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.

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Henry

Henry

PhD candidate

Expertise

Chemical engineering & data science applied to biology

Derek

Derek

MS candidate

Expertise

Machine Learning in Computer Science, Computer Science,

Dustin

Dustin

PhD candidate

Expertise

Proof Assistants, Programming Languages, Verification, Computer Science

David

David

MS

Expertise

Software engineering (Embedded, application); Electronics engineering, robotics and control

Charles

Charles

MS

Expertise

artificial intelligence, deep learning, climate change, public policy, tech regulation

David

David

PhD candidate

Expertise

psychology, neuroscience, cognition, reasoning, research methods, computation, statistics, naturalistic behavior, reinforcement learning, neuroeconomics, decision making, memory, navigation, Computational Neuroscience, Decision Making

Neal

Neal

MS

Expertise

Machine Learning, Data Science and Analytics, Data Structures and Algorithms, People Management, Computer Vision

Hannah

Hannah

MSE

Expertise

Games, Animation, Computer Graphics, Simulation, Robotics, Computer Vision, Computer Science, Business Development, Entrepreneurship, Study Skills, Math, Software Eng, AppDev, GameDev

Anthony

Anthony

PhD candidate

Expertise

Econometrics & statistics, macroeconomics, economic policy, economic history, finance

Tosen

Tosen

PhD candidate

Expertise

Race and ethnic relations, Culture, Business, Organizational science, social science

Sydney

Sydney

PhD candidate

Expertise

computation, hurricanes, climate change resilience, probability and statistics

Tara-Marie

Tara-Marie

PhD candidate

Expertise

Education, Public Policy, Racial Inequality

Serena

Serena

PhD candidate

Expertise

medical imaging, darkfield x-ray, image processing

Adam

Adam

PhD candidate

Expertise

Aerospace engineering

Kalifa

Kalifa

MD candidate

Expertise

Projects that approach medicine from a public health perspective; Understanding the global implications of health policy; Using quantitative and qualitative analysis

Justinne

Justinne

PhD candidate

Expertise

Cancer Biology, Biomedical Engineering, Biology, Biotechnology, Data Analysis, tissue engineering, Healthcare, Public Health, Patient Care Perspectives

Mariame

Mariame

PhD candidate

Expertise

cancer biology, bioinformatics, data analytics, public health, computer science, biology, coding

Mallika

Mallika

MA

Expertise

Microeconomics, Macroeconomics, Real Analysis

Brian

Brian

MS

Expertise

Analytics, Data Science, AI, Machine Learning, Economics, Econometrics, Business, Statistical Programming, Geospatial Analytics

Sam

Sam

Industry expert

Expertise

Data analytics and exploration across the landscape of sport. Interests include NFL, NBA, MLB, PGA, UFC, Tennis, and more! Secondary interests include strategic management, marketing, stocks, cryptocurrency, sport business, entertainment ticketing and sponsorship