James Scully
Research Assistant at Georgia State University
Atlanta, Georgia, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolJames Scully is a computational-neuroscience PhD candidate and research assistant with eight years of experience translating chaotic neural dynamics into practical ML and GPU-accelerated tools. He combines rigorous dynamical-systems theory with hands-on engineering—shipping full-stack AI apps and graph-neural models that decode olfactory patterns—while publishing on chaos, locomotion, and adaptive coordination. At Georgia State he models central pattern generators to inform multi-agent and agentic decision systems, turning theoretical insights into algorithms that predict, classify, and control real-world behavior. Fluent in Python, Julia, and CUDA, he bridges first-principles reasoning and production-ready code to extract signal from messy data. Uncommonly, his background spans both founding startups and running a small service business, giving him practical product and operational sensibilities alongside deep technical expertise.
8 years of coding experience
6 years of employment as a software developer
California Polytechnic State University, San Luis ObispoHigh School, High School at Decatur High SchoolDoctor of Philosophy - PhD, Neuroscience, Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Neuroscience at Georgia State University
Github Skills (53)
symbolic-computation10
programming-language10
ssreflect10
numerical10
ode10
numerical-integration10
algebra10
ordinary-differential-equations10
pde10
machine-learning10
hpc10
nonlinear-programming10
differential-equations10
stochastic-processes10
physics10
Programming languages (3)
Github contributions (5)
jamesjscully/CoupledODETools.jl
Oct 2019 - Feb 2022
Contributions:76 pushes, 1 branch in 2 years 4 months
hinsley/PlantChaos
Jun 2023 - Mar 2025
Contributions:57 pushes, 1 branch in 1 year 9 months
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