🎓 Educational Journey: I'm currently a PhD student at the University of Southern California for the SAND Lab studying behavior and computational models of personality using deep learning. I finished a Master's at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, where I dove in deep into Psychological Science with a Graduate minor in Statistics. I hold a BS in Computer Science + Linguistics and a BS in Brain and Cognitive Science from the same university.

🔍 Research & Innovation: As a co-founder and active researcher at ByCog Research Group, I focus on Computational Psychodynamics, modeling personality and cognition through active inference. At the Active Inference Institute, I'm developing frameworks to interpret human behavior and cognition, and I'm also part of the Learning Language Lab, exploring linguistic and visual cognition.

👨‍💻 Professional Experience: I am the CEO and lead the AI/ML Team at OpenPolitica and serve as Project Manager & Machine Learning Developer of a multi-university project called UniversumX affiliated with NeuroTechX and their student chapters at UIUC, UCLA, and USC. UniversumX is developing deep learning models of perception with Brain-Computer Interfaces for AI alignment. My work includes developing innovative frameworks and applying AI to neuroscientific data.

📚 Academic Pursuits: My passion lies in unraveling the complexities of the human mind using computational models. I'm currently seeking a research position to further my research at the intersection of AI and human cognition, blending insights from neuroscience to refine AI methodologies.

• 🧠 Pioneering Computational Psychodynamics at ByCog Research Group.
• 💬 Innovating with Attachment Bot in the Attachment and Close Relationships Lab.
• 🌐 Fostering democratic participation and civic discourse at OpenPolitica.
• 🧬 Applying AI to neuroscientific data at NeuroTech@UIUC.

• Mathematics: Bayesian Statistics, Statistical Learning, Mathematical Statistics and Regression Analysis
• Languages: Proficient in Python, C++, Java, C#, R, C, PHP, SQL, Javascript.
• Frameworks/Libraries: Experienced with PyTorch, scikit-learn, NumSharp, NLTK, SpaCy, OpenAI API, LangChain, ChainLit, ChromaDB, HuggingFace Transformers.
• Tools: Skilled in Git, GitHub, Docker, Jupyter Notebook/Lab, Mathematica, Unity3D.

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Outside of academia and research, I enjoy reading AI research papers, watching tv shows, and mentoring future AI enthusiasts!

• Senthil, A. (In preparation) Computational Psychodynamics: Process-Based Approach to modeling Cognition and Personality Using Active Inference
• Senthil, A. (2023, April 20) Computational Psychodynamics: Process-based approach to modeling personality [Poster presentation]

• Xoom Learning: Created and delivered educational content to children in underprivileged communities, covering Math, English, and Computer Science.