About Me

🏡 From Hazaribagh, India - “the land of a thousand gardens”
🧠 Researcher at the intersection of neuroscience and AI
🎓 MSc in Computational Neuroscience, Cognition, and AI
🔢 Integrated MSc in Mathematics and Computing

What I Do

• 🤖 Develop ML models and NLP techniques
• 🎮 Apply reinforcement learning across industries
• 🧬 Model neural dynamics and neurodegenerative diseases
• 🌙 Analyze brain networks during NREM sleep
• 🚀 Explore multi-agent systems and LLM applications

Inspiration

Driven by the work of Geoffrey Hinton, Demis Hassabis, Yoshua Bengio, and Terrence Sejnowski. I believe understanding biological intelligence is key to building next-generation AI.

Beyond Work

📚 Reading about India’s startup culture
🎵 Exploring diverse music
⚽ Playing football

Contact

📧 shafquat [dot] shayan [at] gmail [dot] com

Recent Highlights

• 🎓 Sep 2024: Master’s thesis on foraging behaviors and stochastic action selection
• 🛡️ Sep 2023: Developed LLM security solutions at Enkrypt AI
• 🐭 Aug 2022: Neuromatch Academy project on reward/punishment in mice behavior
• 🧠 Jun 2022: GSoC 2022 work on Bahl cell model and macaque A1 cortical model
• 🚀 Jan 2022: Transitioned from Data Scientist at OLA to Computational Neuroscience research
• 🎓 Jun 2020: Graduated from IIT Kharagpur with B.Sc and MSc in Mathematics and Computing

Let’s connect and explore the fascinating world where neuroscience meets AI!