Ulbert István

István Ulbert is a Full Professor at the Faculty of Information Technology and Bionics, Pázmány Péter Catholic University, and leads the Integrative Neuroscience Group at the Institute of Cognitive Neuroscience and Psychology, HUN-REN Research Centre for Natural Sciences. He has held prestigious roles including Director of the Institute (2014-2016) and Senior Research Fellow at Hungarian Academy of Sciences (2006-2013).

• MD (1997), PhD (2002) in Neurosciences, DSc (2014) in Biology
• Research focuses: MEMS-based neural sensors, brain oscillations, neuroengineering, and human sleep/epilepsy

His work integrates electrophysiology with opto-electrical techniques to advance brain-computer interfaces and understand neural dynamics. Publications highlight innovations in neural recording technology and insights into attention mechanisms and cortical activity.

Scientific Awards:

• Peter Friedrich Prize (2019)
• János Bolyai Research Scholarship (2005-2007)
• Dean’s Postdoctoral Fellowship (1999-2000)
• Young Investigator Fellowship (1999)