Armen Stepanyants

Armen Stepanyants is a Professor of Physics at Northeastern University's College of Science, affiliated with the Center for Interdisciplinary Research on Complex Systems (CIRCS) and the Neurogeometry Lab. His research focuses on understanding synaptic connectivity in the cerebral cortex through quantitative analysis of neuron morphology. He develops computational methods for analyzing neural networks and tracing neural circuits using microscopy data.

• Expertise: Theoretical Condensed Matter Physics and Biological Physics
• Affiliations: CIRCS & Neurogeometry Lab

Research interests include synaptic plasticity mechanisms, cortical circuit modeling, and algorithmic approaches to neuroanatomy. Recent work explores structural plasticity detection in vivo and associative memory storage constraints. His labs emphasize interdisciplinary collaboration across physics, neuroscience, and computational biology.

Publications span computational neuroscience techniques to biological systems, with a focus on translating morphological data into functional connectivity insights. No awards explicitly listed in text.

Advising and grant activities not detailed here, though his labs suggest active research training. Leads the Neurogeometry Lab focused on cortical connectivity principles.