MATHEMATICS × ENGINEERING × ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE
Hi, I often go by Sanya! I love math, code, and art. I am currently a PhD student at MILA and Université de Montréal, working on multimodal AI research. My previous affiliations include University of Oxford and Michigan State University.
01 / RESEARCH
Neurosymbolic Artificial Intelligence
A comparative study of DeepProbLog, Scallop, and DomiKnowS, examining their representations, neural integration, and problem-solving capabilities.
Frontiers in Artificial Intelligence
Deep learning for predicting fluorescent markers from cell imagery, supporting non-invasive analysis of bovine satellite cells.
NeSy 2025 · Proceedings of Machine Learning Research
A characterization of neurosymbolic frameworks and the challenges of combining neural learning with symbolic reasoning.
Transactions on Machine Learning Research
A survey connecting cognitive accounts of compositionality with definitions, benchmarks, and methods for evaluating language and vision models.
02 / SELECTED WORK
Selected work in AI, research, and web development.
A social platform connecting developers through shared skills, interests, and the possibilities of AI.
Turning text into objects: an exploration of natural language, visualization, and digital humanities.
Exploring more accessible communication with speech recognition, speaker identification, and language models.
<h1>
I made this! ✦
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A friendly introduction to web development that helps kids take their first steps from curious to creator.
An accessibility-focused team project. Sixth place at Hack to Enable 2021.
Automating attendance through gesture recognition, facial recognition, and an integrated database.
03 / BACKGROUND
My background brings together computer science and mathematics, with interests spanning machine learning, vision language processing, and data analysis.
Alongside research and software projects, I’ve been involved in CS outreach, mentoring, and student leadership. I am passionate about education, accessibility, and building communities around technology.
TECHNICAL SKILLS
04 / EXPERIENCE
Engineering, research, and leadership roles.
Product Engineer Intern
Rapid prototyping of AI solutions for client experience, working with multi-agent frameworks and large language models.
ENGINEERINGResearch Assistant · Dr. Parisa Kordjamshidi
Natural language processing, compositional learning, and rule-based reasoning, alongside computational social science research.
AI RESEARCHResearch Assistant · Dr. Jiyoon Yi
Image prediction and denoising for microscopic fluorescent imagery in cultivated meat research.
COMPUTER VISIONPresident · Previously VP & Secretary
Bringing students together to explore AI, organize projects, and learn by building. Frontend team lead for Smart Attendance.
COMMUNITY
IIT Kharagpur · Research Intern
Sensor
data analysis and machine learning for resistance spot welding,
2022.
MSU · Medical Education Research
Video and
text annotation, speech recognition, and machine learning
integration.
MSU · K–12 CS Outreach & Women in Engineering
CS mentoring and curriculum work, including Technovation
and Girls Who Code.
FinTech Track Winner · Spartahack 2024
Second Place · AI Ideation Challenge, Future Tech Forum 2023
Global Nominee · NASA Space Apps 2023
Digital Humanities Winner · MSU UURAF 2023
Dean’s Showcase of Stars · MSU 2022 & 2023
05 / CONTACT
For professional inquiries and collaborations,
please get in
touch by email. I check LinkedIn more sparsely.