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.
9 years of coding experience
3 years of employment as a software developer
Master of Science Computer Science, Master of Science Computer Science at Columbia Engineering
Valedictorian, Valedictorian at Noor Ul Iman School
Bachelor of Arts Neuroscience, Bachelor of Arts Neuroscience at Princeton University
Arabic, Urdu