Research Students
Projects
PROJECTS STARTING OCT 2017
These projects are now filled
CURRENT PROJECTS - Cohort 3
CURRENT PROJECTS - Cohort 2
| Project title | Student | Photo | Supervisors |
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| Robot-assisted fMRI investigation of learning in newborn infants | Sofia Dall'Orso |  |
Prof Etienne Burdet Prof Daniel Rueckert Prof David Edwards Dr Tomoko Arichi (collaborator - KCL) |
| ReBooT: Restoring Brain Operation with Technology; Microelectronics to enable an open source instrument for exploring closed loop neural systems | Konstantinos Petkos |  |
Dr Emmanuel Drakakis Dr Timothy Denison (industrial advisor - Medtronic) Prof Peter Brown (Oxford University) |
| Neural network mechanisms of inhibitory and attentional control | Darije Custovic |  |
Dr Adam Hampshire Dr Claudia Clopath |
| Developing technology to enable macroscopic imaging of neuronal connectivity to quantify changes during health and disease | Gerald Moore |  |
Dr Stephen Brickley Dr Simon Schultz |
| Computational technology towards future therapies for itchness via neuro-skin interactions | Andrea Fiorentino |  |
Dr Reiko Tanaka Dr Claudia Clopath Dr Paul Chadderton |
| Axo-glial pathology in Multiple Sclerosis and its effects on neurotransmission: development of a computational model | Patricia Gallego |  |
Prof Richard Reynolds Dr Aldo Faisal Dr Kambiz Alavian |
| Peripheral nerve decoding algorithms for bioelectronic medicines | Carl Lubba |  |
Dr Simon Schultz Dr Nick Jones Dr Victor Pikov (industrial advisor - Galvani Bioelectronics) |
| Towards whole brain functional imaging in freely moving subjects | Tom Robins |  |
Dr Mengxing Tang Dr Paul Chadderton |
| Lesion-symptom mapping using motion-tracking: How neural trauma impacts motor function | Lewis Formstone |  |
Dr Ravi Vaidyanathan Dr Paul Bentley Prof Etienne Burdet Prof Alison McGregor |
| Integrated Sensor Suite to Investigate Neurological Dysfunction in Balance | James Clarke |  |
Dr Ravi Vaidyanathan Prof Alison McGregor Dr Rob Hart (industrial advisor - McLaren Applied Technologies) Dr Caroline Hargrove (industrial advisor - McLaren Applied Technologies) |
| Ultrasound technology to deliver novel theranostic agents to malignant brain tumours | Tiffany Chan |  |
Prof Ramon Vilar Dr James Choi Dr Matt Williams |
| Cohort 2 (2015) | |||
CURRENT PROJECTS - Cohort 1
Aligned students
| Project | Student | Photo | Supervisors |
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| In conjunction with my supervisors, I am exploring how exact parameters of deep brain neural stimulation can ameliorate symptoms of tremor, muscle rigidity, speech impairment, and loss of balance. My role lies in the development of instrumentation and algorithms that will optimise the inputs for stimulation based on their measured effect on patient symptoms, with the goal of improving long term care and efficiency in both the operating theatre and during therapy sessions. Ideally this will lead to better patient quality of life through improved coordination, and reduced trauma from issues such as falls associated with loss of balance. Paolo began his study with the MRes in Medical Device Design and Entrepreneurship before proceeding to the PhD. |
Paolo Angeles (Mechanical Engineering) |
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Dr Ravi Vaidyanathan (Mechanical Engineering) Prof Etienne Burdet (Bioengineering) Dipankar Nandi (Medicine) Nicola Pavese (Consultant Neurology) |
| Impairments in sustained attention are among the most common long-term cognitive deficits seen in traumatic brain injured (TBI) patients. For my PhD I investigate the feasibility of an fMRI-informed EEG-based neurofeedback system for TBI patients. I will target functional networks that were found to be associated with impairments in sustained attention, such as the default mode network or the salience network, to complement conventional therapy. By using real-time fMRI neurofeedback and employing machine learning techniques, patients will learn to regulate their attention-related network activity. Simultaneous recorded EEG will be analyzed in order to determine corresponding biomarkers of the voluntary network control. Based on these findings, an fMRI-informed EEG-based neurofeedback system will be developed and validated with TBI patients by pursuing a user-centred approach. Romy is studying for the PhD degree. |
Romy Lorenz (Medicine) |
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Dr Rob Leech (Medicine) |
| Information transmission through cross-frequency coupling: revealing the frequency structure of information exchange in the brain PhD project (Wellcome Trust Fellowship) |
Christian Martin (Bioengineering) |
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| A Teleoperative Sensory Motor Control Interface (TSMCI) EPSRC ICASE PhD project (McLaren Applied Technologies Corporate Sponsor) |
Christopher Caulcrick (Mechanical Engineering) |
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Dr Ravi Vaidyanathan Prof Alison McGregor Dr Caleb Swade (McLaren Applied Technologies) |
| A Teleoperative Sensory Motor Control Interface (TSMCI) PhD project (US Office of Naval Research Sponsor) |
Sam Wilson (Mechanical Engineering) |
Dr Ravi Vaidyanathan Prof Alison McGregor Prof R Harkins (US Naval Postgraduate School) |
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| Brain functional imaging with ultrasound MRes Neurotechnology project |
Muhammad Ihsan (Bioengineering) |
Dr Mengxing Tang Dr Paul Chadderton |
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| Interactive tasks for the assessment of sensorimotor control MRes Neurotechnology project |
Martyna Stachaczyk (Bioengineering) |
Prof Etienne Burdet Dr Paul Bentley |
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| CDT-aligned students | |||