Summary
Mariam Latif is a researcher-engineer focused on the intersection of computation, cognition, and vision, with nine years of cross-disciplinary experience spanning neuroscience, optics, and AI. Currently a Graduate Research Assistant at Columbia’s AI4VS Lab and a Research Associate at Barnard’s Vision Lab, she applies machine learning to understand visual processing and developmental neurobiology. Her background includes hands-on studies of cerebellar development and reading-related saccadic biases from Princeton, plus advocacy on neurotechnology policy through a Neurorights Foundation fellowship. Comfortable moving between lab experiments, data analysis, and instructional design, she brings both technical rigor and human-centered perspective to vision science problems. Based in the New York City area, she combines academic training from Princeton and Columbia with a track record of translating cognitive science insights into computational approaches.
8 years of coding experience
3 years of employment as a software developer
Master of Science - MS, Computer Science, Master of Science - MS, Computer Science at Columbia Engineering
Valedictorian, Valedictorian at Noor Ul Iman School
Bachelor of Arts - AB, Neuroscience, Cognitive Science Certificate, Bachelor of Arts - AB, Neuroscience, Cognitive Science Certificate at Princeton University
Arabic, Urdu