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.
Hirsh
PhD candidate
Expertise
Technology Policy, Web Development, Cyberdefense/Cybersecurity, Election Security
Samantha
MS candidate
Expertise
digital art, web design, sound design, historical fashion, herpetology, fashion, art history, game development, app development
William
Industry expert
Expertise
Data Science, Data Analysis and Software Development with a focus on data reporting and management
Clark
PhD
Expertise
machine learning, artificial intelligence, microcontrollers, engineering, electric vehicles, electric energy systems
Bruno
PhD
Expertise
quantum communication, quantum optics, quantum computing, quantum dynamics, computational materials science, computational physics, machine learning (esp applications to quantum)
Tom
MA
Expertise
Music composition, music technology, human-machine interactions, music history, film scoring
Jai'La
DEng candidate
Expertise
Engineering, Computer Aided Design (CAD), human robot interaction, assistive robots, resume help/interview tips
Don
MBA/PhD candidate
Expertise
My areas of expertise are: Computer Science, Data Science & AI, Economics, Business & Finance, International Relations, Law, History, and Literature/Writing.
bu
PhD
Expertise
Survey research, Statistics, Quantitative research, Data analysis, Data Visualization, Business Intelligence
Arij
PhD
Expertise
Neuroscience, Neurodegeneration, Mathematics, Computer Programming, Dynamical Systems Analysis, Ordinary and Partial Differential Equations, Computational Neuroscience, Computational Physiology, Python, Matlab, Java
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
PhD
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
Yash
MS candidate
Expertise
Electrical and Computer Engineering/Computer Science/Scientific Simulation/Chip Design/Software Engineering
Hannah
MSE
Expertise
Games, Animation, Computer Graphics, Simulation, Robotics, Computer Vision, Computer Science, Business Development, Entrepreneurship, Study Skills, Math, Software Eng, AppDev, GameDev
