ABOUT ME
I am a scientist working in Computational Biology. After studying my basis year in Physics at ETH Zürich (Switzerland), I continued in Computational Science and Engineering ("Rechnergestützte Wissenschaften") also at ETH Zürich. I then followed up with a PhD in Neuroinformatics, where I studied how neural networks grow and self-organise.
I then made the life decision to go abroad and worked as a Postdoc and Research Fellow at Newcastle University (UK).
Currently I am a lecturer and lead an interdisciplinary research team at the University of Surrey in the UK. I also work occasionally as a consultant, providing expertise in Data Analytics, AI and Artificial Neural Networks.
EDUCATION
2016 - 2020
Newcastle University
Independent Research Fellow (funded by MRC, BBSRC and EPSRC) and Team Leader
RESEARCH INTERESTS
Computational Neuroscience
Modelling and analysis of neural tissue during development and degeneration
Machine Learning and AI
Using neurally inspired algorithms to predict and diagnose
Cryopreservation
Usage of mathematical and computational tools to optimise cryopreservation protocols
Cancer Research
Using computational analysis and modelling to study the origins and growth of cancer
2013 - 2016
Newcastle University
Postdoc in Computational Neuroscience
2009 - 2013
ETH Zürich
PhD in Computational Neuroscience
2004 - 2008
ETH Zürich
BSc and MSc in Computational Science and Engineering, with basis year in Physics
Since 2020
University of Surrey
Research Fellow (funded by EPSRC/BBSRC) and Lecturer