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Neha Adapala

Neha Adapala

Computer Science student focused on AI, neurotechnology, and health

neha-adapala
Los Angeles, California
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Joined May 2026
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Summary

Initiative in STEM education and outreach: she founded and led student initiatives in secondary school (robotics club, Digital Strategy Pioneers), co-founded Youth in AI, and serves as a Youth Ambassador and volunteer for We and AI, demonstrating sustained commitment to improving AI literacy and access for young people. ucla+2
Technical research at the intersection of AI, neurotechnology, and women's health: she builds applied technical projects—such as a computer-vision analysis for menstrual blood biomarkers and EEG-based brain-controlled keyboards—aimed at accessibility and under-researched health problems. ucla+1
Active campus collaborator and hackathon participant: at UCLA she participates in multiple student organizations (Data Science Union, CruX, VEST), contributes as a software engineer/data analyst, and was part of the DSU team that won the UCLA DataX Co-Designing Care policy hackathon. google+2
Public writing and teaching orientation: she documents technical work and learning publicly—through Medium tutorials and Substack reflections—sharing reproducible steps for BCI experiments and reflections on failures and learning. medium+1

Work

Education

Projects

Writing

Virtual keyboards- from games to essays: Neurotechnology and Classification with Machine Learning

August 1, 2024

A how-to and exploration of using low-cost BCI hardware (Muse headband) to collect EEG data, train classifiers (Random Forest) and build real-time brain-controlled interfaces, including step-by-step code and methodology.

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Deciphering secret signals from your brain (with BCIs)

December 1, 2023

Personal write-up on working with BCIs, signal processing and experiments interpreting EEG signals for simple communications and interactions.

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November: Learning, Failing and Learning

December 1, 2023

Personal Substack post reflecting on learning, failures, projects with BCIs, and personal development; includes reflections on mindset, project troubleshooting, and outreach.

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Hobbies

Enjoys painting, drawing, biking, knitting, and baking. substack+1