Neeraj Venna

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I’m interested in world models, agentic memory, and decision-making under uncertainty. My project, BeliefSpec, looks at whether predicting future observations helps agents remember useful information.

An agent sees a clue, loses sight of it, and must remember it to choose the correct path.

BeliefSpec ↗
  1. Ready
  2. Observation
  3. Memory
  4. Decision
  5. Outcome

Agent State

Start the trial to see a clue.

Current observation
Corridor entrance
Remembered clue
Not seen yet
Available actions
Forward
Selected action
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Outcome
Pending

Illustrative demo · rule-based decisions. Changing memory or switching the clue restarts the trial.

PREDICTIVE MEMORY / 2026

BeliefSpec.

Does predicting the next observation teach a system to remember what matters later?

A controlled study of whether next-observation prediction helps recurrent memory retain information for a later decision.

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EXPLORATORY PILOT · THREE TRAINING SEEDS
Saved MiniGrid partial observations showing the early clue, hallway, and final choices.01 / RESEARCH
2026-10-01 — Completed pilot · exploratoryPython / PyTorch / MiniGrid

BeliefSpec

A controlled study of whether next-observation prediction helps recurrent memory retain information for a later decision.

01

Basis Set Ventures

AI Fellow

Evaluated agentic memory through temporal recall, conflicting information, irrelevant context, and paraphrased questions.

Agentic memoryEvaluationFailure analysis
Summer 2026
02

Salk Institute

AI Research Intern

Built behavioral analysis and pose quality tools for ALS research.

Behavioral analysisComputer visionScientific tooling
September 2024 – September 2025
03

Scripps Research

Research Assistant

Supported brainstem interoception research through two-photon imaging and neuronal-region analysis.

Two-photon imagingSegmentationNeuroscience
November 2024 – November 2025
04

Network Contagion Research Institute

Data Engineer Intern

Built data tools and application components for incident-report analysis and geospatial analysis.

Data engineeringNLPGeospatial analysis
September 2023 – May 2024