Projects
The CDT is no longer admitting students, however the one-year MRes in Neurotechnology is still open for applications.
Current and past CDT projects and students are shown below.
Projects
Cohort 5 projects
Project title | Student | Supervisors | Collaborators/partners | |
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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
Year | Project | Student | Photo | Supervisors |
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2016-17 |
Brain functional imaging with ultrasound |
Muhammad Ihsan | ![]() |
Mengxing Tang Paul Chadderton |
2016-17 | Interactive tasks for the assessment of sensorimotor control | Martyna Stachaczyk | ![]() |
Etienne Burdet Paul Bentley |
2017-18 | A data analysis pipeline for two photon calcium imaging in mouse models of dementia | Solomia Boretska | ![]() |
Simon Schultz Paul Chadderton |
2017-18 | Development of machine learning decoders of brain functional connectivity states | Jiewon Kang | ![]() |
Robert Leech Adam Hampshire |
2017-18 | Structural changes in brain circuitry in healthy ageing |
Jean-Charles Mariani | ![]() |
Paul Chadderton Stephen Brickley |
2018-19 | Modular Reconfigurable Low-Power Stimulators | Farnaz Fahimi-Hanzaee | ![]() |
Manos Drakakis Dario Farina |
2018-19 | Analysis of calcium signals recorded endoscopically from the rodent brain |
Rufus Mitchell-Heggs | ![]() |
Simon Schultz Mauricio Barahona |
2018-19 | Ensemble coding models in the LGN: an asymmetry between ON and OFF? |
Zhiguan (Paul) Mu | ![]() |
Simon Schultz Amanda Foust |
2018-19 | Ultrasound technologies for brain imaging and therapy | Thomas Tiennot | ![]() |
Mengxing Tang Mike Warner |
2019-20 |
NeuroSee – an advanced software suite for multiphoton imaging analysis | Francois Chevallier | Simon Schultz Pierluigi Dragotti |
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2019-20 | Receptive Field Properties of Deep Networks Trained for Visuomotor Control: Comparisons with Biological Neurons | Tamara Gerbert | Anil Bharath Etienne Burdet |
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2019-20 | Quantitative phenotyping to identify novel neuroactive compounds from bacteria | Ziwei Liu | Andre Brown Anil Bharath |
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2019-20 | Multiphoton imaging of prefrontal and hippocampal activity during a working memory task | Yeojin Song | Simon Schultz Amanda Foust |
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2019-20 | Modelling latent cortical representations for body movements prediction from multimodal neural data sources | Xinyu Yang | Aldo Faisal | |
2020-21 | Model-based estimation of upper limb joint kinematics and kinetics using surface electromyography |
Raphael Cunningham | Dario Farina Angela Kedgley |
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2020-21 | Default Mode Networks: Neural Architectures to Support Self-Supervision | Agata Feledyn | Anil Bharath Murray Shanahan |
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2020-21 | Simulator of multi-channel intramuscular EMG (iEMG) | Dijun Liao | Dario Farina | |
2020-21 | Development of gold nanoelectrodes for measurement of synaptic oxygen uptake | Alejandro Martin Linares | Kambiz Alavian Andrew Shevchuk |
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2020-21 | Ultrafast phenotyping of optically cleared human cortical tissue grafts with lightsheet microscopy and automated image analysis | Tuan Thanh Ngo | Vincenzo De Paola Anil Bharath |
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2020-21 | Engineering a Novel, flexible encapsulation material for carbon fiber microelectrodes | Harriet Payne-Gill | Parry Hashemi Simon Schultz |
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2020-21 | Classification of EEG responses to multi-dimensional transcranial electrical stimulation | Alexis Pomares Pastor | Greg Scott Adam Hampshire |
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2020-21 | Virtual Reality to study the combination of Gaze tracking and EEG as Brain-Machine Interfaces for Assistive Robotics | Nathaniel Rose | Aldo Faisal Dario Farina |
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2020-21 | Using GACh3.0 to measure changes in cholinergic signalling in the hippocampus of AD mice | Luqiao Tan | Simon Schultz Chris Rowlands |
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2020-21 | Mechanisms of Inhibition Failure in Traumatic Brain Injury | Robert Vava | Adam Hampshire Amy Jolly |
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2020-21 | Computational modelling of neurovascular injury | Nikolaus Wischmann | Mazdak Ghajari David Sharp |
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2020-21 | Deep brain multiphoton calcium imaging using an implanted gradient index lens |
Ha-Jun Yoon | Simon Schultz Amanda Foust |
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2021-22 | Temporal dynamics of motor cortex activity modelled with spiking neural networks | Rory Byrne | Dan Goodman Juan Gallego |
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2021-22 | Incorporating realistic patterns of interneuron connectivity into models of thalamic circuitry | Charmaine Chue | Stephen Brickley | |
2021-22 | Understanding neural information processing using generative adversarial nets and the information bottleneck principle | Greta Horvathova | Dan Goodman Anil Bharath |
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2021-22 | Engineering a new miniaturised platform for patch-clamp electrophysiology | Ji Huang | Mark Friddin Yuval Elani |
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2021-22 | Information theoretic data mining of large-scale neuropixels electrophysiological recordings from the mouse visual system | Michael Kareithi | Simon Schultz Pierluigi Dragotti |
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2021-22 | Continuous Brain Estrogen Sensors based on DNA Binding Receptors | Joe Kelly | Parry Hashemi Tom Ellis |
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2021-22 | Representational similarity analysis of natural and artificial neural networks for object recognition | Iakov Kharitonov | Andriy Kozlov Mike Bruyns-Haylett |
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2021-22 | Effect of cancer immunotherapy on mental health | Beatriz Laureano | Jun Ishihara Parry Hashemi |
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2021-22 | Using EEG feedback to direct sensorimotor development in children with cerebral palsy | Ines Rezqi | Etienne Burdet Aaron Yurkewich |
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2021-22 | Wearable hardware and software for Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis monitoring | Yinghui Teng | Manos Drakakis Mark Crook-Rumsey |
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2021-22 | A robotic platform to study the neural control of high-dimensional behaviour in mice | Natalia Torres-Consul | Juan Gallego Etienne Burdet |
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2021-22 | Auditory blast biomarkers | Ruoling Wu | Andriy Kozlov Tobias Reichenbach |
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2021-22 | Motor learning of real-world tasks in embodied virtual reality | Mabel Ziman | Aldo Faisal Shlomi Haar |
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CDT-aligned students |