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Leonardo Paulo Guimaraes De Assis
Contingent Mathematics Instructor, Stanford Online High School
Staff, Stanford Pre-Collegiate StudiesBioLeonardo P. G. De Assis is a theoretical physicist. He currently holds a lecturer position at School of Humanities and Liberal Studies, San Francisco State University and also as instructor at Stanford Pre-Collegiate Studies.
With nine years at Stanford, he was Lecturer at Department of Philosophy (2018), a Research Associate (2015-2018), and Visiting Scholar (2013-2015) at the Center for the Study of Language and Information (CSLI), Lecturer at Symbolic Systems Program since 2018, and instructor at Stanford Continuing Studies .
He received his Bachelors degree in mathematics from Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, and he has Master and PhD degrees in Physics from Brazilian Center for Research in Physics, Brazil, with publication in nonlinear dynamics, quantum field theory, nuclear physics, atomic physics, cosmology, physics of plasmas and quantum-like formalism applied to cognition.
He also has an interest in Quantum Computing, Quantum Information, Neurophysics, and Artificial Consciousness.
He is currently employing techniques from dynamical systems, and field theory to model the so-called "Neural Binding Problem". That is an open problem of great interest to Neuroscience, Artificial Intelligence, Cognitive Science and Philosophy of Mind. -
Selvi R. Paulraj, PhD
Clinical Assistant Professor (Affiliated), Adult Neurology
BioDr. Selvi R. Paulraj is a fellowship-trained neuropsychologist at Stanford Health Care. She is also a clinical assistant professor in the Department of Neurology and Neurological Sciences at Stanford University School of Medicine.
Dr. Paulraj specializes in assessing a variety of neurological conditions, including Alzheimer’s disease, multiple sclerosis, epilepsy, stroke, and Parkinson’s disease. She also conducts presurgical neuropsychological evaluations for deep brain stimulation in Parkinson’s disease and surgical interventions for epilepsy.
Dr. Paulraj’s research focuses on mindfulness-based stress reduction techniques to improve aging and stroke recovery. She also explores emotional and psychosocial factors that impact health in patients with multiple sclerosis and dementia, along with patient caregivers.
Dr. Paulraj has been published in several peer-reviewed journals, including Clinical Gerontologist, Journal of Neurolinguistics, and Frontiers in Psychology. She has also presented to peers at regional, national, and international meetings, including annual meetings of the American Psychological Association (APA), National Academy for Neuropsychology, and American Academy of Clinical Neuropsychology (AACN). -
Juan N. Pava
Research - Post-Bacc, Ethics In Society
BioJuan N. Pava is a Research Fellow in the Tech Ethics and Policy Rising Scholars Program at Stanford’s McCoy Family Center for Ethics in Society. At Stanford HAI, his work focuses on the intersection of emerging technologies, the social sector, and the Global South, with an emphasis on equity and access. Separately, he collaborates with Stanford’s Human-Trafficking Data Lab, where he investigates issues of labor exploitation.
Juan’s broader research interests include the political economy of emerging countries and its intersection with political philosophy and ethics. He holds a B.A. in Philosophy and Economics from New York University and was born and raised in Colombia. -
Jevan Payne
Finance Manager, Office of Technology Licensing (OTL)
BioJevan is responsible for financial and other system reports and data analytics across the board. Jevan is also responsible for different control and quality checks of the data in 4D.
Prior to joining Stanford as a Financial Data Analyst, Jevan studied Business Management; specializing in Economics. He has previously served in the United Kingdom’s Royal Air Force and worked in IT at NASA Ames Research Center in Mountain View, CA.
