Parth N.

About Parth N.

I got my PhD from Stanford University with Professors Stephen Boyd and Emmanuel Candès on optimization and its applications in statistics. I was supported by the National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship Program (NSF GRFP). During Summer 2023, I was the instructor for EE364a/CME364a; as the instructor I revised the class content and lecture slides for the first time in over two decades.During the summer of 2022 and part-time into 2023, I was a Visiting Scholar at UC Berkeley working with Riley Murray, Professor Michael Mahoney, and Professor Jim Demmel on randomized numerical linear algebra as part of the BALLISTIC Project.Prior to attending Stanford, I was a Regents’ and Chancellor’s Scholar at UC Berkeley where I earned a Bachelors of Science in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science (EECS). I worked with Professor Jaijeet Roychowdhury on system theory and numerical methods. In Spring 2021, I was the sole TA for EECS219A, Berkeley’s graduate numerical simulation and modeling class.I was the team Secretary and a Speech Coach for the UC Berkeley Model United Nations. We were ranked 6th among Collegiate Model UN teams in North America.

Experience

1. Co-founder and Chief Technology Officer

   Optimal Intellect

   Jan 2026 — Present

Education

• Poway High School

  High School Diploma

  2013 — 2017

• UC Berkeley College of Engineering

  Bachelor of Science - BS, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science

  2017 — 2021

• Stanford University

  Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Electrical Engineering

  2021