Arjun Puri

Computational Neuroscientist (prev. Software Engineer)

I'm a master's student at the Bernstein Center for Computational Neuroscience in Berlin, interested in the algorithmic principles of intelligence and how they translate between artificial and biological systems. Previously, I spent eight years building distributed systems as a Staff Engineer at Plaid. I hold B.S. degrees in Computer Science and Mathematical Sciences from Carnegie Mellon University.

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Slow Dynamics in Clustered Spiking Networks

From-scratch reproduction of Litwin-Kumar & Doiron (2012). A 5,000-neuron spiking network where clustered excitatory connections produce metastable dynamics and the kind of slow variability you actually see in cortex.

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Background

Education

Bernstein Center for Computational Neuroscience

M.Sc. Computational Neuroscience

2025 - Present
Carnegie Mellon University

B.S. Computer Science & B.S. Mathematical Sciences

2012 - 2016

Experience

Plaid

Staff Engineer & Tech Lead, Core Services

2018 - 2025
Quantifind

Software Engineer, Data Platform

2016 - 2018

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