Anish Simhal
Postdoctoral Researcher at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
New York, New York, United States
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Top SchoolAnish Simhal is a postdoctoral researcher at Memorial Sloan Kettering with 12 years of experience applying machine learning and network science to problems in neuroscience and cancer. He earned a PhD from Duke, where he developed novel computer-vision methods for synapse detection in hyperspectral array tomography and built ML frameworks for cervical precancer detection from multi-channel colposcopic images. His work spans connectomics, graph curvature metrics, MRI, and wearable sensors, translating advanced signal- and image-processing techniques into clinically relevant tools. At the Child Mind Institute he combined graph theory and clinical data to probe neurodevelopmental disorders and improve pediatric MRI outcomes. Known for bridging rigorous academic research with practical implementations, he brings a rare blend of deep technical expertise and translational focus to biomedical ML and network analysis.
12 years of coding experience
5 years of employment as a software developer
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Electrical and Electronics Engineering at Duke UniversityBachelor of Science (B.S.), Electrical Engineering, Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Electrical Engineering at University of Virginia
Hindi
Github Skills (20)
community-detection9
networkx7
addon6
igraph6
connectivity5
graph-analysis5
python5
random-walk5
graph-algorithms5
toolbox4
graph4
complex-networks3
jekyll3
journal2
python-interface1
Programming languages (3)
Github contributions (5)
aksimhal/SynapseAnalysis
Dec 2017 - Jan 2021
Contributions:151 commits, 89 pushes in 3 years 2 months
aksimhal/probabilistic-synapse-detection
Oct 2016 - Apr 2018
Contributions:13 commits, 9 pushes, 2 branches in 1 year 5 months
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