Alessandro Crimi

Alessandro Crimi is a Visiting Lecturer at the African Institute for Mathematical Sciences (Ghana & South Africa) and founder of Yawlab (Zurich). He holds a Ph.D. in Medical Imaging from the University of Copenhagen and an MBA in International Health Management from the Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute (University of Basel). His research focuses on neuroimaging, machine learning applications in healthcare, and global health initiatives. Crimi has extensive experience in postdoctoral research across Italy, France, and Switzerland, specializing in clinical neuroimaging for multiple sclerosis, Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s, and glioma. He is editor of the MICCAI BrainLesion Workshop and has led healthcare projects in low-resource settings in Africa, including diabetes screening and prenatal care initiatives.

Research interests include diffusion MRI, functional MRI, EEG/fNIRS connectivity analysis, quantum computing for brain network analysis, and neurotech device development. Crimi’s work emphasizes translating research into clinical solutions and addressing global health challenges through education and technology. Notable contributions include biomarker discovery for neurodegenerative diseases, green AI for fetal brain segmentation, and explainable AI for epilepsy diagnosis. He has organized workshops on brain lesion analysis and authored over 50 peer-reviewed publications.