Hi. I just joined a couple of hours ago.
Have you gotten the direction you’re looking for?
In your shoes I’d be pestering your professors. They’re supposed to teach you how to learn - which is exactly what you want.
Talk to one prof and if s/he doesn’t know, s/he’ll likely point you to another prof who might. That next prof will probably know who to talk to - maybe someone off campus - who might want to hire you.
Self directed learning. You’ll go far.
Oh, yeah. When you get the direction and finally get started, write an article and publish it here on Sitepoint.