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Brody H Foy, DPhil
Assistant Professor, Department of Laboratory Medicine & Pathology
Adjunct Assistant Professor, Department of Bioengineering
Brody is a mathematician and statistician by training. He received a DPhil in Computer Science from
the University of Oxford, and did postdoctoral training in systems biology and pathology at Harvard
Medical School and Massachusetts General Hospital. He cares about building cutting-edge computational
methods that actually get deployed in the clinic. Brody is a Rhodes Scholar, and has won awards for
excellence in teaching and mentoring, research, and for outstanding volunteer work. He has also worked
in suicide prevention, policy outreach, and formerly ran a non-profit AI consultancy. He is originally
from the Sunshine Coast, Australia, and misses good beaches and the rainforest. Outside of work he likes
to play guitar, hit tennis balls, and hike.
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CV, Scholar, Faculty, Twitter
Cindy Zhang
Graduate Student, BIME
Cindy is a PhD student in the Department of Biomedical Informatics and Medical Education at UW. She has a background in
biomedical engineering and computer science, with interests in computational biology and advancing health through AI/ML.
She has also worked as a programmer analyst, research engineer, barista, and math tutor. Originally from Minnesota,
she has a great appreciation for the summer. She enjoys trail runs, recreational swimming, and indoor climbing.
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Chen (Amber) Ya-Lin
Graduate Student, BIME
Amber is a PhD student at the Department of Biomedical Informatics and Medical Education at UW.
With a background in pharmacy, she brings interdisciplinary expertise in biostatistics, AI/ML, and
their clinical applications. Outside of her studies, she enjoys discovering great food and spending
quality time with family and friends.
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LinkedIn, Medium
Amrit Sharma
Undergraduate
Amrit is currently a third-year student at UW studying Computer Science. He hopes to go
into quantitative finance as a career or become an entrepreneur in the AI/ML space. Outside of
school, he loves to spend time back in his hometown in the Bay Area hiking, cooking, and spending
time with family and friends.
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Gaurang Pendharkar
Undergraduate
Gaurang is a third-year Computer Science and Mathematics undergraduate at UW with a strong interest in
machine learning and data analytics. He aspires to contribute to AI research, build an innovative
app, and teach computer science as a TA. His interests include playing chess, training judo,
and finding great places to eat.
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Derek Zhu
Undergraduate
Derek is a fourth-year Computer Science and ACMS undergraduate at UW with a huge interest in deep learning
applications in medicine. He hopes to apply his skills in the field of AI as a researcher or pursue the field
of quantitative finance. His interests include playing guitar, finding nearby cafes to eat at, and taking naps.
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Attila Jamilov
Undergraduate
Attila is a third-year ACMS: Discrete Math and Algorithms student at UW with an interest in Backend, Low-Latency, and
High-Performance Development. He wishes to contribute to open-source software and make highly optimized software. He
has interests in bouldering, cycling, and reading web novels.
Elvin Liu
Undergraduate
Elvin is a fourth-year Statistics and Economics undergraduate at UW. He aspires to apply both data science and statistical methods
to analyze otherwise difficult to quantify problems. Outside of school, he enjoys playing chess and going for walks with his dog.
Akshay Ashok Nair
Undergraduate
Akshay is a first year undergraduate student at the University of Washington pursuing Electrical and Computer Engineering, with strong
interests in machine learning and data science. He aims to apply AI in research settings while also developing intelligent hardware
technologies. Outside of academics, he enjoys playing cricket, exploring new food spots, and drinking coffee.
