Research fellow

Vinícius Rosa Cota is currently Assistant Professor in the Department of Electronic Engineering at Maynooth University (Ireland), where he conducts research in neuroengineering and biomedical technologies. He received his bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering (2002) and doctorate in Bioinformatics (2007) from the Federal University of Minas Gerais (UFMG), Brazil. After her PhD she did a postdoc at the International Institute of Neuroscience in Natal (IINN-ELS), focusing on the mnemonic role of sleep. From 2009 to 2025, he was Associate Professor in the Department of Electrical Engineering at the Federal University of Sao João Del-Rei (UFSJ), Brazil, where he founded and coordinated the LINNce (Laboratory of Neuroengineering and Neuroscience) laboratory. He developed neurotechnological solutions for the treatment of epilepsy, including the Non-Periodic Stimulation (NPS) paradigm as a seizure suppression strategy. In the two-year period 2022-2024 she worked in Italy as Marie Sklodowska-Curie Fellow and Visiting Scientist at the Rehab Technologies Lab of the Italian Institute of Technology, leading the MoRPHEUS project (“Motor Rehabilitation Plasticity Hacking by Engineered Stimulation of the Brain During the Sleep-Wake Cycle”). From 2024 to 2025, he worked within the MNESYS project as an assignee, where he was involved in studying the impact of focal ischemic lesions on sleep-wake rhythm. He is a member of several academic and professional societies, including the Marie Curie Alumni Association, SfN, SINS, GNB, and has carried out open science initiatives.