Yashil Sukurdeep
Teaching Fellow at The Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore, Maryland
Overview
Work Experience
Applied Mathematics Research Assistant
2018 - Current
• Conduct research in image and shape analysis, using techniques from differential geometry, optimization and machine learning. • Develop mathematical models, numerical algorithms and software pipelines for image processing tasks, shape registration and shape clustering, leading to applications in computer vision and medical imaging.
Teaching Fellow
2020
Design and teach the following courses: • The Mathematics of Shapes and Images (EN.500.111) - a seminar style course on image processing and shape analysis for undergraduate students, taught as part of the JHU HEART program. • A Hands-On Introduction to MATLAB (EN.553.282) - an introductory programming course for students in the mathematical sciences.
Venture Capital Intern
2021 - 2021
• Performed technical diligence to evaluate core technologies and algorithms powering the products developed by startups in the tech, medical imaging, materials engineering and cybersecurity spaces. • Performed market research to assess the quality and viability of investment opportunities.
Emerald Development Managers is a venture capital firm focusing on early-stage growth equity investments.
Undergraduate Research Assistant
2016 - 2018
• Conducted research in applied probability in the Division of Applied Mathematics at Brown University. • Designed and implemented Markov Chain Monte Carlo methods (parallel tempering and infinite swapping) to estimate solutions for the binary contingency tables problem.
Strategy, Research & Development Intern
2015 - 2015
• Constructed and solved econometric models used to forecast GDP growth in Mauritius; findings published in MCB Focus, 07/15. • Built a MS Excel database using VBA programming for automatically monitoring the evolution of key macroeconomic variables in the Mauritian economy.