Elyssa
Industry expert
Expertise
Psychoacoustics, Cognitive science and musicology, Research fundamentals, Music Theory and Syntax, Neurodiversity and Learning.
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.
Marisa
EdM
Expertise
action research on social justice education reform, critical reflection self-studies, environmental impact studies, projects that integrate various aspects of racialized opportunity gaps such as environmental justice, education, and education policies, the complex interplay between politics, religion, and power, music education
Parisa
DMA
Expertise
Acoustic and electroacoustic music composition; Music Entrepreneurship; Music Production; Music Theory, Sound Design/Introduction to DAWs
Caroline
MA
Expertise
Music, Marketing, Communications, Media Studies, Anthropology, Ethnography, Leadership, Administration, and Operations
Shomik
PhD candidate
Expertise
Renewable energy (solar), heat transfer, computational materials science
Matthew
PhD candidate
Expertise
Graphic design, data science, sustainability, participatory design, information design, sound design, film making, photography, creative writing, user experience design
Malachi
Industry expert
Expertise
mobile app development, UI/UX design, music production, LLM research
Sam
PhD candidate
Expertise
Film studies + production, American literature, History, Economics, Music
Daiki
MS candidate
Expertise
computer graphics, simulation and animation, sound simulation, 3D art, computer music, music technology, composition, math, physics, signal processing
Rebecca
PhD candidate
Expertise
Game Development, Game Design, Game Audio, Unity, Unreal Engine (Blueprints and MetaSounds), Computer Music, Music Production, Music Composition, Music Performance, Music Improvisation
Kelly
PhD
Expertise
museum studies, performance studies, dance studies, ethnography, performance and politics, Latin American studies, theatre history, women's studies, creative projects, playwriting
Terence
MBA candidate
Expertise
All Business related topics, Data Analytics in Business, Management, Music Related Projects, Data Science Related Projects
Samantha
MS candidate
Expertise
digital art, web design, sound design, historical fashion, herpetology, fashion, art history, game development, app development
Teryn
PhD candidate
Expertise
Entrepreneurship, Startups, Venture Capital, Business, Project Management, Neurobiology. I will coach you on creating a pitch deck for your startup idea and will connect you to funding opportunities in my network.
Nolan
PhD candidate
Expertise
Computer Music, Cryptography, Pure/Applied Mathematics, Game Development, Game Design, Unity, Coding Music, Python
