Ivan Vasenov
CDT Student
Ivan completed his integrated masters in mathematics at the University of Oxford graduating with a First Class Honours. In his studies he has focused on abstract algebra, machine & deep learning, geometric deep learning, networks analysis and was awarded Postmastership Status at Merton College for sustained academic excellence.
During his degree, Ivan conducted research-style projects exploring Agent-Based Systems, Graph Neural Networks, and Transformers, and completed an internship as a Quantitative Trader at Optiver. Additionally Ivan serves as the President of the Oxford Artificial Intelligence Society, the largest student run AI society in Europe. Under Ivan’s leadership the society organizes 50+ events annually, conducts and publishes AI research in collaboration with industry partners and co-organizes the Oxbridge pitch competition with 300+ start-ups participating since 2023.
Ivan is interested in applications of advanced deep learning tools to improving understanding of biology in a clinical context. In his free time Ivan enjoys running, swimming and weightlifting.