Denis Turcu
Shanahan Foundation Fellow @ Allen Institute and University of Washington
- Role
- Shanahan Foundation Fellow at Allen Institute
- Location
- Seattle, WA, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Denis Turcu
I study Theoretical and Computational Neuroscience. I am interested in how biological and physical constraints shape neural circuit solutions to complex, naturalistic problems.For my main PhD work, I combined Neural Networks, physical modeling and collaborators’ experimental recordings to shed light on sensory processing, specifically in active electrosensation. My other projects involved sparse Recurrent Neural Networks (RNNs), graph-theory, spike sorting, Graph Neural Networks (GNNs) and neural mechanisms for language production.Outside my studies, I enjoy various activities such as soccer, tennis, snowboarding, surfing, videography, photography, astrophotography, guitar, dancing, painting and others.
Experience
Shanahan Foundation Fellow
Sep 2024 — Present · Seattle, WA, US
Education
Harvard University
Undergraduate, Physics, Mathematics Concentration; Computer Science Secondary
2014 — 2018
National College "Nicolae Balcescu"
Middle School, Mathematics and Physics National Olympiads
2006 — 2010
Columbia University
Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Theoretical Neuroscience
2018
International Computer High School of Bucharest
International Olympiads, Physics, Astrophysics, Astronomy
2010 — 2014
Skills
- Matlab
- Chess
- C++
- Research
- Laboratory Skills
- Observational Astronomy
- Astronomy
- Science
- Puzzles
- Python
- Latex
- Mathematics
- Ocaml
- Video Editing
- Microsoft Office
- Astrophysics
- Public Speaking
- Competition
- Physics
- Data Science
- Teaching
- Team Leadership
- Mathematica
- Creative Solutions
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