Summary

I work across computational neuroscience, data science, machine learning, and scientific computing. My background combines mathematics and computer science with experience building reproducible analyses, simulations, data pipelines, and practical research tools.

Work Experience

  • University of Strasbourg
    Data Scientist and Researcher
    Strasbourg, France · since 2024
    Network neuroscience, spiking-network simulation, and laboratory computing
  • University of Bonn
    Data Scientist and Researcher
    Bonn, Germany · 2020–2022
    Machine learning on RNA data and reproducible transcriptomic pipelines
  • Frankfurt Institute for Advanced Studies
    Data Scientist and Researcher
    Frankfurt, Germany · 2018–2019
    Mean-field modelling of epilepsy in an AI- and ML-focused environment
  • University of Freiburg
    Data Scientist and Researcher
    Freiburg, Germany · 2012–2017
    Network controllability, observability, and neuronal modelling

Education

  • PhD — Computer Science (2017)
    KTH - Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm, Sweden
    PhD — Computational Neuroscience (2017)
    University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany
  • Master's — Mathematics (2010)
    University of Bordeaux, Bordeaux, France
    University of Padova, Padova, Italy
  • Bachelor's — Mathematics (Physics minor)
    Debub University, Hawassa & Dilla, Ethiopia

Selected Conferences & Workshops

  • CNS26
    Halifax, Canada · July 12-15, 2026
    • Integration-segregation trade-off under costly linksSlides
      Talk · July 15
    • Integration-segregation trade-off under costly linksPoster
      Poster · July 13
    • How can spiking networks remain resilient under degeneration?Poster
      Poster · July 12
  • OHBM26
    Bordeaux, France · June 17-18, 2026
    • dFC correlates with cognitive resiliencePoster
  • BrainNet
    Stockholm, Sweden · May 25, 2026
    • Structural control of SNN degenerationSlides
More (earlier conferences)
  • Activity resilience to degenerationPoster
    CNS25 · Florence, Italy · July 07, 2025
  • Why must resting state be restlessly dynamic?Poster
    OHBM25 · Brisbane, Australia · June, 2025
  • Degeneration on controllability and dynamicsSlides
    Unistra · Strasbourg, France · June 13, 2024
  • Relevance of topology on SNNsSlides
    Cosyne21 · Virtual, COVID · February 26, 2021
  • Basics on ML: supervised & unsupervised learningSlides
    Uni-Bonn · Bonn, Germany · April 03, 2020
  • Controllability of complex systems
    Uni-Economics · Prague, Czechia · 2015
  • Data mining and modeling
    UC-Berkeley · Berkeley, USA · 2015
  • Dynamic networks and computations
    Uni-Catania · Lipari, Italy · 2013
  • Computation in neurons and networks
    Princeton Uni. · Princeton, USA · 2012

Teaching and Tutorials

  • Recent
    Network theory, Quantitative Methods, Programming in Python
  • Earlier
    Applied Math, Linear Algebra, Modern Algebra, Geometry, Number Theory