Academic & professional record

Curriculum vitae

Artash Nath · Stanford University · Computer Science, Class of 2028

Education

2024–2028 expected

Stanford University

Undergraduate study in Computer Science.

Engineering, research & leadership

Current

Co-President · Stanford Student Robotics

Technical community and organizational leadership.

2024–present

Co-Lead · StanfordUAV

Aircraft, autonomy, sensor integration, and flight testing.

2026

Founder & Director · Stanford DroneHacks

Student aerial-autonomy initiative; event scheduled November 6–8, 2026.

2023–present

Founder · You-Oceans

Ocean acoustics, sensing hardware, and public engagement.

2026

Engineering internship · FlyX Technologies

Autonomy, simulation, and physical systems; public overview only.

June 2021–July 2022

Scientific volunteer · Natural Resources Canada

Environmental-data analysis, simulations, and visualizations for Saint Lawrence River research.

2024–2026 reporting

Participant · Global Sounds working group

Collaborative low-cost-hydrophone work associated with POGO and IQOE.

Selected honors

Rise Global Winner

2021 · Rise · Schmidt Futures & the Rhodes Trust. Inaugural cohort; seismic-data research.

Second Award · Earth and Environmental Sciences

2022 · Regeneron International Science and Engineering Fair. The Silence of Global Oceans.

Gloria Barron Prize for Young Heroes

2024 · Gloria Barron Prize. Recognized for ocean-monitoring work.

Eureka Fellowship for Youth Changemakers

2025–2026 · AstraZeneca Canada & Plan International Canada. Selected for the 2025–2026 cohort for work with You-Oceans.

Most Inspirational · Global Winner

2020 · NASA Space Apps COVID-19 Challenge. The Masked Scales, with Arushi Nath.

Best Hack Using a Vision Language Model

2025 · Vespa.ai · TreeHacks. Awarded to Miru, a four-person accessibility project.

Research & writing

Seasonal Variability in Microseismic Energy Associated with Waves, Wind and Surface Conditions in the Saint Lawrence River, Canada

Perry, H. K. C.; Koper, K. D.; Nath, A.; McNamara, D. E. · 2025. Environmental Seismology · Seismological Society of America · Poster 30 · Denver, 14–18 October 2025.

Conference abstract. Original source ↗

Deep Learning for the Simultaneous Detection of Multiple Marine Mammal Species Using Hydrophone Data

Artash Nath · 2023. AGU Fall Meeting · OS14A-07 · oral presentation.

Conference abstract. Original source ↗

MonitorMyOcean.com: Transforming Research into an Interactive Web App to Monitor Anthropogenic Noise in Global Oceans

Artash Nath · 2023. AGU Fall Meeting · SY51B-0595 · poster.

Conference abstract. Original source ↗

The Silence of Global Oceans: Acoustics Impact of the Covid-19 Lockdown

Artash Nath · 2023. Canadian Science Fair Journal.

Youth research journal. Original source ↗

MonitorMyOcean.com: Measuring the acoustic impact of the COVID-19 lockdown on underwater ocean noise

Artash Nath · 2022. The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America · 152, A24.

Conference abstract. Original source ↗

Using Seismic Data to Track Pandemic Lockdowns

Artash Nath · 2021. IISD SDG Knowledge Hub · UN World Data Forum series.

Authored commentary. Original source ↗

Aiming for Apophis: How we used Covid-19 School Lockdowns as an opportunity to do Asteroid Astrometry and Teach Others

Artash Nath and Arushi Nath · 2021. 7th IAA Planetary Defense Conference.

Conference contribution. Original source ↗

Using Machine Learning to Remove Noise from Stellar Spots in Exoplanetary Data from Space Telescopes

Artash Nath · 2021. Canadian Science Fair Journal.

Youth research journal. Original source ↗

The Silence of Canadian Cities: The Seismology Impact of the Covid-19 Lockdown

Artash Nath · 2020. AGU Fall Meeting 2020 · ESSOAr deposit, 2021.

Conference poster. Original source ↗

ARTEMIS Robot: Building Artificially Intelligent Robots with Child-like Curiosity

Artash Nath · 2020. 5th North American IEOM Conference · two-page contribution.

Conference proceedings. Original source ↗

Will Artificial Intelligence Take Its Bias to Space?

Artash Nath · 2020. Youth STEM Matters.

Authored perspective. Original source ↗

Environment Monitoring Using Commercial Off-the-Shelf (COTS) Technologies

Vikas Nath and Artash Nath · 2016. WITFOR 2016 · IFIP AICT 481 · Springer · pp. 37–44.

Conference chapter. Original source ↗

Development of a Low-Cost Hydrophone for Research, Education, and Community Science

Lucille Chapuis; Mihai Burca; Tess Gridley; Xavier Mouy; Artash Nath; Sophie Nedelec; Sophie Seeyave; Jim Theriault; Ed Urban; Rob Williams; Walter M. X. Zimmer · 2024. OCEANS 2024 – Halifax · IEEE · pp. 1–7 · DOI: 10.1109/OCEANS55160.2024.10754094.

Conference proceedings. Original source ↗

Development of a low-cost hydrophone for research, education, and community science

Lucille Chapuis; Mihai Burca; Tess Gridley; Xavier Mouy; Artash Nath; Sophie Nedelec; Mark Roberts; Sophie Seeyave; Jim Theriault; Ed Urban; Rob Williams; Walter Zimmer · 2025. One Ocean Science Congress · Nice, France, 3–6 June 2025 · OOS2025-71 · DOI: 10.5194/oos2025-71.

Conference abstract. Original source ↗

Speaking & engagement

Research and public contributions include AGU, GeoPython, SciPy, ocean-science meetings, and community events. Consult the speaking record for individual formats and sources.

Complete speaking record
Research & collaboration

Working across disciplines.

I’m interested in autonomous systems, environmental sensing, and tools that make scientific observation more accessible. For research, engineering, or speaking inquiries, get in touch.