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Fernando Martinez Periset
Ph.D. Student in Comparative Literature, admitted Autumn 2022
BioHello, this is Fernando. Thanks for stopping by! Before joining Stanford's department of Comparative Literature as a doctoral student in 2022, I trained as a comparatist at Durham, the Sorbonne, Cambridge and Trinity College Dublin. My main supervisor here at Stanford is Roland Greene.
In terms of research interests, the main issue I keep coming back to (which partly derives from my experiences studying in different countries) is how and why intercultural encounters function as driving forces of creative production in its different forms. With a focus on big-picture thinking and global perspectives in the study of cultural history, I see such creative practices at work in the overlaps among literature, art history and philosophy, particularly continental philosophy. More precisely, I believe I am drawn to two broad questions: how classical theories of ethics and subjectivity (like Stoicism and Epicureanism) produced changes in societal values within Early Modern culture, and how the Renaissance, in turn, shaped attitudes to selfhood in later movements, especially Romanticism. From the standpoint of transhistorical reception studies, I would like to explore the inner lives of people from the past as a way of finding questions that speak to our own present. That is why specific topics of interest include the intersections of literary forms with the history of emotions, the history of ethics, cognitive anthropology, psychology, migrations, intellectual history and religion. I like poetry (both studying it and writing it), the epic tradition as well as theatre. Beyond French, Latin, Spanish and English, I am expanding into Portuguese and Arabic.
I am currently developing a research project on Milton and the classical tradition.
Some of my favourite authors include figures from Classical Antiquity and Early Modernity, such as Shakespeare, Milton, Montaigne, Racine, Seneca, Lucretius, Virgil, Homer, Quevedo, but also more recent figures whose work intervenes in and develops preexisting structures of ethics and emotions. I look forward to discovering new, exciting figures.
I would be delighted to hear from students and researchers (from Stanford and beyond!) with whom I could share intellectual interests, so please feel free to drop me a line. -
Aaron Mascarenhas
Ph.D. Student in Anthropology, admitted Autumn 2023
BioI currently practice as a doctor and a medical anthropologist. I completed my MBBS (Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery) at Kasturba Medical College, Mangalore, India. My experience as a medical practitioner strengthened my conviction that there was much that contemporary medical pedagogy did not teach its students about health, care, and healing. I spent the next few years as a student of the humanities. I obtained a Master's in Liberal Studies from Ashoka University, Sonipat, India, where I studied the relationship between the linguistic and ethical dimensions of medical eponyms named after perpetrators of the Holocaust. At Simon Fraser University, Vancouver, Canada, I completed an MA in Philosophy. My final project at Simon Fraser developed a framework to recognise oppression experienced by patients as they attempted to partake in knowledge production during their encounter with biomedical systems.
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Ryosuke Mashiko
Ph.D. Student in Electrical Engineering, admitted Autumn 2025
BioRyosuke Mashiko is a Ph.D. student in the Department of Electrical Engineering at Stanford University. He graduated from the University of Tokyo with a B.E. (2022) and an M.E. (2024), where he worked on computational imaging based on unsupervised learning and large-scale optical computing. Currently, he works on integrated photonics for sensing and computing applications.
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Nestor Maslej
Juris Doctor Student, Law
BioNestor Maslej is a globally recognized AI strategist and researcher working at the intersection of technology, business, and public policy. Nestor previously served as Editor-in-Chief of the AI Index at Stanford's Institute for Human-Centered Artificial Intelligence (HAI), where he spent four years building the Index into the world's most widely read report on AI. He continues to work for Stanford HAI part-time as a Research Associate and is the author of the forthcoming International AI Safety Report (2026). Since 2024, he has also taught several popular courses at Stanford examining key trends in AI development and deployment.
Nestor has provided strategic AI counsel to senior leaders at some of the world's leading organizations, including Goldman Sachs, Accenture, Mastercard, IBM, McKinsey & Company, Boston Consulting Group, and Citibank. His research is regularly cited by governments and international organizations including the United States, the European Union, and the OECD, and featured in publications such as The New York Times, Financial Times, Bloomberg, and The Guardian. He is a Senior Fellow at the Centre for International Governance Innovation (CIGI).
Nestor holds an MPhil in Comparative Government from Oxford (Distinction) and an A.B. in Social Studies from Harvard (Magna Cum Laude, Phi Beta Kappa). At Harvard, he was an editor for the Harvard Lampoon. At Oxford, he was a stay-at-home defenseman for the Varsity Ice Hockey Team. -
Peter Mastnak
Ph.D. Student in Oceans, admitted Autumn 2024
BioPeter is a PhD student in the Oceans department, leveraging his interdisciplinary expertise to develop advanced computational models that predict the movement patterns of large marine predators in response to environmental change. With a Master's degree in Computer Science from KTH Royal Institute of Technology in Stockholm, Peter's research bridges computational science with oceanography, applying advanced mathematical modeling techniques to ecological data while incorporating international policy and economic considerations—a truly interdisciplinary approach to addressing complex marine conservation challenges.
His work focuses on synthesizing diverse environmental variables and large-scale climate phenomena to forecast shifts in marine species distribution, ultimately informing evidence-based policy for ocean protection and sustainable fisheries management. Peter is pioneering innovative technological solutions—from advanced sensor networks to sophisticated predictive software—designed to address global oceanic ecosystem threats. Through this synthesis of computational rigor and conservation science, he strives to transform how we understand, monitor, and protect our ocean ecosystems for future generations. -
Emilin Maria Mathew
Masters Student in Computer Science, admitted Autumn 2023
Stanford Student Employee, Emergency MedicineBioScientist-technologist passionate about designing accessible healthcare solutions
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Shaili Mathur
Ph.D. Student in Biology, admitted Autumn 2021
BioI'm a PhD student in the Eco/Evo track in the Biology department at Stanford. I was at UCLA as an undergraduate, where I majored in Computational and Systems Biology and minored in Mathematics, and also completed my MS in Bioinformatics with Prof. Van Savage through the Departmental Scholar Program. I am interested in using theory and experimental techniques to understand evolutionary dynamics, information processing in biological systems, and complexity in biological systems.
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Tamar Matiashvili
Ph.D. Student in Economics, admitted Autumn 2021
Stanford Stdnt Employee-Summer, EconomicsBioI am a PhD student at the Stanford University Economics Department, interested in economic history and public health.
Previously, I was a research assistant to Professors Heidi Williams and Daniel Fetter at the NBER (through MIT and SIEPR).
I come from Tbilisi, Georgia and completed my BA in economics and psychology at Middlebury College, Vermont. -
Matthew McCready
Ph.D. Student in Electrical Engineering, admitted Autumn 2021
BioI am a 1st year PhD Student in Electrical Engineering at Stanford, with a M.Sc in Physics from The University of Western Ontario. I have over 4 years of research experience across various projects in medical and condensed matter physics. My interests focus on the design and development of tools that improve quality of life through the application of physics.
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John McCrorie
Master of Laws Student, Law
Current Research and Scholarly InterestsResearch interests include international dispute settlement, the regulation of artificial intelligence, matters of general public international law, and refugee law.
