PhD Candidate · University of Geneva

Neuroscience & AI researcher.

PhD candidate at the University of Geneva, working on epilepsy, functional brain mapping, and neural signal analysis. I also paint, and I think the two have more in common than they seem.

Portrait of Lora Fanda
710
Total citations ↗
5
h-index ↗
5
Publications
10
Years in research

Skills

Machine Learning
Deep Learning Neural Networks Classification NLP Explainable AI
Neuroscience
EEG Analysis ECoG Analysis Brain Mapping Epilepsy Research Cognitive Neuro
Programming
Python Signal Processing Data Analysis Robotics
Research
Clinical Research Grant Writing Teaching Prototyping

Projects

04

Functional Brain Mapping (FBM)

Mapping eloquent cortex in epilepsy patients using intracranial recordings and stimulation to guide surgical planning and preserve critical brain functions.

stereo-EEG Epilepsy Clustering Clinical Research

AMBER & ReGraD

Data analysis and experiment programming for amblyopia and selective attention studies at HES-SO Switzerland.

EEG Amblyopia Attention

24/7 Project

Neural data acquisition and analysis for predicting cognition — a collaboration with Google and Princeton University.

ECoG Epilepsy Google Princeton

Music in Motion

Designer and developer of a biomedical interface using surface EMG signals to control music applications via gesture.

sEMG Device Design Prototyping

Publications

710+ citations · h-index 5
2024
Voxeloc: A time-saving graphical user interface for localizing and visualizing stereo-EEG electrodes
Journal of Neuroscience Methods 407, 110154 — Monney, Dallaire, Stoutah, Fanda, Megevand
2023
Shared computational principles for language processing in humans and deep language models
Nature Neuroscience, Nature Publishing Group — Goldstein, Zada, Buchnik, et al. (incl. Fanda)
2021
To Pay or Not to Pay Attention: Classifying and Interpreting Visual Selective Attention Frequency Features
EXTRAAMAS 2021, Lecture Notes in Computer Science vol 12688, Springer — Fanda, Cid, Matusz, Calvaresi
2021
Thinking ahead: prediction in context as a keystone of language in humans and machines
Goldstein, Zada, Buchnik, et al. (incl. Fanda)
2020
Neural correlates of sign language production revealed by electrocorticography
Neurology, Aug 2020 — Shum, Fanda, Dugan, Doyle, Devinsky, Flinker

Experience

Sep 2021 — Present

PhD Candidate

University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland

Clinical research in epilepsy, functional brain mapping, and clustering of brain mapping data. Supervised by Dr. Pierre Mégevand.

Jan 2019 — Sep 2020

M.Sc. in Artificial Intelligence · parallel with HES-SO

IDIAP Research Institute / Swiss Distance Learning University, Martigny

Thesis: Classifying Attentional Dynamics in Adults from EEG signals. Topics included ML, deep learning, neural signal classification, robotics, and NLP.

Aug 2019 — Aug 2021

Clinical Research Assistant · parallel with M.Sc.

HES-SO, University of Applied Science Western Switzerland, Sierre

Research on amblyopia, selective attention, EEG data analysis, and cognitive neuroscience.

Sep 2017 — Mar 2019

Research Data Associate

NYU Langone Medical Center, New York, USA

ECoG data analysis for Google and Princeton Projects in epilepsy and clinical research.

Jun 2016 — Dec 2016

System Verification Engineer

Philips Healthcare Systems, Cleveland, Ohio, USA

CT scan tests, FDA procedure compliance, and verification engineering.