Alex Miklashevsky

Alex Miklashevsky is a researcher at the Museum of Natural History, Leibniz Institute for Evolution and Biodiversity Research in Berlin, leading the WiNoDa Knowledge Lab for data competence in natural science collections. He holds a Ph.D. in Cognitive Science (2024) and Linguistics (2018) from the University of Potsdam and Tomsk State University, respectively.

• Education: Ph.D. in Cognitive Science (2024, University of Potsdam)
• Education: Ph.D. in Linguistics (2018, Tomsk State University)
• Education: M.A. in Cognitive Linguistics (2015, Tomsk State University)
• Education: B.A. in Philology (2013, Tomsk State University)

His research spans Cognitive Science, Experimental Psychology, and Linguistics, focusing on embodied cognition, spatial-numerical associations, and language-brain interactions. He has contributed to meta-analyses on cognitive biases and pioneered methods in eye tracking, grip force analysis, and virtual reality applications.

Dr. Miklashevsky teaches courses in Cognitive Science, Computational Linguistics, and Experimental Psychology, including workshops on statistical modeling and seminars on embodied cognition. His leadership in the WiNoDa Knowledge Lab highlights his role in data management and scientific infrastructure development.