Open research · mentorship · projects

Where students start
meaningful research

Mentorship from active researchers, real projects with publishable outcomes, and a supportive community to build your research profile.

28

Published Papers

156

Active Researchers

18

Funded Projects

Mentorship

Your Research Journey

From student to published researcher in 4 phases

1

Discovery

Find mentors and research areas aligned with your interests

Browse 18+ active projectsRead mentor profilesView publication history
2

Screening

Take our screening exam to identify your research readiness

10-question assessment60% pass thresholdPersonalized feedback
3

Matching

Get paired with a mentor and join an active research team

Mentor assignmentTeam introductionProject onboarding
4

Contribution

Work on real problems, contribute to publications

Code/research contributionsRegular mentorshipPublication pipeline

Research Impact

Live metrics of our collective progress

Papers Published

28

+12% this quarter

Active Researchers

156

+24% this quarter

Funded Projects

18

+8% this quarter

Patent Applications

7

+3 this quarter

Featured Projects

Explore our ongoing research initiatives in AI, NLP, and systems design

Expert Mentors

Active researchers with proven track records. See their publications and projects.

D

Dr. Niket Tandon

Founder & Research Lead

28+ publications, h-index: 12

NLPKnowledge GraphsAI Systems

Mentees interested in NLP and structured knowledge

D

Dr. Anjali Tandon

Co-Founder & Advisor

ML researcher, 15+ publications

Machine LearningResearch StrategySystems

Mentees in early research phase

Peer-Reviewed Publications

28 papers published in top venues. See citations, code, and preprints.

Explore all our research on arXiv

View on arXiv

Where They Ended Up

Real outcomes from mentees. Published papers, PhD admissions, startups, industry roles.

→ Senior researcher

Alex Chen

Research Scientist @ Meta AI

3 papers published, now leads team of 5

Started as a mentee working on NLP systems. Published 3 papers, got internship offer, now leading research.

→ Stanford PhD

Priya Kapoor

PhD Student, Stanford (Full Scholarship)

4 co-authored publications, patent pending

Worked on knowledge graphs. Publications strengthened PhD applications. Now building systems at scale.

→ Seed funded

James & Li

Co-founders, ML Systems Startup

2 papers, $500K seed funding

Met through PQRS, co-authored optimization paper, bootstrapped MVP, raised seed funding.

What will your research journey look like?

Start Screening Exam