David Aquilué Llorens

David Aquilué Llorens is a Research Fellow in the Computational Neuroscience Group at Pompeu Fabra University, supported by the prestigious INPhINIT Fellowship from Fundació la Caixa. His work focuses on developing whole-brain computational models to understand misfolded protein propagation in Alzheimer's Disease and improve early diagnostic interventions for neurodegenerative disorders.

Education:

• Bachelor's in Engineering Physics
• Master’s in Computational Neuroscience and Neuroengineering, Université Paris-Saclay

Research Focus: Integrating Computational Neuroscience with Machine Learning and Deep Learning, his research analyzes EEG data and simulates neural dynamics to investigate how pathological proteins spread through brain networks. This work bridges physics-based modeling and clinical neuroscience to decode neurodegeneration mechanisms in Alzheimer's Disease.

Awards:

• INPhINIT Fellowship (Fundació la Caixa)

Professional Experience: Previously served as a Research Engineer at Starlab Barcelona, implementing ML/DL algorithms for EEG analysis in neurodegenerative disease contexts, strengthening his translational research capabilities.

Research Environment: Collaborates within UPF's Computational Neuroscience Group on interdisciplinary projects merging artificial intelligence, neuroscience, and clinical applications to advance understanding of brain disorders.