Alexander Pastukhov

Dr. Alexander Pastukhov is an Assistant Professor at the Department of General Psychology and Methodology, University of Bamberg. His research focuses on multi-stable perception, perceptual inference, and the interplay between attention and microsaccades. He develops open-source tools like saccadr, eyelinkReader, and bistablehistory for analyzing eye movements and perceptual dynamics.

Research Interests:

• Multi-level mechanisms of perception and memory
• History effects in bistable perception
• Attentional allocation via microsaccade analysis
• Bayesian modeling of perceptual decision-making

Scientific Awards:

• 2013 'Best of the Year' award from the Psychonomic Society for work on sensory memory and adaptation in structure-from-motion displays

His recent software development includes probabilistic programming tools for 2D/3D transformations and eye-tracking analysis. He also contributes to applied data analysis teaching materials using R and Python. Collaborative projects with industry partners (e.g., BMW) and institutions (e.g., Fraunhofer, Orange Labs) highlight his research transfer efforts.