Scientist.
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Innovator.
Disruptor.
HEZEKIAH
Welcome!
Networks. Neurons. Neurosurgery.
I believe the human brain is one of the universe's most fascinating systems. And yet, understanding all of the interesting things it's doing, how it's doing them, and where remains an unsolved challenge.
I'm interested in building biologically plausible, multidimensional models to explore the brain's functional architecture. Further, I investigate how human intracranial recordings can be used to uncover the neural substrate of causal learning.
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Beyond improving our understanding of the brain, I'm interested in how we can use models of the mind to build more powerful therapeutics for brain disorders. More specifically, how cutting-edge therapies such as deep brain stimulation (DBS) and responsive neurostimulation (RNS) can more effectively modulate brain activity with input from computational models of cognition.
#Roxbury #Trinidadian #AfroLatino
​Hometown(s): Boston, MA;
Columbia, South Carolina
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Formerly at:
âš¡MIT Brain and Cognitive Sciences
âš¡MGH Functional Neurosurgery
âš¡IBM Research - Almaden
âš¡Tufts Engineering
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Research Areas of Interest:
âš¡ Causal discovery
âš¡ Clinical machine learning
âš¡ Computational cognitive science
âš¡ Human intracranial neuroscience
âš¡ Tensor representation learning
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Modalities: SEEG, ECoG, fMRI, Omics
Technical Expertise:
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Artificial Intelligence
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Bayesian Modeling
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Causal Modeling
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Network Science
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Neural Signal Processing
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Nonlinear Optimization
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Numerical Linear Algebra
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Representation Learning
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Tensor Decomposition​
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Spoken Languages:
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Spanish (Fluent; NSE Gold Medalist)
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Brazilian Portuguese (Fluent)
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Trinidadian Creole (Native)
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AAVE (Native)
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Haitian Creole (elementary)
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French (reading)
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Community Service:
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Founder of Code With Hezekiah, a free coding boot camp based in Boston, MA that provides training in data analytics, web development, and research methods (since 2018)
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Cofounder of Tufts BSCS (Tufts Black Students in Computer Science), the first department-sponsored organization for Black students in computer science and related fields at Tufts University. Advisor: Professor Kathleen Fisher, CS Department Chair
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Founder of B.L.A.S.T.O.F.F. Industry Speaker Series, a multinational career series providing professional development to 96 Black/Latine alumni with experts from Nike, Sesame Workshop, the University of Chicago, and other leading companies
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Head of Tufts Black Jumbos, the largest and oldest-running social media platform for Black students at Tufts University. Founded by a powerful group of Black alumni from the historic Class of 2018. Leading engagement on Instagram, LinkedIn, Twitter, and Meta
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Creator of the Capen Challenge, a multiyear initiative of campus-wide competitions and events with the purpose of increasing community and engagement for students of color (est. 2017)
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Awards and Honors:
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MIT Prize for Open Data*
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Tufts Presidential Award for Civic Life
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Honos Civicus Society
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Tisch Scholar for Civic Life
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NSF FAST TRAC Scholar
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Tufts Experimental College Board
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2X Forbes Under 30 Scholar
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2020 SXSW EDU Speaker
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Workshop Lead, PennApps, UPenn
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2020 IBM Blue Movement Fellow
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#FirstFlight @Twitter Fellow
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LinkedIn Accelerate U
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Code2040 Fellows Finalist
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Capital One Ignite
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LSAMP Research Scholar
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​​*honorable mention​
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