About me

Hey there, I’m Vikrant! 👋🏽

I’m a bioengineering PhD candidate at UC San Diego working with Dr. Gert Cauwenberghs and co-mentored by Dr. Terrence Sejnowski. As a PhD student I’m interested in using architectural and learning strategies in brain microcircuits and translating them to building resource-efficient AI. My scientific interests are brodly to understand and utilize decision-making in AI to tackle problems in healthcare and climate change. I’m also interested in studying student perceptions of university-level STEM instruction and to that extent formulating more equitable curricula. Outside work I can be found hiking the beautiful hills and trails of San Diego, learning new recipes and occasionally playing guitar! 🏞️🎸

News

• June 06, 2024: I presented my SNN training algirithm project at ICNCE in Aachen, Germany.

• August 13, 2024: I passed my Senate Exam! I’m now a PhD candidate