Soheil Kolouri
Assistant Professor Of Computer Science at Vanderbilt University Department of Computer Science
Nashville-Davidson, Tennessee, United States
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Top SchoolSoheil Kolouri is an Assistant Professor of Computer Science at Vanderbilt University who leads the Machine Intelligence and Neural Technologies (MINT) lab, specializing in mathematical and geometric deep learning and computational optimal transport. With about a decade of experience spanning academia and industry, he previously served as a research scientist and PI on multiple DARPA programs at HRL Laboratories. He earned a Ph.D. from Carnegie Mellon University where his work in bio-image and signal analysis earned top departmental dissertation honors and a Bertucci Fellowship. Soheil’s research blends rigorous theory with applied problems—zero/few-shot learning, lifelong learning, and explainable AI—often connecting optimal transport theory to practical vision and biomedical applications. He has a track record of translating research into funded projects and multidisciplinary collaborations, and his background in electrical engineering and community leadership signals both technical depth and people-centered mentorship. Based in Nashville, he continues to push foundational ML methods while mentoring students toward impactful, translational work.
10 years of coding experience
11 years of employment as a software developer
Master of Science (M.Sc.) Electrical Electronics and Communications Engineering, Master of Science (M.Sc.) Electrical Electronics and Communications Engineering at Colorado State UniversityDoctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) Machine Learning Bio-Image/Signal Analysis, Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) Machine Learning Bio-Image/Signal Analysis at Carnegie Mellon UniversityBachelor of Science (B.Sc.) Communications, Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) Communications at Electrical Engineering Department, Sharif University of Technology
Persian, English
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Github Skills (17)
data-science9
python9
machine-learning9
statistics9
tensorflow9
deep-learning9
scikit8
data-analysis8
scikit-learn8
neural-network8
ml7
deep-neural-networks7
caffe6
java5
pytorch4
Programming languages (3)
Github contributions (5)
skolouri/swae
Apr 2018 - Jun 2018
Contributions:33 commits, 32 pushes, 1 branch in 2 months
skolouri/skolouri.github.io
Dec 2018 - Jul 2024
Contributions:78 pushes in 5 years 7 months
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