Sebastian Bitzer

Sebastian Bitzer is a Researcher at the Chair of Neuroimaging, Technische Universität Dresden, Germany. His work focuses on understanding principles of information processing in the brain, particularly under uncertainty, with emphasis on perceptual decision making, reinforcement learning, and Bayesian methods for analyzing response data. He holds a PhD (2011) from the University of Edinburgh, an MSc (2006) from University College London, and a BSc (2005) from Universität Osnabrück.

• Education:
• PhD: University of Edinburgh (2011)
• MSc: University College London (2006)
• BSc: Universität Osnabrück (2005)

His research interests include cognitive modeling, probabilistic approaches to decision-making, and statistical analysis of behavioral data. He has held positions at TU Dresden since 2015, the Max Planck Institute for Human Cognitive and Brain Sciences (2010–2015), and the University of Edinburgh (2006–2009). He has been recognized with awards such as the Fortent-Prize and DAAD scholarship.

• Awards:
• Fortent-Prize for Top 5 MSc IS Projects (2006)
• DAAD Graduate Scholarship (2005)
• Intevation sponsorship award (2004)

His current affiliation involves leading the Chair of Neuroimaging and contributing to interdisciplinary projects in neural information processing. No specific grants or advising details are listed, but his work is centered on advancing Bayesian methodologies and cognitive neuroscience.