Computer Science Research Program Mentors for High School Students | Polygence
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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
William

William

Industry expert

Expertise

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

Thor

Thor

PhD

Expertise

Economics, Transportation, Urban Planning, Data Science, Climate Change

Faisal

Faisal

PhD

Expertise

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

Jim

Jim

MS

Expertise

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

Shervin

Shervin

PhD

Expertise

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

Leif

Leif

PhD candidate

Expertise

Machine Learning, Evolutionary Computing, Genetic Algorithms, Agent-based Modeling, Mechanism Design, NLP Data Science

Tony

Tony

PhD candidate

Expertise

Robotics, aerodynamics, system design, drones, structures, programming, computer vision

Karan

Karan

MS

Expertise

Computer Science, Software Development, Data Structures & Algorithms, Computer Architecture, Operating Systems, Embedded Systems, Computer Networking

Delia

Delia

MS

Expertise

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

Nigel

Nigel

MS candidate

Expertise

machine learning, artificial intelligence, data science, data analytics, python programming, statistics

Omar

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.

Lily

Lily

PhD candidate

Expertise

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

Dante

Dante

PhD candidate

Expertise

Neuroscience, Computational Neuroscience, RNA-SEQ, Bioinformatics

Eduardo

Eduardo

MS candidate

Expertise

Data Science, Python, SQL

Jacob

Jacob

MS

Expertise

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

Andrew

Andrew

MS

Expertise

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

Nathaniel

Nathaniel

MS

Expertise

Environmental Engineering/ Nuclear engineering/ Mechanical engineering/ Computer programming/Music/3D modeling/ Robotics

Mariel

Mariel

PhD

Expertise

Machine Learning, Artificial Intelligence, Computer Science, and Math

Henry

Henry

PhD candidate

Expertise

robotics, machine learning/data science, philosophy, photography, organismal/mathematical biology

Eric

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