KCNhub Research Personnel
Our current students, postdocs, and research associates are presented here.
Postdoctoral Scholars and Research Associates

Antoine Fauroux
Research:
Multiscale Digital Astrocyte Twins
Aref Pariz, Ph.D.
Research:
Information transfer in neuronal networks, Neural oscillations, Brain stimulation.
Homeira Moradi, Ph.D.
Research:
Translating neural properties to oscillatory activity
Ivan Skelin, PhD
Research:
Understanding human memory using electrophysiology
Nooshin Bahador, PhD
Research:
Development of an explainable AI framework for analyzing brain activities in neurological disordersGraduate Students and Research Analysts

Andre Cornejo Marin
Lab(s):
ValianteResearch:
Neuromodulation for improving cognition
Antonio Franco
Lab(s):
MilosevicResearch:
Closed loop neuromodulatory approaches for Parkinson’s Disease
Dallas Leavitt
Lab(s):
MilosevicResearch:
Basal ganglia correlates of non-motor features in Parkinson's disease
Daniel Trotter
Lab(s):
LefebvreResearch:
Oscillatory dynamics and brain stimulation
David Crompton
Lab(s):
Lankarany/MilosevicResearch:
Neuron, network and neuromorphic modeling and analyses
Delaney Sharp
Lab(s):
ValianteResearch:
Investigating DBS in Alzheimer’s disease and neurocognition in epilepsy
Faranak Heidari
Lab(s):
ValianteResearch:
Analyzing and modelling the underlying mechanisms of neurons as part of a neuronal network
Jathushan Kaetheeswaran
Lab(s):
LankaranyResearch:
Investigating the use of wearable technology for neural data acquisition
Mandana Movahed
Lab(s):
ValianteResearch:
Understanding the mechanisms of seizure initiation and propagation
Michelangelo Volpi
Lab(s):
De PittàResearch:
Biophysical modeling of neuron-glial-vascular interactions
Mohammad R. Rezaei
Lab(s):
LankaranyResearch:
Neural computation, statistical modeling and deep learning for neural coding
Muhammad Shan Sohail
Lab(s):
MilosevicResearch:
Developing Globus Pallidus centric Deep Brain Stimulation Paradigm
Prerana Keerthi
Lab(s):
MilosevicResearch:
Novel biomarkers to evaluate excitation/inhibition balance in movement disorders
Rena Far
Lab(s):
ValianteResearch:
Effect of music and rhythm on human brain cell and circuit dynamics
Sophie Veri
Lab(s):
ValianteResearch:
Finding epileptic regions with combined fMRI-EEG
Spandan Sengupta
Lab(s):
Lankarany/SkinnerResearch:
Understanding population-level dynamics of neuronal circuits under DBS using computational models
Srdjan Sumarac
Lab(s):
MilosevicResearch:
Novel biomarker discoveries for closed-loop deep brain stimulation
Srikar Saradhi
Lab(s):
LankaranyResearch:
Computational Modeling for Deep Brain Stimulation Research
Thomas Biba
Lab(s):
ValianteResearch:
The role of attention in memory integration and pattern completion at a behavioral, neural and computational level
Thomas Nguyen
Lab(s):
LefebvreResearch:
Defective inhibitory neurotransmission in epilepsy
Xiaoxuan (Noah) Xiao
Lab(s):
ValianteResearch:
Understanding the brain in the wild
Yousif Kashef Al Ghetaa
Lab(s):
LankaranyResearch:
Developing AI models for medicine
Zhenyang Sun
Lab(s):
De PittàResearch:
Computational Neuroanatomy, Topological Data Analysis, Astrocyte Calcium Compartmentalization
Zoe Paraskevopoulos
Lab(s):
LankaranyResearch:
Computationally modelling short-term plasticityUndergraduates

Darian Eliis
Lab(s):
Skinner/LankaranyResearch:
Analysis of neuronal models
Devon McCarthy
Lab(s):
LankaranyResearch:
Low intensity focused ultrasound for neuromodulation
Erica Han
Lab(s):
LankaranyResearch:
Impact of subthalamic DBS via parallel optimization
Josh Saha
Lab(s):
Skinner/LankaranyResearch:
Oscillatory data analyses
Markson Chen
Lab(s):
LankaranyResearch:
Deep learning, model-based neurostimulation, sensorimotor system
Mike Howard
Lab(s):
LankaranyResearch:
FES and Long-term Plasticity
Nushaab Syed
Lab(s):
LankaranyResearch:
Brain disorder analytics using graph neural networks, Brain Computer Interfaces
Richard Zhang
Lab(s):
LankaranyResearch:
Seizure localization using graph neural networks
Ryan Ballout