Awarded in 2026
Home Department: Computer Science
Faculty Advisors: Daniel Yamins (Psychology and Computer Science) and Kalanit Grill-Spector (Psychology)

Research Title: Building a Digital Twin of the Visual System to Predict Spatio-Temporal Effects of Causal Neural Perturbations

The brain is shaped not only by what neurons compute, but by where they are organized and how they interact over time. Yash aims to build a task-optimized digital twin of the visual cortex that mechanistically captures its function, organization, and dynamics, enabling causal experiments and guiding precise interventions for neurological visual disorders.