Gaby van Iersel

Gaby van Iersel is a PhD candidate at the University of Utrecht's Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences, affiliated with the Department of Developmental Psychology. Her research focuses on leveraging medical image analysis to enhance neonatal healthcare by understanding early brain development.

• Collaboration with Signal Processing Systems group at Eindhoven University of Technology
• Part of CHAMP project under YOUth cohort study
• Recipient of NFG AiNed Fellowship grant

Using 3D fetal ultrasound data, she develops deep learning models for automated brain segmentation. Her work aligns with the university's Dynamics of Youth (DoY) research theme, aiming to extract insights on brain and social-emotional development from large-scale longitudinal data.

Scientific Awards:

• NFG AiNed Fellowship grant for CHAMP project