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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.

Computer Science
Aditya

Aditya

PhD candidate

Expertise

computer science (including web dev and machine learning), economics (esp. game theory and/or behavioral economics), philosophy

Kelly

Kelly

PhD candidate

Expertise

Computer Science

Hirsh

Hirsh

PhD candidate

Expertise

Technology Policy, Web Development, Cyberdefense/Cybersecurity, Election Security

William

William

Industry expert

Expertise

Data Science, Data Analysis and Software Development with a focus on data reporting and management

Jacob

Jacob

MS

Expertise

Plasma Physics, Magnetic Reconnection, x-rays, atomic physics, Plasma Diagnostics

Odysseas

Odysseas

PhD candidate

Expertise

Machine learning and maths and finance

Mark

Mark

PhD

Expertise

neuroengineering, brain-computer interfaces, neuromorphic engineering, computational neuroscience, electronics, computer science, signal processing, robotics

Audra

Audra

MS

Expertise

web development, machine learning, game development, general coding, epidemiology, philosophy, theater

Andrew

Andrew

MS

Expertise

iOS, Swift, General computer science, Computer Science, Software Eng, AppDev

Delia

Delia

MS

Expertise

Artificial intelligence(ML/NLP/DL), Computer vision & graphics

Johanna

Johanna

PhD candidate

Expertise

Dark Matter, Dark Energy, Gravitational Lensing, Coding in python or C++, mechanics, electricity and magnetism, quantum mechanics. Projects to code physics simulations.

Terra

Terra

PhD candidate

Expertise

All aspects of quantum computing including quantum error correction and quantum algorithms, interdisciplinary data-driven projects such as those related to bioinformatics, theoretical and computational physics

Khushi

Khushi

PhD candidate

Expertise

machine learning, deep learning, computer vision, artificial intelligence, computational biology, genomics

Jacques

Jacques

PhD candidate

Expertise

Human-Ai interaction, AI ethics, AI regulation, Assessing AI bias

Hannah

Hannah

MSE

Expertise

Games, Animation, Computer Graphics, Simulation, Robotics, Computer Vision, Computer Science, Business Development, Entrepreneurship, Study Skills, Math, Software Eng, AppDev, GameDev

Fatak

Fatak

Industry expert

Expertise

Aerospace Engineering; Flight Software Design; Modeling and Simulation; Bioastronautics

Ryan

Ryan

PhD candidate

Expertise

biology, biotech, genetics, computational biology, bioinformatics

Jim

Jim

MS

Expertise

Any topic in data science (machine learning, applied math, statistics), web development, or chemistry.

Meha

Meha

MPH candidate

Expertise

Immunology or Public Health

Yash

Yash

MS candidate

Expertise

Electrical and Computer Engineering/Computer Science/Scientific Simulation/Chip Design/Software Engineering