About Me
Dear reader,
I’m Yalda Shankar, a machine learning researcher based in Cambridge, UK. My research interests hover around Generative Design of Art and Craft using AI. I also design products and study UX characteristics for applications related to AI-assisted generations of complex and functional Art.
Education
Master's Degree Artificial Intelligence
Shiraz University, 2016 - 2018
Winter School Data Analytics and IT Enterprises
Bonn University, Feb 2018
Bachelor's Degree Information Technology
Shiraz University of Technology, 2012 - 2016
Certificates
Technology Entrepreneurship
HarvardX, Mar 2021
Transforming User Experience through AI
Stanford University, Feb 2021
Innovation of Products and Services: MIT's Approach to Design Thinking
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Sep 2020
Skills
Pytorch / Python
Sketch / Adobe InDesign
Product & UI / UX Design
RLib / OpenAI Gym
Procreate / Clo3D / Blender / Maya
Tutoring School & University Students
Publications
A Cohomological Understanding of Neural Dynamics
Yalda Shankar, Sukrit Shashi Shankar
WORKING PAPER : Nature Machine Intelligence
Computational Abstractions of PDEs for GNN Architectures
Yalda Shankar, Sukrit Shashi Shankar
WORKING PAPER : Nature Machine Intelligence / ICML
Professional Experience
Machine Learning Researcher
At Teyhoo Rayane company, Fars Science and Technology Park, Shiraz, Iran, 2018.
Teaching Assistant of Advanced Engineering Mathematics
MS course under supervision of
Dr. M. Taheri at Shiraz University, 2017.
Teaching Assistant of Statistical Pattern Recognition
MS course under supervision of
Dr. Z. Azimifar at Shiraz University, 2017.
Teaching Assistant of Engineering Economics
Bachelor course under supervision of
Dr. J. Eghtesadifar at Shiraz University of Technology, 2015.
Teaching Assistant of Operating Systems
Bachelor course under supervision of
Dr. R. Akbari at Shiraz University of Technology, 2015.
Teaching Assistant of Software Engineering I
Bachelor course under supervision of
Dr. O. Booshehrian at Shiraz University of Technology, 2015.
Academic Honors & Awards
Won GraDAna Erasmus+ Project travel grant, 2018
Consequently attended Big Data Winter School at Bonn University.
MS program without entrance exam, 2016
As an exceptional student, was accepted for Artificial Intelligence & Information Technology at Shiraz University, as well as Software Engineering & Computer Networks at Shiraz University of Technology.
Iranian National Mathematics Olympiad, 2010
Validated for the 2nd round of Iranian National Mathematics Olympiad.
Ranked 2nd in Shiraz University of Technology, 2016
Based on the overall GPA in undergraduate.
Exceptional talent student, 2015
Awarded by Shiraz University of Technology Chair.
Khwarizmi International Award (KIA), 2009
Validated for the 2nd round of KIA, which honors for making outstanding achievements in research, innovation & invention, in science and technology fields.
Writings
Homography Estimation
The GNN Booklet Part I — AN Introductory Overview
Contact
(+44) 7435 835269
24, The Paddocks Cambridge, Cambridgeshire CB1 3HG,
United Kingdom