Rohan S Singh

Rohan Singh is from Bentonville, Arkansas, and graduated from Bentonville High School and the Ignite technology program. At Bentonville High School, Rohan was involved with VRC Robotics, the mountain biking team, the tennis team, and the Camerata Orchestra, where he played violin. Rohan plans to major in computer science and minor in entrepreneurship at Columbia University, where he hopes to continue developing software and tools to address real-world problems while exploring interdisciplinary tech applications to push the boundaries of what tech is capable of.

Rohan’s first experience with research began after witnessing his grandfather struggle to manage his blood sugar due to diabetes. Wanting to find a better solution than current technology could offer, Rohan developed a novel artificial pancreas, which he competed with at the 2023 Regeneron International Science & Engineering Fair (ISEF). He was awarded a fourth-place Grand Award in Biomedical Engineering and a second-place Special Award sponsored by INCOSE. Rohan also patented his medical device and published a preprint titled, “Optimizing Glycemic Control in Type 1 Diabetic Patients using a Deep Learning-Based Artificial Pancreas with a Secure Glucagon and Insulin Delivery System.” Rohan hopes to continue developing his device at Columbia to work towards initiating human clinical trials.

As part of the Arkansas State University AI-Campus team competing in the CODA TB DREAM Challenge, Rohan developed a deep learning model to identify tuberculosis from cough audio. After achieving the second highest accuracy out of over 40 institutions and research labs, Rohan was invited to contribute to the post-challenge manuscript as a consortium author, which is currently submitted to the Journal of the American Medical Association.

Rohan also worked as a research assistant in the Electrical Engineering and Computer Science department of the University of Arkansas and the SEEDS Cybersecurity Center. He developed a novel Chrome extension named TraceMonitor that informs users of companies that could be collecting their data when a user visits a site. After being accepted and presenting the research at the IEEE 2024 GreenTech Conference, Rohan is now publishing the work in Frontiers of Big Data as a first author.

Apart from research, Rohan worked at the Walmart Global Tech headquarters as a Computer Vision and Software Engineering Intern for over a year and a half, where he developed a mobile application to be used for supply chain and inventory management. After completion, the app was piloted in Walmart Global Mexico Distribution Centers to assist with inventory tracking and fulfillment.

Outside of his academic commitments, Rohan loves spending time with friends, working out, playing sports, cooking, and listening to music. Formerly a member of his school’s Indian Student Organization, Rohan hopes to become involved with clubs to learn more about his Mexican and Indian cultures.