Shomik
PhD candidate
Expertise
Renewable energy (solar), heat transfer, computational materials science
Research Program Mentors
Polygence mentors are selected based on their exceptional academic background, teaching experience, and unique ability to inspire the next generation of innovative thinkers and industry leaders.
AI/ML
- AI/ML
- Animation
- Arts
- Biology
- Biotech
- Business
- Cancer
- Chemistry
- Cognitive
- Computer Science
- Creative Writing
- Dance
- Dentistry
- Economics
- Engineering
- Entomology
- Environmental Science
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- Finance
- Game Design
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- History
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- Linguistics
- Literature
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- Medicine
- Music
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- Nutrition
- Organizational Leadership
- Philanthropy
- Philosophy
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- Physics
- Psychiatry
- Psychology
- Public Health
- Quantitative
- Social
- Social Science
- Sports Analytics
- Statistics
- Surgery
Mahlet
MD candidate
Expertise
artificial intelligence, medicine, creative and academic writing, human development, essays, applications
Faisal
PhD
Expertise
computer science, data science, machine learning, blockchain, cloud computing, web applications, Internet of Things
Jim
MS
Expertise
Any topic in data science (machine learning, applied math, statistics), web development, or chemistry.
Adam
PhD
Expertise
Epilepsy, computational neuroscience, machine learning and causal inference
Shervin
PhD
Expertise
computational fluid dynamics, computer aided design, artificial intelligence, high performance computing, machine learning, large language models, product management
Leif
PhD candidate
Expertise
Machine Learning, Evolutionary Computing, Genetic Algorithms, Agent-based Modeling, Mechanism Design, NLP Data Science
Tony
PhD candidate
Expertise
Robotics, aerodynamics, system design, drones, structures, programming, computer vision
Kimi
PhD candidate
Expertise
human-computer interaction, social media, tech ethics, AI ethics, privacy, UX design, computer science, social psychology, cognitive psychology
Jeffrey
PhD candidate
Expertise
Machine Learning
Nigel
MS candidate
Expertise
machine learning, artificial intelligence, data science, data analytics, python programming, statistics
Omar
MS
Expertise
Beginner-friendly AI projects focused on foundational concepts and practical applications, including dataset exploration and prediction tasks, as well as engineering and robotics projects involving control systems, embedded systems, and hands-on problem-solving.
Jean
Industry expert
Expertise
Computer Science is my main area of expertise as it is my current job is as a software engineer. I have to use calculus and statistics in my job as well since I focus on machine learning and artificial intelligence in that role. I am an active investor so I can also tell students about business. As a former frontend developer I also have a solid understand of product design.
Kevin
MEng
Expertise
Artificial Intelligence, Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Robotics, Computer Science
Laura
MA
Expertise
Evolution, Genetics, Adaptation, Speciation, Natural Selection, Biodiversity, Phylogenetics, Evolutionary adaptions in response to climate change, Projects focused on analyzing the genetics underlying a specific phenotype or disease, Projects that focus on mining available data (such as collecting and analyzing downloadable genetic sequences from published research work)
Nicholas
MS candidate
Expertise
The application of data science to investment analysis, financial analysis, trading analysis
Ercag
PhD
Expertise
Data Science, Physics & Statistics
Lucas
Industry expert
Expertise
Coding, Python, Machine Learning, Neuroscience, Data Science
Mariel
PhD
Expertise
Machine Learning, Artificial Intelligence, Computer Science, and Math
Eric
PhD candidate
Expertise
Medical Imaging, Computer Vision and Object Tracking, Machine Learning, Deep Learning, Image Processing, Natural Language Processing, Large Language Models, Generative AI