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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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Kimi

Kimi

PhDComputer Sci...

Education

  1. Carnegie Mellon University

    PhDDoctor of Philo...2026

    Computer Science

  2. Carnegie Mellon University

    MSMaster of Science2023

    Computer Science

Expertise

human-computer interaction, social media, tech ethics, AI ethics, privacy, UX design, computer science...

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Shervin

Shervin

PhDMechanical E...

Education

  1. University of Pittsburgh

    PhDDoctor of Philo...2016

    Mechanical Engineering

  2. University of Pittsburgh

    MSMaster of Science2016

Expertise

computational fluid dynamics, computer aided design, artificial intelligence, high performance...

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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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Alice

Alice

PhD candidateBiotech

Education

  1. Stanford University

    PhDDoctor of Philo...TBD

    Biotech

  2. University of California, San Diego

    BSBachelor of Sci...2021

    Biotech

Expertise

bioinformatics, machine learning, cancer, drug discovery, drug development, translational science...

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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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Audra

Audra

MSComputer Sci...

Education

  1. University of Pennsylvania (UPenn)

    MSMaster of Science2023

    Computer Science

  2. St. John's College - Annapolis

    BABachelor of Arts2013

    History of Mathematics

Expertise

web development, machine learning, game development, general coding, epidemiology, philosophy, theater

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John

John

MSData Science

Education

  1. University of Michigan - Ann Arbor

    MSMaster of Science2021

    Data Science

  2. University of Connecticut

    BABachelor of Arts2019

    Statistics

Expertise

Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, Business, Finance, Economics, Business Analytics, Statistics...

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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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Vardhan

Vardhan

PhD candidateComputer Sci...

Education

  1. University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign (UIUC)

    PhDDoctor of Philo...TBD

    Computer Science

  2. University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign (UIUC)

    MSMaster of Science

    Computer Science

Expertise

NLP, LLMs, Agentic AI, Computer Vision, Deep Learning Research

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Won

Won

PhDComputer Sci...

Education

  1. University of Michigan - Ann Arbor

    PhDDoctor of Philo...2023

    Computer Science

  2. University of Michigan - Ann Arbor

    MSMaster of Science

    Computer Science

Expertise

Machine Learning, Security, Privacy, Data Science, Statistics, Computer Science

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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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Hossein

Hossein

PhDChemical Eng...

Education

  1. University of Maryland

    PhDDoctor of Philo...2019

    Chemical Engineering

  2. Sharif University of Technology

    MSMaster of Science2014

    Chemical Engineering

Expertise

Data Science, Machine Learning, Deep Learning, Computer Vision, Large Language Models, Natural Language...

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Mariel

Mariel

PhDComputer Sci...

Education

  1. University of California Berkeley (UC Berkeley)

    PhDDoctor of Philo...2024

    Computer Science

  2. The Juilliard School

    MAMaster of Arts2019

    Music

Expertise

Machine Learning, Artificial Intelligence, Computer Science, and Math

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Sejal

Sejal

MSData Science

Education

  1. Georgia Institute of Technology

    MSMaster of Science2025

    Data Science

  2. Tufts University

    BSBachelor of Sci...2021

    Data Science

Expertise

Data Science, Data Analytics, Machine Learning, Sports Analytics, Natural Language Processing, Data...

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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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Ennis

Ennis

PhD candidatePhysics

Education

  1. Northwestern University

    PhDDoctor of Philo...TBD

    Physics

  2. Northwestern University

    MSc2024

    Physics

Expertise

Physics, Mathematics, AI, Quantum computing, Astrophysics

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Lucas

Lucas

Industry expertNeuroscience

Education

  1. Binghamton University

    BSBachelor of Sci...2018

    Neuroscience

Expertise

Coding, Python, Machine Learning, Neuroscience, Data Science

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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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David

David

PhDNeuroscience

Education

  1. Massachusetts Institute of Technology

    PhDDoctor of Philo...2022

    Neuroscience

  2. Carnegie Mellon University

    MSMaster of Science2013

    Computer Science

Expertise

neural signal processing, data science and statistics, AI/ML for medical applications

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