Alex Alvarez
Undergrad @ Texas A&M University
Researcher @ Brain Networks Lab
I study computer science, psychology, and mathematics at Texas A&M University. In the past I built and sold some companies but at the moment I'm focusing on AI research. I'm especially interested in foundational principles of intelligence and learning emergent in AI and neuroscience.
I came to America when I was eight years old as a political refugee from Cuba. I'd like to one day provide Cuban students with the same education and resources that I had access to in America. I'm a stoic, a voracious reader, and a lover of all combat sports.
News
New blog post on Fernando Pessoa and consciousness.My app (and Brain Networks Lab) on the news!
Research Interests:
- • Computational Models for Cognition
- • Mathematical Models for Learning Principles
- • Meta-learning
- • Mechanistic Interpretation
- • Lo-fi Whole Brain Emulation
- • Neuroevolution and Evolutionary Computation
- • Synthetic Connectomics
- • AI Safety
Currently on my mind:
Can we predict someone's aesthetic sensitivity or taste? Why do neurons cluster together? How do sea turtles find the same beach they were born in to lay their eggs? Why do Thursdays feel like forest green? Can we use music algorithms to extricate neuronal activations?
Previously on my mind:
(Projects, research, apps, and sundries)
Can we make a virtual real estate social media app? Why do Americans vote against their own self-interest? Are LLMs conscious? What does the C. Ellegans connectome look like on a 3d plane? Can we make AI emulate professors? Why are research papers so hard to read? How can an algorithm evolve? How do you make a SaaS product for fast food chains?