Kartik Pradeepan

About

Computational neuroscientist currently building software to understand how brain-like artificial intelligent systems are, at MIT Quest for Intelligence.

I recently completed my doctorate in Neuroscience at Western University where I was co-supervised by Dr. Julio Martinez-Trujillo and Dr. Lyle Muller. My research investigated the development of microcircuits in stem cell-derived neuronal networks using multielectrode arrays (MEAs) and spiking network modeling. This work involved excitating collaborations with The Hospital for Sick Children and The Salk Institute for Biological Studies. Towards the end of my PhD, I founded Neurocyte Bioinformatics (no longer active), a contract research organization that specialized in developing MEA software pipelines and providing consulting for molecular biology labs. Previously, I also completed my BSc with an Honors Double Major in Genetics and Physiology at Western University with an emphasis on neurophysiology.

As a scientist, I am fascinated in the construction of the human system. Through a bottom-up understanding from genetics, developmental biology and organogenesis, to neuroscience, I am interested in taking this knowledge to build better human-like artificial systems.

Hobbies

💪🏽 Lifting heavy things
🦾 Avid learner (currently learning how to build a dexterous hand)
🍰 Making the World’s Best Tiramisu
😁 Keeping up with the adventures of Luffy