Prof. Dr. Alexander Ecker is Professor of Data Science at the Institute of Computer Science, University of Göttingen, and concurrently holds the prestigious Max Planck Fellow position at the Max Planck Institute for Dynamics and Self-Organization. Since 2020 he also serves on the Executive Board of the Campus Institute Data Science in Göttingen. He leads the Neural Data Science research group, comprising 14 PhD students and 2 postdoctoral researchers, focusing on the interface of machine learning and computational neuroscience. His educational background includes a Dr. rer. nat. in Neuroscience (2014) from the Graduate School of Neural and Behavioral Sciences/IMPRS, University of Tübingen, followed by post-doctoral and group-leader positions at the University of Tübingen and the Max Planck Institute for Biological Cybernetics. Research Interests Machine Learning & Deep Learning: developing novel algorithms for representation learning and generative modeling. Computational Neuroscience: large-scale data-driven modeling of visual cortical circuits. Visual Perception: bridging biological vision and computer vision via biologically inspired architectures. His work has produced a steady stream of influential publications (2019-2025) in leading journals such as Nature Communications , Nature , Nature Methods , PLOS Computational Biology , ICLR , NeurIPS , and CVPR . The publications trend toward integrating high-resolution neural recordings with state-of-the-art machine-learning models to uncover principles of sensory processing, neuron-type classification, and behavior. Scientific Awards & Honors Max Planck Fellow, Max Planck Institute for Dynamics and Self-Organization (ongoing) Executive Board Member, Campus Institute Data Science, Göttingen (since 2020) Teaching, Advising & Grants Regularly teaches advanced courses: “Deep Learning for Image Synthesis”, “Current Topics in Deep Learning”, and “Graph Machine Learning”. Supervises 14 current PhD students and 2 postdocs within the Neural Data Science Group. Offers numerous Bachelor’s and Master’s thesis projects, with topics ranging from neuronal morphology clustering to primate vocalization analysis. Leads or co-leads large collaborative consortia with labs in Göttingen, Tübingen, Baylor College of Medicine, and other institutions across the US and Germany. Labs & Teams The Neural Data Science Group operates at the Institute of Computer Science, University of Göttingen, and is tightly integrated with the Max Planck Institute for Dynamics and Self-Organization. The group maintains active collaborations with over a dozen partner laboratories, including groups led by Fabian Sinz, Andreas Tolias, Thomas Euler, Tim Gollisch, and Viola Priesemann, fostering an interdisciplinary environment that spans computer science, physics, biology, and psychology.
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