Ashutosh Singhal
Pursuing BSc in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Applied Mathematics at MIT.
| Headline: | Scientist |
| Skills: | English, Java, Languages, Languages and Platforms, Python, Software Engineering, Spanish |
| Location: | Cambridge, MA |
| Interested in: | Brainstorming, Finding business partners, Finding cofounders, Finding team mates, Meeting new people, Professional opportunities, Promoting my startups, Recruiting for my startup |
| Schools: | Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
WORK EXPERIENCE
| Employer: | Synthetic Neurobiology Group, MIT Media Lab., Cambridge, MA |
| Position: | Undergraduate Researcher |
| Time period: | December 2008 - Present |
| Description: | - Working on the creation of novel optical prosthetics for the modulation of light-activated neurons in specific regions of the brain.
- Learning electrical engineering and fabrication techniques, including modeling device structures using MATLAB. Possible future work in data analysis of electrical recordings from neural experiments. - Working in the lab of Professor Ed Boyden with graduate student Jake Bernstein. |
| Employer: | National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), Bethesda, MD |
| Position: | Summer Intern |
| Time period: | May 2008 - July 2008 |
| Description: | - Worked with research scientists Larry Bassham and Tim Polk to create an interactive demo of a protocol in cryptography using ActionScript 3.0 with Adobe Flash. |
| Employer: | Research Science Institute (RSI), MIT. Cambridge, MA |
| Position: | Research Fellow |
| Time period: | May 2007 - April 2008 |
| Description: | - Studied potential connectivity of olfactory neurons in rats. Created a computational system using MATLAB and Java that processes neuron tracings and analyzes their ability to form connections.
- Gained experience in programming and mathematical modeling. - Worked with a postdoctoral student, Dr. Sen Song, in the lab of Professor Sebastian Seung at the Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences. |
EDUCATION
| University: | Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
| Time period: | 2007 - 2012 |
| Degree: | Mathematics, EECS, BSc |
INFORMATION
| Memberships: | Member of the Men’s Varsity Cross Country Team at MIT. Fall 2008.
Phi Kappa Theta Fraternity. Holmdel First Aid Squad Volunteer EMT-B. January 2006 – August 2008. |
| Awards: | - National Siemens Award for Advanced Placement. 2007-8.
Awarded to one male and one female nationwide with the highest cumulative score on math and science Advanced Placement exams. - 4th place in the Moody’s Mega Math Challenge. 2008. Competed in a national applied mathematics competition to analyze the consequences of increased ethanol production on carbon dioxide emissions and grain prices in developing nations. - Intel Science Talent Search Semifinalist. 2008. - Siemens Research Competition Semifinalist. 2007. - Semifinalist in USA Biology (2007), Chemistry (2007), and Physics (2008) Olympiads. - American Invitational Mathematics Exam (AIME) Qualifier. 2006, 2008. |
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Kakeya
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Philip Hu
Philip Hu attends Yale College. He has been doing award-winning research since his Sophomore year in high school, and has received dozens of national and international distinctions.