Machine learning · Comp neuro · Applied AI

Hi, I'm Mo.

I build intelligent systems where people and AI work well together—from scientific models to practical agent tools.

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01 / About

About.

I work across scientific machine learning, applied AI, and agentic systems. During my PhD, I focused on the application of machine learning in computational neuroscience, using deep neural networks, latent variable models, and implicit neural representations to better understand the visual system.

At Noselab, I work on data-driven medicine: analyzing clinical data for biomarker discovery, building reproducible analytical pipelines, and developing AI workflows that help people navigate scientific evidence and internal knowledge.

Outside work, I build tools around human–AI collaboration and explore how people can work with agents and be more productive without giving up control and understanding. I like turning complex ideas into practical tools and learning from how people actually use them.

Want to compare notes or work on something together? Find a time to chat or send me an email.

02 / Projects

Projects.

03 / Research

Selected research.

* Equal contribution. See all publications on Google Scholar ↗

04 / Timeline

Timeline.

Feb 2025

Very happy that our paper with Luca Baroni has been accepted as an Oral at ICLR 2025. Check it out on OpenReview. Also, very excited about LAMINR which was born out of this paper! 🚀

April 2024

I have joined Noselab as a Senior Data Scientist, working on data-driven medicine.

Feb 2024

Successfully defended my PhD with the title "Latent Variable and Implicit Models for Neural System Identification" (thesis can be found here).

Jan 2024

Arne Nix and I are invited, for the second time, to do the Intro to ML crash course at the Bridging the Technological Gap Workshop.

Dec 2023

Together with Alana Darcher we are organizing MLCoLearn, a NeuroML Meet-Up in Bonn, starting from Feb 2024.

Aug 2023

I have joined the iBOTS group in the iBehave Network as a Research Software Engineer/Consultant.

July 2023

Had a great time talking to a group of young minds from India, at Breathing Minds, about myths and facts about the brain. You can find the slides here.

May 2023

Our workshop "How can Machine Learning generate insights and theories in Neuroscience" is accepted at BCCN 2023. Led by Michaela Vystrčilová and myself. It's going to take place in Berlin on the 26th and 27th of September.

Jan 2023

Joint work with Konstantin Lurz "Bayesian Oracle for bounding information gain in neural encoding models" is accepted at ICLR 2023.
05 / More

Sharing what
I learn.

Speaking & events

Introduction to Machine Learning

Invited lecture · MPI for Evolutionary Anthropology, Leipzig

MLCoLearn Meet-Up

Organizer · Collaborative ML in neuroscience, iBehave, Bonn

How can machine learning generate insights and theories in neuroscience?

Workshop organizer · Bernstein Conference, Berlin

Brain: Myths, Facts, and Careers ↗

Guest expert · Breathing Minds, online

Bridging the Technological Gap

Invited speaker · German Primate Center, Göttingen

Teaching

Developing data analysis projects with Python, Git, and Snakemake

Lead instructor · iBOTS workshop

Intro to data analysis with Python and Pandas

Lead instructor · iBOTS workshop

An Introduction to Machine Learning ↗

Crash course · Co-instructor with Arne Nix

Probabilistic Machine Learning

Teaching assistant · University course

Current Topics in Machine Learning

Student supervisor · University seminar

Data Science

Teaching assistant · University course