Research Students
Projects
Cohort 5 projects
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Development of long-range connections in auditory cortex |
Grace Ang |  |
Claudia Clopath Andrei Kozlov |
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Neurochemical CMOS array – bedside assay of ionic and inflammatory marker from the human brain |
Chiara Cicatiello |  |
Martyn Boutelle Pantelis Georgiou Mark Wilson |
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Surface Electromyography for Brain-Machine Interface Applications |
Irene Mendez-Guerra |  |
Dario Farina Etienne Burdet Emmanuel Drakakis Patrick Kaifosh (Facebook Reality Labs) |
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| Filip Paskiewicz |  |
Ravi Vaidyanathan Alison McGregor Hildur Einarsdóttir (Ossur) Ásgeir Alexandersson (Ossur) |
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| A clinically-viable brain-computer interface for inducing neuroplasticity for stroke rehabilitation | Alex Clarke |  |
Dario Farina Paul Bentley |
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| Development of non-invasive deep brain stimulation technology | Patrycja Dzialecka |  |
Nir Grossman Bill Wisden Paul Matthews |
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| Whole-brain dynamics and higher cognitive processing in disorders of consciousness | Will Trender |  |
Adam Hampshire Aldo Faisal Rob Leech Gregory Scott |
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| Engineering tactile signals to aid hearing in noisy background | Pierre Guilleminot |  |
Tobias Reichenbach Etienne Burdet |
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| 3D-resolved optogenetic excitation using time-averaged speckle patterns | Isabell Whiteley |  |
Chris Rowlands Paul Chadderton |
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| Closed-loop, personalized brain stimulation intervention for impairment of cognitive control | Matteo Vinao-Carl |  |
David Sharp Nir Grossman Adam Hampshire Peter Hellyer |
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| 3D ultrasound computed tomography of the brain | Oscar Bates |  |
Mengxing Tang Mike Warner Matthew Williams |
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| Cohort 5 (2018) | ||||
Cohort 4 projects
| Project title | Student | Photo | Supervisors | Collaborators/partners |
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| One-probe - a new device for non-penetrative monitoring of the injured brain | De-Shaine Murray |  |
Martyn Boutelle Mark Wilson |
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| Large-Area Flexible Plastic Electronic Sensor for 2D Neural Recording | James Tyrrell |  |
Alasdair Campbell Martyn Boutelle |
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| Mathematical and computational analyses of plastic spiking recurrent networks | Amadeus Maes |  |
Claudia Clopath Mauricio Barahona |
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| Spinal motor neurons control of redundant robotic system | Mario Bracklein |  |
Dario Farina Etienne Burdet |
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| A multi-sensor, hybrid model- and signal-based control system for powered lower limb prostheses | Hristo Dimitrov |  |
Dario Farina Anthony Bull |
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| AutoTRIAGE: a clinical, computational and biomechanical investigation of the feasibility of using vehicular event data recorders for assessing head trauma severity in collisions | Claire Baker |  |
Mazdak Ghajari David Sharp Philip Martin (Transport Research Laboratory) Mark Wilson |
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| The bionic spinal cord bridge: Combined therapies for neural regeneration | Gillian Koehl |  |
Rylie Green Simone Di Giovanni |
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| Development of a diagnostic battery for probing individual differences in network function | Richard Daws |  |
Adam Hampshire Pete Hellyer Rob Leech |
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| Large scale population functional connectomic parcellation and individual variation | Sam Podmore |  |
Paul Matthews Yi-ke Guo |
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| High resolution imaging of multimodal nanoparticles for treatment of brain cancers | Jonny Taylor |  |
Alexandra Porter Matthew Williams Mary Ryan |
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| Developing a novel type of neurostimulation to foster speech processing and rehabilitation from aphasia | Mikolaj Kegler |  |
Tobias Reichenbach Mauricio Barahona Rob Leech |
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| A two photon imaging platform for characterising memory circuit dynamics and response to therapeutic strategies in neurodegenerative disease | Seigfred Prado |  |
Simon Schultz Bill Wisden Keith Wafford (Eli Lilly) |
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| Neuronal Interfacing System for Human Pluripotent Stem Cell Interrogations using Materials-based Nanotechnologies | Alessandra Lo Fiego |  |
