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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.

  • 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.

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