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About Me: Benjamin Mencer
Curious scientist interested in high-speed computing at the edge to better understand complex natural systems.
Work Experience
June 2024 -
Stanford SLAC
Machine Learning for Tokamak Plasma Stability Forecasting Intern
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Training + Evaluating Models efficiently on distributed HPC Clusters
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Improving upon existing mathematical models to analyze Fusion Energy datasets
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Implementing machine learning (NLP) algorithms to predict time series data in Python
Jan 2023 - Jan 2024
UCSC Radiological Instrumentation Laboratory (RIL)
Undergraduate Researcher
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Help Construct a Dual Panel Positron Emission Tomography (PET) System
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Finetuning of 3D electron absorption in CZT detectors for the PET system
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Help develop a data streaming and analysis pipeline over a distrubuted system
June 2022 - April 2023
Reality Defender
Software Engineering Intern
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Wrote Backend APIs and frontend features
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Developed scripts to automate business operations tasks
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Designed and implemented a sampling algorithm to improve Deepfake detection on large datasets
April 2018
Imperial College London, Physics Department, Mass Spectroscopy Group
Student Intern
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Analyzed results of measurements using statistical methods
Conference Experience / Talks
Click For Poster
Feb 2025
Poster
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Title: “Vision Transformer Technology for Predicting Plasma States of DIII-D Tokamak Magnetic Fusion Energy Reactions”
Jan 2025
Organizing Committee (Future Board)
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Moderating Day Schedule
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Moderating Panel Discussions on Technology and Society
Oct 2023
Invited Speaker
April 2023
Invited Speaker
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Title: "The Power Behind Deepfakes"
Jan 2023
Invited Speaker
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Title: “Social and Political Impacts of Deepfakes”
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Link (start at 5:27): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EEVddOSKV3w&t=2s
Jan 2023
Oct 2022
Guest Speaker
Education
2021 - 2025
University of California, Santa Cruz
Computer Science B.Sc.
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Dean's Honor x 8
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Dean's Scholarship