
since 2024	W2 Professor of Predictive Neuroscience, head of the Predictive Neuroscience Lab, Center for Translational Neuro- and Behavioral Sciences, University Medicine Essen, University Duisburg-Essen, Germany
since 2026	Associated PI, Erwin L. Hahn Institute, Essen, Germany
since 2026	Principal Investigator, ERA-NET NEURON consortium NEUROFLEX
since 2020	Co-Principal Investigator, Central Scientific Project Z03 ”Neuroimaging”, Collaborative Research Center TRR289 ”Treatment Expectation”
since 2020	Central Scientific Project F02 ”Neuroimaging”, Collaborative Research Center SFB1280 ”Extinction Learning”

Work experience


2020-2024	Junior Research Group Leader: ”Predictive Neuroimaging”, Institute for Artificial Intelligence in Medicine (IKIM), University Medicine Essen, University Duisburg-Essen, Germany
2017-2020	Post-Doc, Bingel-Lab, Department of Neurology, University Hospital Essen, Essen, Germany
2014-2017	Research Scientist, Analysis Team Leader, Preclinical MR Imaging and Biomarker Center, Gedeon Richter Plc., Budapest, Hungary
2013-2014	Visiting Research Fellow, Epilepsy Center Kempenhaeghe, Technical University Eindhoven, Eindhoven, the Netherlands
2008-2015	Research Assistant, Software Developer, Department of Nuclear Medicine, University of Debrecen, Debrecen, Hungary

Education¶


2015	Doctorate (PhD), Clinical Center of the University of Debrecen, Hungary (supervisor: Miklós Emri)
2011-2015	Doctoral Studies, Doctoral School of Informatics, University of Debrecen, Hungary
2006-2011	Computer Science & Applied Mathematics, University of Debrecen, Hungary

Selected activities¶

BEP Lead in the Brain Imaging Data Structure (BIDS) community (BIDS-MEGA)
Co-lead of the Placebo Imaging Consortium
Founder and co-chair of the NIWS Conference 2022 (joint neuroimaging workshop for TRR 289 and SFB 1280)
Reviewing for journals including Nature Human Behaviour, Nature Communications, eLife, NeuroImage, GigaScience, Pain, and funding agencies including DFG, MRC, and UKRI
Methodological work on replicability & good scientific practices

2026 ERA-NET NEURON multinational consortium “NEUROFLEX”
2021 Top Young Science Best Paper Award, Medical Faculty, University Duisburg-Essen
2020 ”TReNDS Neuroimaging” machine learning competition on Kaggle: gold and silver medal
2020 German Pain Research Grant (category: basic research)
2019 Best Paper Award, SFB1280
2017 Marie Skłodowska-Curie Individual Fellowship, European Commission
2016 Main Prize of the Richter Innovative Knowledge Fund, Gedeon Richter Plc.
2015 National Excellence Award, Ministry of Human Capacities, Hungary
2013 National Excellence Grant, Ministry of Human Capacities, Hungary
2013 Campus Hungary Fellowship, Ministry of Human Capacities, Hungary

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