Undergraduate Research: Voice Assistant Project w/CS Prof S. Jeong

Hi everyone,

We are hiring an undergraduate student to join a research project building a real-time voice assistant designed to help college students with time management and productivity. The system involves low-latency audio processing, frontend-backend integration, and Azure AI speech technologies.

The project investigates how to integrate real-time conversational AI into a productivity tool, focusing on low-latency system design and effective UI/UX design for adaptive support.

Preferred Skills Include:

• Proficiency in Python and JavaScript/TypeScript.
• Familiarity with real-time audio processing (e.g., Web Audio API, MediaRecorder, FFmpeg).
• Experience integrating or deploying LLM APIs (e.g., Azure Speech, GPT models).
• Familiarity with frontend-backend integration and handling asynchronous systems.
• Interest in Human-Computer Interaction (HCI), AI/ML, or async system design.

Details:

• Commitment: Approx. 5–8 hours/week, flexible schedule.
• Benefits: Opportunity for research credit, academic publications, and building a strong technical portfolio.

To apply, please email your resume and a brief statement of interest to Prof Jeong, sooyeonj@purdue.edu with the subject line: "Voice Assistant Project - Research Assistant Application (Fall 2025)"