Cedar Turek

I do math and engineering

Canada

About

I like math and engineering. https://cturek.github.io/home

Experience

  • The University of British Columbia (Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada · On-site)
    • PhD Research Assistant
      Sep 2025 - Present · 10 mos

      I am researching continuous time stochastic processes, dynamical systems, and neuromorphic computing. The goal is to design an energy-efficient, hybrid hardware framework that is capable of stable and reliable learning on real-world datastreams.

    • MASc Research Assistant
      Aug 2023 - Aug 2025 · 2 yrs 1 mo

      I researched algorithms for implementing optimization and ML techniques in hybrid electrical hardware.

  • Junior Staff at HCSSiM
    Jun 2024 - Aug 2024 · 3 mos

    I taught cool and advanced math to gifted high schoolers.

  • Harvey Mudd College (Claremont, California, United States)
    • Machine Shop Proctor
      Jan 2023 - May 2023 · 5 mos

      I kept students safe and taught them how to use common woodworking and metalworking tools.

    • Bachelor Thesis
      Aug 2022 - May 2023 · 10 mos

      I wrote a thesis on differential topology for my senior math capstone project.

    • Chemical Engineer, Fall Team Lead
      Aug 2022 - May 2023 · 10 mos

      Our clinic team used density functional theory simulations to study surface interactions involving ceramic capacitors. I was the fall lead and managed the team, budget, and supercomputer access.

  • Algorithm Engineer at U.S. DOT Volpe National Transportation Systems Center
    May 2021 - Aug 2021 · 4 mos

    Developed a backup system for position and velocity calculations of autonomous vehicles Combined real-world and simulated scenarios to gather LiDAR point clouds Improved the localization and ground-level filtering algorithms with simulated data

  • Camp Counselor at MATHPATH
    Jun 2020 - Aug 2020 · 3 mos

    Taught various math topics to campers and assisted professors with their classes Mentored a small group of campers while organizing math and non-math events