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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
Hirsh

Hirsh

PhD candidate

Expertise

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

Samantha

Samantha

MS candidate

Expertise

digital art, web design, sound design, historical fashion, herpetology, fashion, art history, game development, app development

Yash

Yash

MS candidate

Expertise

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

David

David

PhD candidate

Expertise

distributed systems, databases

Shervin

Shervin

PhD

Expertise

computational fluid dynamics, computer aided design, artificial intelligence, high performance computing, machine learning, large language models, product management

Audra

Audra

MS

Expertise

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

Delia

Delia

MS

Expertise

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

Meha

Meha

MPH candidate

Expertise

Immunology or Public Health

Cody

Cody

Industry expert

Expertise

Music, Film Scoring

Odysseas

Odysseas

PhD candidate

Expertise

Machine learning and maths and finance

Faisal

Faisal

PhD

Expertise

computer science, data science, machine learning, blockchain, cloud computing, web applications, Internet of Things

Jai'La

Jai'La

MS candidate

Expertise

Engineering, Computer Aided Design (CAD), human robot interaction, assistive robots, resume help/interview tips

Eduardo

Eduardo

MS

Expertise

Data Science, Python, SQL

Chenan

Chenan

PhD

Expertise

Quantum Physics and Quantum Computing, Artificial Intelligence Applicaiton in Physics, Condensed Matter Physics, Statistical Physics, Mathematical Physics

Kelly

Kelly

PhD candidate

Expertise

Computer Science

Andrew

Andrew

PhD candidate

Expertise

Computer Science and Math.

Majid

Majid

PhD

Expertise

Economics, Machine Learning

Jared

Jared

Industry expert

Expertise

Computer Science, Software engineering, Software design

Lily

Lily

PhD candidate

Expertise

Biology, Microbiology, Viruses, Microscopy, CRISPR, Proteins, RNA

Khushi

Khushi

PhD candidate

Expertise

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