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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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David

David

MS

Expertise

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

Oscar

Oscar

PhD

Expertise

Economics and/or data science.

Aditya

Aditya

PhD candidate

Expertise

computer science (including web dev and machine learning), economics (esp. game theory and/or behavioral economics), philosophy

Majid

Majid

PhD

Expertise

Economics, Machine Learning

Timothy

Timothy

PhD candidate

Expertise

Economics, Monetary Policy, Behavioral Economics, Game Theory, Econometrics, Forecasting

Johanna

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.

Kiara

Kiara

PhD candidate

Expertise

Psychology

Andrew

Andrew

PhD candidate

Expertise

Computer Science and Math.

Shae

Shae

PhD candidate

Expertise

coding, calculus, modeling, online game creation, epidemiology, biostatistics

Ashwyn

Ashwyn

PhD candidate

Expertise

Plasma Physics, Aerospace, Mechanical Engineering, Applied Mathematics, Computational Fluid Dynamics

Fatak

Fatak

Industry expert

Expertise

Aerospace Engineering; Flight Software Design; Modeling and Simulation; Bioastronautics

Nigel

Nigel

MS candidate

Expertise

machine learning, artificial intelligence, data science, data analytics, python programming, statistics

Nicholas

Nicholas

MS

Expertise

Physics, Astrophysics, Stellar Astrophysics: specifically stellar evolution, interior structures of stars, stellar pulsations

Alexandra

Alexandra

MS candidate

Expertise

Ecology, conservation, ornithology, habitat management

Jeff

Jeff

PhD candidate

Expertise

Statistical Analysis, artificial intelligence, machine learning, sports analytics. Statistical analysis in topics such as politics, physics, chemistry, astronomy, public health, medicine, and sports such as football, soccer, basketball, and baseball/softball. Biostatistical Analysis, including longitudinal studies and survival analysis

Vik

Vik

DO

Expertise

Middle/High/College Math and Science, Pre-Medicine, Medicine

Ercag

Ercag

PhD

Expertise

LLMs, ViTs, Reasoning Models, AI, Physics & Statistics

Garret

Garret

JD

Expertise

Finance, Law, Corporate Finance, Statistics

Ben

Ben

MA candidate

Expertise

Math, Economics, Microeconomics, Antitrust, Social Sciences, Law, Finance, Strategy

John

John

PhD candidate

Expertise

Engineering, Materials Chemistry, Renewable Energy, Batteries