Alexander Ororbia
Asst. Professor at RIT
City of Rochester, New York, United States
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Top SchoolAlexander Ororbia is an assistant professor of computer science at RIT and director of the Neural Adaptive Computing Laboratory, specializing in cognitive science, computational neuroscience, and statistical machine learning. With 11 years of experience bridging biomimetic intelligence and cognitive modeling, he holds affiliate professorships in Psychology and Cognitive Science, reflecting a true interdisciplinary profile. His work focuses on neural adaptive systems that draw inspiration from biological cognition to improve learning algorithms and models. Trained at Penn State and Bucknell in information sciences and computer science, he combines rigorous academic research with laboratory leadership and hands-on mentorship. Colleagues value his ability to translate theoretical insights into experimentally grounded models that inform both AI and cognitive science.
11 years of coding experience
Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Computer Science, Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Computer Science at Bucknell UniversityInformation Sciences and Technology, Information Sciences and Technology at Penn State University
English, Spanish
Github Skills (34)
computational-neuroscience10
python10
machine-learning10
neuroscience10
cognitive-science10
jax10
spiking-neural-networks10
backend8
robotics8
data-science7
simulation7
pytorch7
image-reconstruction7
simulation-framework7
recurrent-neural-networks7
Programming languages (3)
Github contributions (5)
NACLab/ngc-sim-lib
Mar 2024 - Jun 2026
NGC-Sim-Lib: A Backend Compiler and State-Machine Engine for NGC-Learn
Contributions:3 releases, 15 reviews, 28 PRs in 2 years 3 months
backendcompilerstate-machine
ago109/piecewise-nvdm-emnlp-2017
Oct 2016 - Jul 2017
Contributions:9 commits, 3 pushes in 8 months
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