Alessandro Gifford

Alessandro Gifford is a PhD candidate in computational neuroscience at the Freie Universität Berlin, affiliated with the Neural Dynamics of Visual Cognition Lab led by Prof. Radoslaw Cichy. His research focuses on understanding visual processing in the human brain using computational approaches, including machine learning and deep learning applied to M/EEG and fMRI data. He is funded by the Einstein Center for Neurosciences Berlin (2020–2023) and is a member of the Bernstein Center for Computational Neuroscience Berlin.

Education:

• Bachelor of Arts in Philosophy, University of Trento, Italy
• Master of Science in Cognitive Neuroscience, CIMeC, Italy

Research Interests:

• Computational modeling of visual cognition
• Intersection of biological and artificial vision systems
• Machine learning applications in neuroscience

Grants & Awards:

• Einstein Center PhD Fellowship (2020–2023)
• Bernstein Center Membership

Supervision:

• Current: Shreyas Gadge
• Past: Andrei Kitaitsev, Furkan Özkan Hüseyincan

Labs & Collaborations: Active in ERC-funded TRANSFORM project (2025–) investigating brain mechanisms of visual perception across development.