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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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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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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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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. 

Archis Kajale
Undergraduate

Archis is a first-year undergraduate studying Computer Science at UW. He is interested in real-world applications of machine learning and mathematics, and he hopes to make meaningful contributions to research in these areas. In his free time, Archis enjoys trying new foods, watching movies and TV, and spending time with family and friends.

Ellen Boling
Undergraduate

Ellen is a third-year undergraduate student at the University of Washington studying Informatics with a strong interest in data science. She is passionate about using technology to support vulnerable communities, with skills in design, data analytics, user research and coding. Outside of school she enjoys crafting, swimming, and drinking matcha.