Research Updates

I might be applying to Goldwater this semester, we shall see!
Going to continue working with Mohamed for the next year and will start working with Partha next semester
- Monty research is going slowly due to classes and commitments to CompNeuroSociety. I am in the process of reading a couple papers assigned to me by Mohamed.
- Partha suggested I try to understand how Karl Friston’s models work and then do an informal presentation to him either in the second half of September or in October (I think October would be best for me)

Monty Progress Update

Sebas,15 June 2025

This past week I got the chance to meet with Santiago, Mostafa, and Mohamed regarding Monty. Santiago was kind enough to talk to me more about his Master’s thesis where he investigated hierarchy in the Monty model, by stacking learning modules on top of one another. I think my project will somewhat work off of where Santi left off. When I met with Mohamed and Mostafa, I was prepared with a bunch of questions to ask, which helped me further understand the theory behind Monty. Though Mohamed said to focus on the code, I feel that it is helpful for me to understand the theory so that I have something to base my understanding of the code off of. I will listen to Mohamed though, and I will try to get through the tutorials as quickly as possible. I asked Mohamed if I could continue to work with him after the summer ends and he said it would be fine, so I feel that it has released some weight off my shoulders.

Hole 2021 Paper (Monty)

Sebas,04 June 2025

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Could this be a model for neurons in the neocortex?

Sebas,03 May 2025

I emailed Dr. Sherif to ask for some papers to read before I join his lab this upcoming summer. Attached below is the first paper I have started reading.