tanish mendki

hi, i'm tanish!

undergraduate student @ uc santa barbara

interested in understanding how humans see and learn, building AI systems that think like us

i'm a fourth year undergraduate with a passion for understanding how humans see and understand the world, as well as how we can improve artificial systems to perform tasks at the same level as humans. my interests lie in blending deep learning, cognitive science, and data engineering to build models that mimic human perception.

quick facts

  • majors: b.s. statistics and data science and b.s. psychological and brain sciences
  • overall gpa: 3.90
  • technical toolkit: python (including all data libraries), pytorch, tensorflow, web-dev (html, css, javascript, react) airflow, dbt, r
  • current addictions: coffee (and working at cafés), finishing my phd applications

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