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Curriculum Vitae

Positions
2022 - present	Co-Founder, Co-Director Neuromatch Open Publishing, an initiative to build a new publishing platform that is free, open and community-owned. Part of the Neuromatch Inc. non-profit organization https://nmop.io/
2022 - present	Co-Founder, Advisory Board Member Neuromatch Data Analytics, a custom data management, analytics, machine learning, and software solutions service, part of the Neuromatch Inc. non-profit organization. https://www.nmda.io/
2020 - present	Co-Founder, Co-Director and Lecturer Neuromatch Academy, a fully curated, open (CC-BY), free, massive online summer school in computational neuroscience and deep learning science Including: Non-profit status (503(c)3 in Delaware, USA) and License to teach in Iran from Department of Treasury (USA) https://www.neuromatchacademy.org/
2020 - present	Co-Founder, Co-Director and Treasurer Kingston Brain Network, non-profit for innovative, inter-disciplinary neuroscience research and teaching
2019 - present	Professor for Computational Neuroscience Centre for Neuroscience Studies, Departments of Biomedical & Molecular Sciences, Psychology, and Mathematics & Statistics, and School of Computing Queen's University, Kingston, Ontarion, Canada
2014 - 2019	Associate Professor for Computational Neuroscience Centre for Neuroscience Studies, Departments of Biomedical & Molecular Sciences, Psychology, and Mathematics & Statistics, and School of Computing Queen's University, Kingston, Ontarion, Canada
2012 - 2020	Association for Canadian Neuroinformatics and Computational Neuroscience (CNCN) Co-Founder and Co-Director
2011 - present	Summer School in Computational Sensory-Motor Neuroscience - CoSMo Founder and Principal Organizer
2008 - 2014	Assistant Professor for Computational Neuroscience Centre for Neuroscience Studies, Departments of Biomedical & Molecular Sciences, Psychology, and Mathematics & Statistics, and School of Computing Queen's University, Kingston, Ontarion, Canada
2007	Associate Scientist Supervisor: Philippe Lefèvre Centre for Systems Engineering & Applied Mechanics, Laboratory of Neurophysiology, Université Catholique de Louvain, Belgium
2004 - 2006	Postdoctoral Fellow Supervisor: J. Douglas Crawford Centre for Vision Research York University, Toronto, Canada

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Education

1999 - 2004	PhD Candidate and research assistant Supervisor: Philippe Lefèvre Université Catholique de Louvain, Belgium Thesis title: The use of extraretinal information to compensate for self-movement
1998 - 1999	Diploma theses (Physics and Engineering studies) Max-Planck-Institut fur Metallforschung, Stuttgart, Germany Thesis title: Ion scattering with monolayers - depth resolution
1996 - 1999	Engineering studies Ecole Centrale Paris, France Participation in the TIME program
1994 - 1999	Physics studies University of Stuttgart, Germany
1982 - 1994	Bacchalaureate European School of Luxembourg, Grand Duche of Luxembourg

