Assegnista di ricerca

Current role: Research fellow, Department of Biomedical and Neuromotor Sciences, University of Bologna.
Research focus: Computational neuroscience, machine learning for electrophysiological signal analysis, decoding
real-time neural, brain-computer interfaces (BCI), analysis of neural populations during visuomotor tasks.

Training:
- Master's degree in Bioinformatics | University of Bologna (Oct 2022 - Dec 2024) | 110/110 cum laude
- Bachelor's degree in Biotechnology | University of Bologna (Oct 2018 - Mar 2022) | 106/110

Professional Experience:
- Research grant (Jan 2025 - In progress, University of Bologna):
Multimodal deep-learning decoding of virtual navigation trajectories from neural activity into the
posterior parietal cortex, in dorsal premotor cortex and primary motor cortex, combined
with eye tracking data in Macaca fascicularis.
- International Exchange Program (Mar 2025 - Mag 2025, University of Munster, Germany):
Survey of the use of virtual reality to study how the visual system controls spatial navigation and
the exploration.
- Erasmus+ programme (Jan 2024 - Jul 2024, University of Tampere, Finland):
- Development of biophysical models of neuron-astrocyte interactions to reproduce epileptic EEG patterns.
- Co-culture and electrophysiological recording of neurons and astrocytes via microelectrode arrays.
- Internship and Graduate Student (Jun 2021 - Sep 2022, University of Bologna):
- Analysis of the temporal evolution of reference systems in the superior parietal lobule, during movements
of achievement with the hand, through mutual information.
- Kinematic analysis of arm and hand movements using video-based tracking and
deep-learning algorithms.
- Analysis of neural trajectories through PCA in the parietal areas PE, PEc and V6A of Macaca fascicularis during
reaching tasks with the hand.