Sam K
Research Fellowship at University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Urbana, Illinois, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolSam K is a cognitive neuroscience researcher and software-minded engineer with 11 years of interdisciplinary experience bridging neural cognition, mental health disorders, and neural engineering. Currently a Research Fellow and Assistant at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign while completing a PhD, Sam combines rigorous academic training (PhD in Cognitive Neuroscience, MS in Bioengineering, BS in Electrical Engineering) with hands-on software development for medical devices. Past roles include building clinical-grade software and supporting neuroscience labs, demonstrating an ability to translate complex neural problems into practical engineering solutions. Comfortable with both experimental design and coding, Sam brings a problem-solving mindset that thrives on tackling stubborn puzzles—professional and personal, like learning piano on the side.
11 years of coding experience
1 year of employment as a software developer
Amirkabir University of TechnologyBachelor of Science - BS, Electrical and Electronics Engineering, A+, Bachelor of Science - BS, Electrical and Electronics Engineering, A+ at University of IsfahanDoctor of Philosophy - PhD, Cognitive neuroscience, A+, Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Cognitive neuroscience, A+ at University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Persian, English
Github Skills (3)
reddit9
firefox-addon9
chrome-extension9
Programming languages (1)
Github contributions (5)
Amanite/ocamlpics
Dec 2014 - Jan 2015
Contributions:25 commits, 3 pushes, 2 comments in 1 month
Amanite/Super-Mario-DNA
Oct 2015 - Jan 2016
Contributions:1 push, 1 branch in 3 months
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