Andrew Balch is a fourth-year undergraduate student studying Computer Science in the UVA School of Engineering and Applied Science. He has a special interest in applying computer science, machine learning, and data science to inform and aid in social issues, including how technology impacts society and perpetuates injustice. He is a two-time Dean’s Undergraduate Research Fellow, was acknowledged by the Computer Science department’s Outstanding Undergraduate Research Award for 2022-2023, and was an Honorable Mention for the same award for 2023-2024.
Fun fact: I love rock climbing, both bouldering and sport climbing!
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2025
Congratulations to Andrew Balch for being named as a finalist for the Computing Research Association’s Outstanding Undergraduate Researcher award! Just 24 students nationwide received this level of recognition for their contributions to computing research. You can learn more about the award at the CRA website.
2024
Undergraduate Student Andrew Balch presented a demo of a smartphone-based spectrophotometer for micronutrient assessment at MobiCom 2024 in Washington D.C.! His presentation was awarded 3rd place in the undergraduate category of MobiCom’s Student Research Competition. Check out this page to learn more about the nutrition project!
Andrew Balch was featured in a piece by UVA Today on the Dean’s Undergraduate Research Fellowship program! You can check it out here.
Andrew Balch presented his poster on a smartphone-based spectrophotometer for Vitamin B12 quantification at the 2024 Commonwealth Cyber Initiative Symposium in Richmond, Virginia!