Publications: 'Unifying our understanding of visual perception', 'The LLM Language Network — NAACL Oral', 'Scaling Laws for Task-Optimized Models of the Primate Visual Ventral Stream — ICML Spotlight', 'Topographic model of language processing in the brain — ICLR Oral'. Recognized in the news by Science magazine, MIT News, and Scientific American.
Research Experience
Research in human-like vision at Harvard, NLP + reinforcement learning at Salesforce, and other projects in industry. Worked in and founded several startups.
Education
PhD: MIT Brain and Cognitive Sciences department, advisor Jim DiCarlo; Bachelor's and Master's degrees: Computer Science at TUM, LMU, and UNA.
Background
Research Focus: Computational understanding of neural mechanisms underlying natural intelligence in vision and language. Professional Field: Deep Learning, Neuroscience, and Cognitive Science. Profile: Tenure-track assistant professor at the EPFL Neuro-X institute, leading the NeuroAI Lab.
Miscellany
Passionate about translating discoveries into applications, has worked in and founded several startups.