# Syed Hussain Ather > CEO / Founder / Scientist @ Janus Sphere Innovations || AI Engineer @ Alter Learning, AAK Telescience Location: Zionsville, Indiana, United States Profile: https://flows.cv/syedhussainather Building the future of open-source, GPU-steerable tomography. http://hussainather.com https://twitch.tv/hussainather ## Work Experience ### CEO / Founder / Scientist @ Janus Sphere Innovations Jan 2025 – Present Advancing low-dose CT imaging for early cancer detection ### AI Engineer @ AAK TELE-SCIENCE, INC. Jan 2025 – Present At AAK Tele-Science, I’m working at the intersection of AI, machine learning, and scientific research, developing cutting-edge recommendation systems and data-driven solutions to enhance researcher, project, and investor matchmaking. ### AI Engineer @ Alter Learning - Educational Platform Jan 2023 – Present Spearheaded the development of VR educational games as a scientist-educator-game developer, enhancing STEAM learning for children while contributing to neurodevelopmental condition research, including autism and ADHD, to support medical professionals and researchers. AI engineering work to collect, analyze, interpret, and present data for optimizing gameplay. ### Researcher @ Ai4MathSci Jan 2024 – Jan 2025 AI4MathSci / AI4Quant – Open Source Contributor Jan 2025 – Present Remote / Independent Research Initiative 🔬 Building next-gen quant trading and research pipelines with AI and agentic reasoning. Summary: AI4MathSci is an open-source project bridging quantitative finance with modern AI/LLM tools, including LangGraph, LlamaIndex, and custom strategy ensembles. Our goal is to create an explainable, modular research framework for trading, financial modeling, and document analysis. Key Contributions: 🧠 Designed and implemented the Shortm@k ensemble logic (majority-vote-based decision engine for financial strategies). 📊 Developed Python-based trading strategies and metrics evaluation tools (Sharpe Ratio, drawdown, win/loss, etc.). 🧱 Restructured core repository into modular pipelines: shortmak-demo, pynescript_strategy, llama_module, and CLI runners. 📄 Collaborated on integrating LlamaIndex for unstructured financial document ingestion into strategy workflows. ⚙️ Prototyped CLI-based unified runner (run_pipeline.py) for end-to-end demos, plotting, and backtests. 🔍 Conducted research into LangGraph/MCP agentic workflows for future integrations with quant pipelines. Stack: Python · Backtrader · Pandas · LlamaIndex · LangGraph · LangChain · PyPortfolioOpt · Matplotlib · CLI Tooling · GitHub · AI x Finance Outcomes: ✅ Laid the foundation for a modular, explainable AI-driven quant platform. ✅ Demonstrated potential for academic-grade integration of AI reasoning + trading pipelines. ✅ Built collaboration channels for scaling contributions and preparing for future release/publication. ### Researcher @ Orthogonal Research and Education Laboratory Jan 2022 – Jan 2024 Led advanced research and system development at OREL, applying AI/ML to cognitive science, neuroscience, and philosophy of mind. Contributed to breakthrough projects modeling reasoning, memory, and perception using virtual environments, simulation theory, and neural data. Developed computational frameworks for simulating cognitive phenomena — including perception, decision-making, and developmental learning — with high fidelity to real-world behavior. Built tools and algorithms for modeling neural dynamics, supporting data analysis pipelines across cognitive neuroscience and virtuality studies. Published interdisciplinary work exploring realism vs. anti-realism in cognitive science, bridging philosophical insight with empirical modeling. Pioneered simulations exploring how virtual environments shape cognition, informing new paradigms in XR-based neuroscience and digital learning theory. Collaborated across neuroscience, philosophy, and AI communities to design experiments and models redefining how cognition is studied in simulated systems. ### PHD Graduate Student @ University of Toronto Jan 2020 – Jan 2023 | Toronto, Canada Area Led computational neuroscience research on schizophrenia, focusing on innovative modeling techniques to understand the disorder's etiology and improve diagnostic methods. Schizophrenia Research and Awards: Achieved recognition by being nominated for the Ontario Graduate Scholarship and receiving the IMS Open Fellowship for pioneering work in analyzing brain connectivity structures and enhancing the understanding of schizophrenia. Scholarly Contributions: Authored literature on linear dynamical systems in spectral theory, advancing the unified framework for connectivity models. STEM Education Initiative: Initiated and spearheaded STEMXR, developing mixed reality educational programs for high school students to foster interest in STEM fields through cutting-edge XR technology. ### Doctoral Student @ CAMH Jan 2021 – Jan 2022 | Toronto, Canada Area ### Organizing Committee Member @ Organization for Computational Neurosciences Jan 2021 – Jan 2021 Organized sessions related to the CNS* 2021 conference. ### GSoC'20 Intern @ International Neuroinformatics Coordinating Facility (INCF) Jan 2020 – Jan 2020 ### Researcher at the National Institutes of Health @ The National Institutes of Health Jan 2017 – Jan 2019 | Bethesda, MD ### Undergraduate Research Assistant @ Indiana University Bloomington Jan 2013 – Jan 2017 | Bloomington, Indiana Area ### Research Intern @ The University of Chicago Jan 2015 – Jan 2015 | Greater Chicago Area ### Research Intern @ Boyce Thompson Institute Jan 2014 – Jan 2014 | Ithaca, New York Area ## Education ### Master's degree in Analytics Georgia Institute of Technology ### Doctor of Philosophy - PhD (unfinished) in Medical Clinical Sciences/Graduate Medical Studies University of Toronto ### Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) in Physics, Philosophy Indiana University Bloomington ## Contact & Social - LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/syed-hussain-ather-049919137 - Portfolio: https://hussainather.com/ - GitHub: https://github.com/hussainather --- Source: https://flows.cv/syedhussainather JSON Resume: https://flows.cv/syedhussainather/resume.json Last updated: 2026-04-17