Krish Pai

About Krish Pai

Krish Pai is currently a student at Canyon Crest Academy in San Diego, CA, where he excels in advanced and challenging AP classes, including AP Calculus, AP Chemistry, and AP Environmental Science. He is on track to graduate in June 2025 and consistently maintains a 4.0 – to 4.5 grade point average. Pai has been part of a research lab at the University of Southern California, LA (USC), California’s oldest private research university, with a long list of distinguished Nobel Laureates, MacArthur Fellows, and Rhodes Scholar graduates.

Since 2022, Pai has been heavily involved in research at USC’s Stevens Neuroimaging and Informatics Institute. Here, he worked with a group of other bioscience students and professors in a research program within the Machine Learning and Computational Neuroscience department. This department work involves using artificial intelligence and machine learning protocols to discover more about the complex link between changes in the shape and function of the human brain in relation to natural development versus disease and recovery.

Pai was accepted as a University of California COSMOS program in 2022. This highly acclaimed cluster of classes is one of California’s top STEM summer programs, with an acceptance rate of under 6%. Here, he took a variety of classes in emerging research and technologies like AI and ML. The specific cluster of classes that Pai attends is geared to become incrementally more challenging while offering hands-on training with projects that increase understanding of scientific applications in the modern world.

Krish Pai consistently performs at the top of his class with a GPA of 4.0 and above,  likely due to his strong time management skills, which allow him to balance academics with family life and extracurricular activities. By prioritizing his time, Pai is able to stay focused on those activities that contribute significantly to his academics and future professional goals.