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Archie

Archie

PhDBiomedical E...

Education

  1. Ohio State University

    PhDDoctor of Philo...2020

    Biomedical Engineering

  2. Ohio State University

    MSMaster of Science2018

    Biomedical Engineering

Expertise

Biomedical Engineering, Deep Learning, Personal Finance, Website Development, Machine Learning...

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Montserrat

Montserrat

PhDStatistics

Education

  1. Indiana University at Bloomington

    PhDDoctor of Philo...2023

    Statistics

  2. Indiana University at Bloomington

    MSMaster of Science2020

    Statistics

Expertise

Statistical analysis, including regression, longitudinal analysis, and machine learning using R....

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christa

christa

PhDBiology

Education

  1. University of California Los Angeles (UCLA)

    PhDDoctor of Philo...2023

    Biology

  2. Brandeis University

    BSBachelor of Sci...2017

    Physics

Expertise

computational genomics, bioinformatics, epigenetics, neurological diseases, health data science, machine...

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Kristina

Kristina

MSBiomedical D...

Education

  1. Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

    MSMaster of Science2026

    Biomedical Data Science and AI

  2. New York University

    MAMaster of Arts2024

    Psychology

Expertise

Anything involving the mind, brain, and behavior

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Sona

Sona

MEngComputer Sci...

Education

  1. Cornell University

    MEngMaster of Engin...2026

    Computer Science

  2. University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

    BSBachelor of Sci...2021

    Computer Science

Expertise

Software Engineering, Machine Learning, Data Science, Applied AI/RAG Systems, Full-Stack Development

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Hirsh

Hirsh

PhD candidateComputer Sci...

Education

  1. Princeton University

    PhDDoctor of Philo...TBD

    Computer Science

  2. Princeton University

    MAMaster of Arts

    Computer Science

Expertise

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

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Tristan

Tristan

PhDEnvironmenta...

Education

  1. Stanford University

    PhDDoctor of Philo...2021

    Environmental Science

  2. Stanford University

    MSMaster of Science2020

    Statistics

Expertise

Data science, AI, machine learning, sustainability, renewable energy, weather, climate, ecology...

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Mohamed

Mohamed

MS candidateBiomedical E...

Education

  1. City College of New York (CUNY)

    MSMaster of ScienceTBD

    Biomedical Engineering

  2. Carnegie Mellon University

    BSBachelor of Sci...

    Neuroscience

Expertise

Biomedical Engineering, neuroscience, cell biology, lab automation, animal behavior

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Yixi

Yixi

MBAManagement S...

Education

  1. Stanford University

    MBAMaster of Busin...2022

    Management Science & Engineering

  2. Purdue University

    BSBachelor of Sci...2012

    Chemical Engineering

Expertise

business, business analytics, data visualization, data analysis, marketing, power BI, Business...

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Noah

Noah

PhD candidateComputer Sci...

Education

  1. University of Michigan - Ann Arbor

    PhDDoctor of Philo...TBD

    Computer Science

  2. University of Michigan - Ann Arbor

    MSMaster of Science2021

    Computer Science

Expertise

vehicle security, vehicle reliability, cybersecurity, applied machine learning, Computer Science...

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Sha

Sha

PhDRobotics

Education

  1. Georgia Institute of Technology

    PhDDoctor of Philo...2025

    Robotics

  2. Georgia Institute of Technology

    MSMaster of Science2020

    Mechanical Engineering

Expertise

artificial intelligence, medical robotics, biomedical engineering,

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Vedrana

Vedrana

PhD candidateBiomedical E...

Education

  1. University of California Los Angeles (UCLA)

    PhDDoctor of Philo...TBD

    Biomedical Engineering

  2. Princeton University

    BABachelor of Arts2022

    Computer Science

Expertise

AI applications in medicine, computer science, machine learning, deep learning, computer vision...

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Yash

Yash

MS candidateElectrical E...

Education

  1. University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

    MSMaster of ScienceTBD

    Electrical Engineering

  2. University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

    BSBachelor of Sci...2025

    Computer Science

Expertise

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

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Brock

Brock

PhDNeuroscience

Education

  1. University of Southern California (USC)

    PhDDoctor of Philo...

    Neuroscience

  2. Hendrix College

    BABachelor of Arts2016

    Neuroscience

Expertise

Neuroscience of consciousness, applications of machine learning to biomedical research, how do our...

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DaVante

DaVante

PhD candidatePhysics

Education

  1. University of California Irvine (UCI)

    PhDDoctor of Philo...TBD

    Physics

  2. University of California Irvine (UCI)

    MSMaster of Science2024

    Physics

Expertise

Quantum Mechanics, Statistical Mechanics, Machine Learning, Quantum Information

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Jerry

Jerry

PhDMechanical E...

Education

  1. Massachusetts Institute of Technology

    PhDDoctor of Philo...2023

    Mechanical Engineering

  2. Massachusetts Institute of Technology

    MSMaster of Science2019

    Mechanical Engineering

Expertise

Robotics, Machine Learning, Generative AI, Quantitative Finance, Sustainability, CleanTech, Computer Science

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Delia

Delia

MSComputer Sci...

Education

  1. University of Edinburgh

    MSMaster of Science2024

    Computer Science

  2. University of Dublin, Trinity College

    BSBachelor of Sci...2023

    Computer Science

Expertise

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

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Khushi

Khushi

PhD candidateComputer Sci...

Education

  1. Columbia University

    PhDDoctor of Philo...TBD

    Computer Science

  2. Columbia University

    MSMaster of Science

    Computer Science

Expertise

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

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Clayton

Clayton

PhDComputer Sci...

Education

  1. Universität des Saarlandes

    PhDDoctor of Philo...2024

    Computer Science

  2. Universität des Saarlandes

    MSMaster of Science2015

    Linguistics

Expertise

data science, computer science, computational linguistics, natural language processing, web scraping...

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Mina

Mina

PhD candidateData Science

Education

  1. University of Central Florida

    PhDDoctor of Philo...TBD

    Data Science

  2. University of Central Florida

    MSMaster of Science2025

    Data Science

Expertise

Data Science, Machine Learning, Data Analytics, Statistics

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