Background and Interests

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People that suffer from complete paralysis have nothing left to interact with their environment – except for their thoughts. Today, assistive systems that interpret thoughts by measuring brain activity are expensive and difficult to set up, which makes them inaccessible for the people that need them the most.

Our goal is to design a distributed brain-computer interface (BCI) that is affordable, easy to use for paralysed people and their caregivers, easy to control for researchers, and that integrates well with existing assistive technologies at home. The platform will increase the life quality of the people in need and break with the limitations of expensive neuroscientific research.

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Background

I am a current PhD candidate at the Max Planck Institute for Intelligent Systems, focusing on Brain-Computer-Interfaces for completely locked-in ALS patients.

I completed a Master's degree in Neuroscience at the International Max Planck Research School in Tübingen, as well as a Bachelor's Degree in psychology with a minor in physiology. I worked alongside on several research projects in Germany and the US.

My current interests involve Neuroimaging, Neurofeedback, Neuroprosthetics and Cognitive Enhancement. I am excited to combine research with an entrepreneurial approach. My goal is to take Cognitive Enhancement and Rehabilitation technology to a level where it can easily be distributed to everyone.

I am always searching for ways to combine basic research and its application. I want to make use of the things I learn and discover.

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