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David Lipshutz is an Assistant Professor of Neuroscience at Baylor College of Medicine and holds an adjunct appointment as Assistant Professor in Electrical and Computer Engineering at Rice University. His research focuses on understanding how large neural populations coordinate to compute efficiently and robustly, with applications in theoretical neuroscience and machine learning.
Education: BA and PhD in Mathematics from UC San Diego. Postdoctoral training includes positions in Applied Mathematics at Brown University and Electrical Engineering at the Technion.
Research interests span neural computation, synaptic plasticity, adaptive coding mechanisms, and the intersection of neuroscience with machine learning. The Lipshutz Lab develops algorithmic frameworks linking neural dynamics to learning objectives, emphasizing non-Hebbian plasticity and efficient coding principles.
Key awards include the Best Paper Award at UniReps 2024 and an ICLR 2025 oral presentation. His work has been recognized for contributions to optimal transport methods in neural representation comparison and interneuron-driven adaptive coding.
Advising includes graduate students at Rice University and postdoctoral researchers at Baylor, with a focus on interdisciplinary training bridging mathematics, engineering, and neuroscience.