Molly Stevens Simone Di Giovanni |
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| Monitoring muscle fatigue using novel wireless sensors | Dan Terracina- Barcas |  |
Paul Strutton Pantelis Georgiou |
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| A Robotic Instrument for Adaptive Neurostimulation | Nathan Steadman |  |
Ravi Vaidyanathan Peter Brown (Oxford University) Dipankar Nandi Huling Tan (Oxford University) |
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| Cohort 4 (2017) | ||||
Cohort 3 projects
Cohort 2 projects
| Project title | Student | Photo | Supervisors | Collaborators/partners |
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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 (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) |
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| Neural network mechanisms of inhibitory and attentional control | Darije Custovic |  |
Dr Adam Hampshire Dr Claudia Clopath |
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| Developing technology to enable macroscopic imaging of neuronal connectivity to quantify changes during health and disease | Gerald Moore |  |
Dr Stephen Brickley Dr Simon Schultz |
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| Axo-glial pathology in Multiple Sclerosis and its potential effects on neurotransmission | Patricia Gallego |  |
Prof Richard Reynolds Dr Aldo Faisal Dr Kambiz Alavian |
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| Peripheral nerve decoding algorithms for bioelectronic medicines | Carl Lubba |  |
Dr Simon Schultz Dr Nick Jones Dr Victor Pikov (industrial advisor - Galvani Bioelectronics) |
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| Towards whole brain functional imaging in freely moving subjects | Tom Robins |  |
Dr Mengxing Tang Dr Paul Chadderton |
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| 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 |
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| 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) |
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| Ultrasound technology to deliver novel theranostic agents to malignant brain tumours | Tiffany Chan |  |
Prof Ramon Vilar Dr James Choi Dr Matt Williams |
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| Cohort 2 (2015) | ||||
Cohort 1 projects
Aligned students
PhD students
| Project | Student | Photo | Supervisors |
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Quantifying symptoms of Parkinson’s Disease |
Paolo Angeles (Mechanical Engineering) |  |
Ravi Vaidyanathan |
| A Teleoperative Sensory Motor Control Interface (TSMCI) EPSRC ICASE PhD project (McLaren Applied Technologies Corporate Sponsor) |
Christopher Caulcrick (Mechanical Engineering) |
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Ravi Vaidyanathan Alison McGregor Caleb Swade (McLaren Applied Technologies) |
| Neuroadaptive Bayesian Optimization - Implications for the Cognitive Sciences PhD, Medicine (Imperial Brain Science & Engineering Fellowship), 2013-2017 |
Romy Lorenz (Brain Sciences) |  |
Robert Leech |
| A Teleoperative Sensory Motor Control Interface (TSMCI) PhD project (US Office of Naval Research Sponsor) |
Sam Wilson (Mechanical Engineering) |
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Ravi Vaidyanathan Alison McGregor R Harkins (US Naval Postgraduate School) |
| CDT-aligned students | |||
MRes students
| Project | Student | Photo | Supervisors |
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| A data analysis pipeline for two photon calcium imaging in mouse models of dementia MRes Neurotechnology, 2017-18 |
Solomia Boretska |  |
Simon Schultz Paul Chadderton |
| Modular Reconfigurable Low-Power Stimulators MRes Neurotechnology, 2018-19 |
Farnaz Fahimi-Hanzaee |  |
Manos Drakakis Dario Farina |
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Brain functional imaging with ultrasound |
Muhammad Ihsan |  |
Mengxing Tang Paul Chadderton |
| Development of machine learning decoders of brain functional connectivity states MRes Neurotechnology, 2017-18 |
Jiewon Kang |  |
Robert Leech Adam Hampshire |
| Structural changes in brain circuitry in healthy ageing MRes Neurotechnology, 2017-18 |
Jean-Charles Mariani |  |
Paul Chadderton Stephen Brickley |
| Analysis of calcium signals recorded endoscopically from the rodent brain MRes Neurotechnology, 2018-19 |
Rufus Mitchell-Heggs |  |
Simon Schultz Mauricio Barahona |
| Ensemble coding models in the LGN: an asymmetry between ON and OFF? MRes Neurotechnology, 2018-19 |
Zhiguan (Paul) Mu |  |
Simon Schultz Amanda Foust |
| Interactive tasks for the assessment of sensorimotor control MRes Neurotechnology, 2016-17 |
Martyna Stachaczyk |  |
Etienne Burdet Paul Bentley |
| Ultrasound technologies for brain imaging and therapy MRes Neurotechnology, 2018-19 |
Thomas Tiennot |  |
Mengxing Tang Mike Warner |
| CDT-aligned students | |||