Neda first stood out in physics but came to enjoy math more, developing a love for geometry. Her journey led from local competitions to EMGO, teaching, and even research while in high school. She is an avid reader and writer as well, with a particular fondness for Russian classics and magical realism, as well as short story writing. At Cambridge, she looks forward to immersing herself in applied mathematics, and the rush of developing results and presenting them.

We caught up before she started university (interview edited for length and clarity):