
Atay Kim
@ataykim
Mathematics undergraduate at Nazarbayev University building scientific ML models, including a Fourier Neural Operator benchmark for heat conduction.
What I'm looking for
At INMET, Nazarbayev University, I built a PyTorch Fourier Neural Operator benchmark for heterogeneous 1D heat conduction, using finite-volume reference data to evaluate temperature, heat-flux, and PDE-residual errors. In the hardest out-of-distribution regime, a 32-mode model reduced median temperature and flux errors compared with a 4-mode model.
At Ghent Analysis & PDE Center, Ghent University, I generated 300 synthetic 2D smoke-flow simulations with PhiFlow and trained a PyTorch FNO to predict autoregressive trajectories. I documented rollout drift, blur, periodic-boundary artifacts, and distribution shift, and released reproducible research components.
I also built CoursePlanner, a degree-planning application used by more than 2,000 Nazarbayev University students per semester. At BI Education (Aitanym), I created and quality-checked mathematics problems and adaptive lessons for an AI-personalized learning product.
Experience
Work history, roles, and key accomplishments
Incoming Selected Participant
Q.AI × 01.AI AI Mentorship Program
Oct 2026 - Present (1 month)
Selected for the inaugural national cohort of the AI mentorship program, including applied AI projects, workshops, and mentoring sessions with 01.AI experts.
Education Consultant
BI Education (Aitanym)
Jan 2026 - Present (10 months)
Created and quality-checked 500+ mathematics problems and 10+ adaptive lessons for UNT preparation. Reviewed mathematical correctness and lesson sequencing with the product team.
Research Assistant
INMET, Nazarbayev University
Jan 2026 - Present (10 months)
Built a PyTorch Fourier Neural Operator benchmark for heterogeneous 1D heat conduction and evaluated temperature, heat-flux, and discrete PDE-residual errors. Presented findings at AIDME 2026 and developed an interactive demonstration.
Creator and Full-Stack Developer
CoursePlanner
Jan 2024 - Present (2 years 10 months)
Built a degree-planning application used by 2,000+ university students per semester, with prerequisite graphs and semester-sequence validation. Implemented in TypeScript, React, React Flow, Vite, and Tailwind CSS.
Organizing Manager
Beyond Curriculum
Nov 2023 - Present (3 years)
Organized five international contests reaching 2,000+ participants from four countries. Coordinated up to 130 organizers and managed an event budget exceeding USD 20,000.
Self-Employed Tutor
Private Mathematics, Physics, and Computer Science Tutoring
Jan 2019 - Present (7 years 10 months)
Taught 30+ one-to-one and 100+ group students from Grade 1 through second-year university. Prepared learners for SAT, NUET, UNT, olympiads, and university mathematics.
Evaluation Project
KZ RAG Eval
Jan 2026 - Dec 2026 (11 months)
Adapted an evaluation harness to compare Qwen 2.5 3B with and without BM25 retrieval on 21 multilingual questions grounded in official Kazakhstan public-information pages.
Research Project
ModalStripe
Jan 2026 - Dec 2026 (11 months)
Investigated gated modal memory with local and global attention in small character language models. Compared models at roughly 121,000 parameters over three optimization seeds and documented limitations in a research manuscript.
Visiting Research Student
Ghent Analysis & PDE Center, Ghent University
Jun 2026 - Jul 2026 (1 month)
Generated and standardized 300 synthetic 2D incompressible smoke-flow simulations and implemented a PyTorch FNO on an NVIDIA Tesla T4. Evaluated autoregressive trajectories against numerical simulations and documented artifacts and drift.
Mathematics Track Lead
Olscience Circles
May 2023 - Nov 2023 (6 months)
Led 10 mentors delivering 30+ lessons and 100+ hours of olympiad instruction to 60+ students across the CIS. Helped organize two in-person olympiad camps.
Education
Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework
Nazarbayev University
Bachelor of Science, Mathematics
2023 -
Activities and societies: Dean's List; Foundation Year Programme 2023-2024; undergraduate Mathematics programme from Fall 2024.
Pursuing a BSc in Mathematics with a focus on applied mathematics and scientific machine learning. Expected graduation in May 2028.
National School of Physics and Mathematics
Secondary Education, General
2021 - 2023
Grade: 4.86/5.00
Completed secondary education with a GPA of 4.86/5.00.
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