Aarti Darji

Hello! I am an MS in Computer Science student at NYU Courant (Spring 2026). I hold a BS in Data Science from the University of Texas at Arlington, where I concentrated in Psychology and minored in Mathematics. My current research interests focus on multimodal representation learning and biomedical data science. I am particularly interested in leveraging self-supervised and contrastive learning to integrate omics (e.g., transcriptomics, proteomics) with non-omics (e.g., imaging, clinical) datasets for retrieval, fusion, and cross-modality alignment tasks. I’m also interested in developing visualization tools for single cell datasets with the support of pre-trained models.

My interdsiciplinary background has introduced me to a diverse range of research areas. My previous research experiences involved designing on-body sensors to measure different bio-physiological responses and silicone composite layers to motivate unique gestures.

I’ve been fortunate to be advised by Jacob Luber, Cesar Torres and Nils Gehlenborg.

You can find a full timeline of my research experience, coursework, and skills on my CV, project write-ups on my research page, and my papers, posters, and talks on publications.