Roman Bauer

A fully funded PhD position in Computational Neuroscience is available at the University of Cyprus in collaboration with the University of Surrey (UK), titled “Brain Neuronal Networks Development via Multiscale Agent-based Modelling”. The project aims to demonstrate an innovative computational approach to model and emulate biological neural networks (NNs) by modelling NN development from a single precursor cell. The approach is inspired by the biological brain, using developmental rules encoded in a gene-type manner to reproduce challenging neural complexities. The project will use data from experimental studies and synthetic, simulated data to inform the computational modelling, aiming to create realistic NNs structurally and functionally. Innovative machine learning techniques will be employed to match the in-silico NNs with specific organisms, starting with synthetically generated NNs and increasing biological correspondence. The project will utilize the agent-based modelling software BioDynaMo, an open-source software actively developed for almost a decade.