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Funding & Awards

2023-2030	Canada First Research Excellence Fund Canada Project title: Connected Minds: Neural & Machine Systems for a Healthy, Just Society
2023-2025	Vision Health Research Network grant FRQS Vision Health Research Network, Québec, Canada Project title: Saccade-pursuit interactions with central vision loss
2023	MITACS GlobaLink Canada Project title: Research exchange for Jonathan Coutinho
2022-2027	Creating an Educational Nexus for Training in Experimental Rigor, CENTER National Institutes of Health (NIH, USA) Project title: Grassroots Rigor: making rigorous research practices accessible, meaningful, and building a community around them
2022	Neuro-Irv and Helga Cooper Foundation Open Science Prize (international category) Project title: Award for Neuromatch for fostering inclusive global interactions for learning, mentorship, networking, and professional development
2022	MITACS GlobaLink Canada Project title: Research exchange for Ben Cuthbert
2022	Faculty of Health Sciences Education Award Queen’s University, Kingston, ON, Canada Project title: Award for Neuromatch Academy
2022-2023	Training Equipment and Renewal Fund Ministry of Colleges and Universities, Ontario Project title: Queen’s Health Sciences Discovery Laboratory (QHS-DL)
2022-2023	MITACS Accelerate Canada Project title: Using machine learning to allocate stratified care in an electronic cognitive behavioural therapy program for depression
2022-2023	Ontario Micro-credentials Challenge Fund Community Impact Award Ministry of Labour, Training and Skills Development, Ontario, Canada Project title: Expansion of Microcredentials in Neurotechnology
2022-2024	Wicked Ideas fund Queen’s University Project title: Charting the neurobiology of social distancing: Exploring the causal effects of social isolation on the brain and the impact of staying digitally connected 'online'
2021-2022	Ontario Micro-credentials Challenge Fund Ministry of Labour, Training and Skills Development, Ontario, Canada Project title: Microcredentials in Neurotechnology
2020-2022	Facebook Reality Labs, IEEE Brain, Simons Foundation, Kavli Foundation, Chen Institute, Welcome Trust, Google DeepMind, and others Project title: Neuromatch Academy
2020	Award for Equity and Inclusivity BiasWatchNeuro Project title: Honorable Mention as co-Director and organizer of Neuromatch Academy
2020	CIFAR Catalyst Grant Canada Project title: Computational Sensory Motor (CoSMo) Summer School: Data science for the movement science community
2020-2024	CIHR Project Grant Canada Project title: Neurobiomarkers of FASD for adolescents and adults in the Criminal Justice System: Portable eye tracking and EEG
2019-2020	Dean’s Research Fund (Faculty of Arts & Science) Queen's University (Kingston, ON, Canada) Project title: Unleashing the Power of Machine Learning on Healthcare Data: Modeling Alzheimer’s Disease Development
2019	NSERC RTI Canada Project title: MRI-compatible data collection and monitoring system for neuroimaging studies in humans and non-human primates
2018-2023	CIHR Project Grant Canada Project title: Mechanisms of long-term change to neuronal activity and secretion
2018	NVIDIA GPU Grant USA Project title: Markerless pose tracking
2018-2023	NSERC Discovery Grant Canada Project title: Credit assignment in movement planning and movement execution
2018-2020	Facebook Reality Labs Project Grant USA Project title: Pupil swim influences on perceived AR stability
2018-2019	Centre National d'Etudes Spatiales (CNES) - Parabolic Flight Campaign France Project title: Rendering of a local 1g environment for enhanced motor learning in hypogravity
2018	NSERC RTI Canada Project title: MRI head coil for neuroimaging studies of nonhuman primates
2018-2022	DFG International Research Training Group (renewal) Germany Project title: The brain in action
2017	NSERC RTI Canada Project title: Robotic device for studies of human movement perception and control
2017	NSERC RTI Canada Project title: Detecting brain signals using electroencephalography and functional near infrared spectometry
2016-2018	Vision Health Research Network grant FRQS Vision Health Research Network, Quebec, Canada Project title: The role of eye movements and attention in improving visual perception (renewed in 2017)
2015	Mihran and Mary Basmajian Award Queen’s University, Kingston, Canada Award for Excellence in Health Research
2015-2018	The Brain Canada Foundation Canada Project title: CoSMo - Summer School in Computational Sensory-Motor Neuroscience
2015-2018	NIH / NIMH-R25 Grant USA Project title: CoSMo - Summer School in Computational Sensory-Motor Neuroscience
2014	NSERC Engage Grant Canada Project title: Implementing Dual Quaternions as a Basis for Sensor Fusion
2014-2020	NSERC CREATE Training Grant Canada Project title: The Brain in Action
2013-2018	NSERC Discovery Grant Canada Project title: Multi-sensory integration across reference frames
2013-2018	DFG International Research Training Group Germany Project title: The brain in action
2013	Mobility Fund Embassy of France in Canada Project title: Posterior parietal cortex involvement in multi-sensory integration: insights from Optic Ataxia
2013	Botterell Fund Queen's University Faculty of Health Sciences, Kingston, Canada Project title: Investigating the plausibility of cortico-striatal noise as a partial substitute for Dopamine therapy in Parkinson's disease patients
2012-2017	CFI Leading Edge Fund Canada Project title: Enhancement and development of new assessment tools for evaluation of brain function and dysfunction
2012	NeuroDevNet Canada Project title: Funding support for the Second Summer School in Computational Sensory-Motor Neuroscience (CoSMo 2012)
2011	MITACS Canada Project title: Funding support for the First Summer School in Computational Sensory-Motor Neuroscience (CoSMo 2011)
2010-2015	CFI Infrastructure Opterating Fund Canada Project title: Dynamics of Sensorimotor Computations for Perception and Action: Modeling and Experiments
2010-2014	ORF Early Researcher Award Ontario, Canada Project title: Internal representation of space for perception and action
2010	Queen's University Travel Award Canada
2009-2015	ORF Research Excellence Program Ontario, Canada Project title: Quantifying sensorimotor function and dysfunction
2009-2015	NSERC CREATE Training Grant Canada Project title: Computational Approaches to Sensorimotor Transformations for the Control of Action
2009	Elaine and Michael Davies Endowment Fund Canada Project title: Investigating the neural substrates of sensory-motor processes with transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS)
2008-2013	ORF Research Infrastructure Program Ontario, Canada Project title: Dynamics of sensorimotor computations for perception and action: modeling and experiments
2008-2013	CFI Leaders Opportunity Fund Canada Project title: Dynamics of Sensorimotor Computations for Perception and Action: Modeling and Experiments
2008	Queen's University Travel Award Canada
2008-2013	NSERC Discovery Grant Canada Project title: Visuomotor velocity transformations for eye movements
2008	Botterell Fund Queen's University Faculty of Health Sciences, Kingston, Canada Project title: 3D visuomotor velocity transformations for eye movements
2007 - 2010	FNRS (Fonds National de la Recherche Scientifique) postdoctoral fellowship (honorific / declined) Belgium Project title: The visuo-motor transformation of velocity signals for ocular and manual tracking
2005 - 2007	Marie Curie International postdoctoral fellowship European Union Project title: Eye-hand coordination and control: Neural network identification and experimental characterization of the brain’s visuo-motor reference frame transformation
2004 - 2006	Canadian Institutes for Health Research fellowship support Canadian Institutes for Health Research (CIHR), Canada Project title: Spatial transformations for eye-hand coordination in the human
2005	FSR (Fonds Spéciaux de Recherche) postdoctoral fellowship Université catholique de Louvain, Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium Project title: Neural control of eye-hand coordination
2003 - 2004	Leverhulme trust, research funding United Kingdom Project title: The use of cues to guide the eye in the predictive pursuit of moving objects
2001 - 2004	FSR (Fonds Spéciaux de Recherche) doctoral scholarship Université catholique de Louvain, Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium Project title: Evaluation of the role of internal models in the localization of visual stimul"
2000 - 2004	European Space Agency research funding European Space Agency Project title: Dynamics of prehension in microgravity and its application to robotics and prosthetics
1999 - 2001	IAP (Interuniversity Attraction Pole) doctoral scholarship Belgium Scholarship category: Dynamic systems and control: computation, identification and modeling, subgroup: modeling in biomedical systems – modeling in Neuroscience.
1996 - 1998	Top industrial managers for Europe undergraduate scholarship European Union Funding for double-degree studies at the University of Stuttgart and the Ecole Centrale Paris