
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.

Malachi
Industry expert
Expertise
mobile app development, UI/UX design, music production, LLM research

Vedrana
PhD candidate
Expertise
AI applications in medicine, computer science, machine learning, deep learning, computer vision, biomedical data processing and analysis

William
Industry expert
Expertise
Data Science, Data Analysis and Software Development with a focus on data reporting and management

Cody
PhD
Expertise
Astrodynamics, orbital mechanics, spacecraft trajectory design and navigation, Aerospace Engineering, and robotics

David
PhD candidate
Expertise
Cognitive neuroscience, psychology, biomedical engineering, electical & computer engineering, machine learning

Jacob
MS
Expertise
Plasma Physics, Magnetic Reconnection, x-rays, atomic physics, Plasma Diagnostics

Fatak
Industry expert
Expertise
Aerospace Engineering; Flight Software Design; Modeling and Simulation; Bioastronautics

Bruno
PhD
Expertise
quantum communication, quantum optics, quantum computing, quantum dynamics, computational materials science, computational physics, machine learning (esp applications to quantum)

Hirsh
PhD candidate
Expertise
Technology Policy, Web Development, Cyberdefense/Cybersecurity, Election Security

Shalimar
PhD candidate
Expertise
Ecology, marine biology, oceanography, fisheries management, environmental policy, remote sensing

Ritu
PhD
Expertise
Application Development, Website or Blog Development, Open-Source Initiatives, Peer Learning Aps, Social Media Platform, AI in education

Shae
PhD candidate
Expertise
coding, calculus, modeling, online game creation, epidemiology, biostatistics

Khushi
PhD candidate
Expertise
machine learning, deep learning, computer vision, artificial intelligence, computational biology, genomics






