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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.

AI/ML
Melanie

Melanie

PhDBiology

Education

  1. Stanford University

    PhDDoctor of Philo...2019

    Biology

  2. Oberlin College

    BABachelor of Arts2013

    Biochemistry

Expertise

Biophysics, bioinformatics, statistics, data science, machine learning, cellular and molecular biology...

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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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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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Preston

Preston

PhDPhysics

Education

  1. Air Force Institute of Technology

    PhDDoctor of Philo...2025

    Physics

  2. Air Force Institute of Technology

    MSMaster of Science2022

    Physics

Expertise

Physics, engineering, and applied AI: machine learning on physical-science data, computer vision and...

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Arpit

Arpit

MSComputer Sci...

Education

  1. University of California Los Angeles (UCLA)

    MSMaster of Science2021

    Computer Science

  2. University of California Los Angeles (UCLA)

    BSBachelor of Sci...2020

    Computer Science

Expertise

AI/ML, Programming, Career Guidance, Computer Science, Software Eng, AppDev

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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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Ercag

Ercag

PhDPhysics

Education

  1. Bilkent University

    PhDDoctor of Philo...2016

    Physics

  2. Bilkent University

    MSMaster of Science2008

    Physics

Expertise

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

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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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Vedrana

Vedrana

PhD candidateBiomedical E...

Education

  1. University of California Los Angeles (UCLA)

    PhDDoctor of Philo...TBD

    Biomedical Engineering

  2. Princeton University

    BABachelor of Arts2022

    Computer Science

Expertise

AI applications in medicine, computer science, machine learning, deep learning, computer vision...

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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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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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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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Ryan

Ryan

PhDAstrophysics

Education

  1. University of Michigan - Ann Arbor

    PhDDoctor of Philo...2021

    Astrophysics

  2. University of Michigan - Ann Arbor

    MSMaster of Science2017

    Astronomy

Expertise

physics, astronomy, computational astrophysics, fusion, quantum computing, Reviewing Dark Matter Models...

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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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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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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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Archie

Archie

PhDBiomedical E...

Education

  1. Ohio State University

    PhDDoctor of Philo...2020

    Biomedical Engineering

  2. Ohio State University

    MSMaster of Science2018

    Biomedical Engineering

Expertise

Biomedical Engineering, Deep Learning, Personal Finance, Website Development, Machine Learning...

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Xiao

Xiao

PhDComputer Sci...

Education

  1. Indiana University - Bloomington

    PhDDoctor of Philo...2010

    Computer Science

  2. Marquette University

    MSMaster of Science2005

Expertise

Cryptography, Privacy-Preserving AI/ML, Homomorphic Encryption, GenAI & Social Media Psychology...

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Hugh

Hugh

MD/PhD candidateBiomedical E...

Education

  1. University of Chicago

    MD/PhDDoctor of Medic...TBD

    Biomedical Engineering

  2. University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign (UIUC)

    BSBachelor of Sci...2019

    Biomedical Engineering

Expertise

Machine learning for clinical applications, Protein engineering, Immunoengineering, Cancer...

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Jerry

Jerry

PhDMechanical E...

Education

  1. Massachusetts Institute of Technology

    PhDDoctor of Philo...2023

    Mechanical Engineering

  2. Massachusetts Institute of Technology

    MSMaster of Science2019

    Mechanical Engineering

Expertise

Robotics, Machine Learning, Generative AI, Quantitative Finance, Sustainability, CleanTech, Computer Science

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