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.
Ribhav
MD candidate
Expertise
Medicine, Infectious diseases, Public Health, Economic modeling, Data Science, Epidemiology, Meta-analysis, Health Economics,
Bruno
PhD
Expertise
quantum communication, quantum optics, quantum computing, quantum dynamics, computational materials science, computational physics, machine learning (esp applications to quantum)
Audra
MS
Expertise
web development, machine learning, game development, general coding, epidemiology, philosophy, theater
Jacob
MS
Expertise
Plasma Physics, Magnetic Reconnection, x-rays, atomic physics, Plasma Diagnostics
Shalimar
PhD candidate
Expertise
Ecology, marine biology, oceanography, fisheries management, environmental policy, remote sensing
Xiao
PhD
Expertise
Cryptography, Privacy-Preserving AI/ML, Homomorphic Encryption, GenAI & Social Media Psychology, Computer Vision, and Clinical AI (Informatics & Medical Imaging)
Parker
PhD candidate
Expertise
Observational Astrophysics, Computational Astrophysics, Exoplanets, High Contrast imaging, Stellar Nucleosynthesis, Quantum Physics, Quantum Computing
Jacques
PhD candidate
Expertise
history of science, philosophy of science, neuropharmacology, neuroscience of interoception, cognitive science, computational neuroscience
Henry
PhD candidate
Expertise
robotics, machine learning/data science, philosophy, photography, organismal/mathematical biology
Tony
PhD candidate
Expertise
Robotics, aerodynamics, system design, drones, structures, programming, computer vision
Hirsh
PhD candidate
Expertise
Technology Policy, Web Development, Cyberdefense/Cybersecurity, Election Security