Sydney Hunt

Sydney Hunt (she/her), from Cornwall, New York, is a Knight-Hennessy Scholar pursuing a Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering at Stanford University. She studies brain-computer interfaces (BCI) in the Brain Interfacing Laboratory, led by Paul Nuyujukian. 

Sydney graduated with distinction from Duke University, earning dual bachelor’s degrees in electrical/computer engineering and computer science, with a concentration in artificial intelligence and machine learning, as well as a minor in gender, sexuality, and feminist studies. She has conducted and published BCI research at both Caltech, in Richard Andersen’s lab, and MIT, in Polina Anikeeva’s lab, through the WAVE Fellows and MIT MSRP-Bio programs.

Outside of academia, Sydney enjoys dancing, exploring new cuisines, and sharing dad jokes. She is certified in Mental Health First Aid, a recipient of Duke’s Reginaldo Howard Memorial Scholarship, and serves as the Young Trustee on Duke’s Board of Trustees.