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.
Cayla
PhD candidate
Expertise
Interdisciplinary or Exploratory Projects, Writing/Research, Music and Recording/Music Production, Journalism, Creative/Fiction and Nonfiction Writing, Psychology/Sociology Research
Hirsh
PhD candidate
Expertise
Technology Policy, Web Development, Cyberdefense/Cybersecurity, Election Security
Xiao
PhD
Expertise
Cryptography, Privacy-Preserving AI/ML, Homomorphic Encryption, GenAI & Social Media Psychology, Computer Vision, and Clinical AI (Informatics & Medical Imaging)
Saad
PhD
Expertise
Mechanical Engineering, Rehabilitation Robotics, Human-Robot Interaction, Surgical Robotics, Design for Wearable Devices
Madeleine
MS
Expertise
Human-centered Design, Neuroscience in Technology, Applications of AI in digital product design, Creative Writting
Carly
PhD
Expertise
coral biology, environmental changes, marine ecosystems, applications of math to ecology, how ocean dynamics affect marine life, how organisms specialize for their environments, how hybridization affects the potential of species, using models to connect to real-world systems, interactions of social factors and the environment, spatial statistics projects, symbiosis, landscape genetics, microbial interactions
Alena
PhD candidate
Expertise
General Economics, Econometrics, Statistics, Microeconomics/Cost-Effectiveness Analysis, Public Economics, Environmental Economics, Development Economics
Jennifer
PhD candidate
Expertise
Political psychology, Political behavior, Public opinion, Political Science, American Politics, Survey research, Social networks, GIS in R, R programming, Text as data, Machine Learning, Data visualization, Data science
Riya
MD
Expertise
Molecular Biology, Cellular Biology, Genetics, Psychology, Sociology, English, Religious Studies, Theology, Philosophy, Indian Classical Dance (Bharatnatyam, Kuchipudi, Odissi), Cultural Studies
Cody
PhD
Expertise
Astrodynamics, orbital mechanics, spacecraft trajectory design and navigation, Aerospace Engineering, and robotics
Jocelyn
MPH
Expertise
public health, community health, early childhood development, maternal and child health