Neeraj Venna
AI Research & Software Engineering
Education
University of California, San Diego
B.S. Mathematics–Computer Science · Expected December 2027
Experience
Basis Set Ventures
Summer 2026AI Fellow · San Francisco, California
Evaluated agentic memory through temporal recall, conflicting information, irrelevant context, and paraphrased questions.
- Worked with Mem0 portfolio evaluation scenarios.
- Separated retrieval failures from reasoning failures when examining model responses.
Salk Institute
September 2024 – September 2025AI Research Intern · La Jolla, California
Built behavioral analysis and pose quality tools for ALS research.
- Used PyTorch, OpenCV, NumPy, and pandas for pose analysis and quality control.
- Used Docker, multiprocessing, and SLURM for computational research.
Scripps Research
November 2024 – November 2025Research Assistant · La Jolla, California
Supported brainstem interoception research through two-photon imaging and neuronal-region analysis.
- Worked with two-photon imaging data and region-of-interest analysis.
- Used Cellpose and FIJI for neuron segmentation and image analysis.
Network Contagion Research Institute
September 2023 – May 2024Data Engineer Intern · New Brunswick, New Jersey
Built data tools and application components for incident-report analysis and geospatial analysis.
- Worked across React, FastAPI, and PostgreSQL application components.
- Used scikit-learn, spaCy, pandas, and GeoPandas for NLP and geospatial analysis.
Selected work
BeliefSpec ↗
A controlled study of whether next-observation prediction helps recurrent memory retain information for a later decision.
Python / PyTorch / MiniGrid / NumPy
Black Hole Simulation ↗
A C++ exploration of Schwarzschild ray tracing, numerical integration, and the visual language of gravitational lensing.
C++17 / OpenGL / GLSL / GLUT
Converge ↗
TypeScript / Node.js / Git / Next.js / pnpm
90 / 90 / 1 ↗
Flutter / Dart / Riverpod / Drift / SQLite
Research Memory
Research Memory: a local research knowledge system using LlamaIndex, Chroma, Llama 3.2, n8n, and Docker to connect papers, notes, and experiment logs with provenance.
Technical skills
Python · PyTorch · C++ · TypeScript · React · Flutter / Dart · PostgreSQL · Docker · Scientific image analysis