Ganguli is primarily known for his work on neural networks and deep learning, although he has also published papers on theoretical physics.
He presently runs the Neural Dynamics and Computation Lab at Stanford, where he aims to reverse engineer how networks of neurons and synapses cooperate across multiple scales of space and time to facilitate sensory perception, motor control, memory, and other cognitive functions.
He is also known for being a prolific public speaker and lecturer, having been invited to give over 200 talks at various universities, institutes, workshops, conferences, and symposiums since 2005.
He also completed a PhD in string theory under Dr. Petr Horava at the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory later that year.
[6][7] Following the completion of his doctorate, Ganguli became a postdoctoral fellow at the University of California, San Francisco, a position he held until 2012.