, sponsored by the U.S.-Ireland Alliance, funds American students to pursue a year of graduate study in Ireland and Northern Ireland.