Omar Chishti
عمر چشتی
- Occupation
- ResearcherDesigner
- Fields
- Machine learningComputational neuroscience
- Born
- 10 December 1999 Delhi, India
- Education
- Imperial College London 2025–2026 MSc in Artificial IntelligenceYale University 2018–2022 BS in Biomedical EngineeringThe Doon School 2012–2018 Kashmir House
Work
- Positions
- Max Planck Society 2023–2025 Computational neuroscientist at CharitéYale School of Medicine 2022–2023 Research associate, Department of Neurosurgery
- Publications
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- Awards
- Grass Foundation Young Investigator Award 2023 American Epilepsy SocietyWu Tsai Institute MINDScholar FellowshipMike Dodge Prize Directed Studies, for an essay on hylomorphism
- Practice
- Software
- Aion (external site) A digital memory interface for macOS
- Writing
- The White Swan 2025A (Re)View of Light In progress
Life
- Places
- London, Fulham 2025–Paris, 16e 2024–2025Berlin, Mitte, Friedrichshain 2023–2024New Haven 2018–2023Dehradun, boarding school 2012–2018Dubai, school holidays 2012–2018Indian Air Force stations 1999–2012Delhi, birth 1999
- Pastimes
- Influences
- Cats
- Zafran 2022–2023 A BengalSmokey 2010–2015 A grey Persian
Recommendations
- What Is Life? Erwin SchrödingerThe Origin of Consciousness in the Breakdown of the Bicameral Mind Julian JaynesThe Elements of Typographic Style Robert BringhurstThe Visual Display of Quantitative Information Edward TufteChess Stefan ZweigIf on a Winter’s Night a Traveller Italo CalvinoFicciones Jorge Luis BorgesHouse of Leaves Mark Z. Danielewski
- Listening
- Minimal electronic music for deep work (external site) A playlist on Spotify with over 150 listeners
- Things
- KAMI notebook Linen cover, eucalyptus-fibre paperMerz b. Schwanen Loopwheeled sweatshirtsPilot FriXion Ball pen