Khurram Naik

Current

• Research Technician at Northwestern University

Past

• Derivatives Broker at Infinity Futures
• Research Assistant at University of Pittsburgh Medical School
• Research Assistant at Carnegie-Mellon University

• Field Organizer at Grassroots Campaigns, Inc
• Research Assistant at Harvard University

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Education

• Carnegie Mellon University

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Research

Websites

• Minds and Markets

Khurram Naik’s Summary

My background is in academic research primarily, but because I've worked in politics, finance and graphic design I have a suite of professional skills that has made me a bit more rounded.

Khurram Naik’s Specialties:

See my writings at www.khurramnaik.com/blog

Khurram Naik’s Experience

• Research Technician

  Northwestern University

  (Research industry)

  June 2007 — Present (1 year 4 months)

• Derivatives Broker

  Infinity Futures

  (Financial Services industry)

  July 2006 — June 2007 (1 year)

  Provide financial services in the derivatives industry. Produced educational material on the derivatives markets. Developed partnerships with other trading service firms to provide additional trading services.

• Research Assistant

  University of Pittsburgh Medical School

  (Research industry)

  October 2005 — May 2006 (8 months)

  Trained rhesus monkeys in virtual-reality motor control paradigm used to develop prosthetic control from neural recordings.
  
  [Neural signals from the motor cortex can be interpreted to represent hand position and this signal can be coverted to control an arm]

• Research Assistant

  Carnegie-Mellon University

  (Research industry)

  May 2005 — September 2005 (5 months)

  Launched joint NASA Ames-Google Earth-Carnegie-Mellon venture to allow the public to browse National Geographic articles on Africa spatially across the continent.
  
  [The goal of this work is to foster cultural literacy and use information design to change how we engage history]

• Field Organizer

  Grassroots Campaigns, Inc

  (Political Organization industry)

  August 2004 — November 2004 (4 months)

  Recruited, trained, managed and provided logistical support for 20 volunteers managing approximately 50 volunteers working to increase voter turnout in their neighborhoods. Led office in funds raised during canvassing efforts. Accounted for 1200 votes, a large percentage of which would have been statistically unlikely to vote.

• Research Assistant

  Harvard University

  (Research industry)

  September 2003 — December 2003 (4 months)

  Designed and conducted experiments studying acquisition of cardinal number representation in toddlers.
  
  [When do kids learn that a number can represent a group of things, not just a position in a list].

Khurram Naik’s Education

• Carnegie Mellon University

  BS, Biology and Psychology, 2000 — 2003

Additional Information

Khurram Naik’s Websites:

• Minds and Markets

Khurram Naik’s Interests:

Literature, history of finance, pedagogy, philosophy, cooking.

Khurram Naik’s Groups:

Shotokan Karate Association of America

Khurram Naik’s Contact Settings

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