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General Information

Full Name Wolf De Wulf
Date of Birth 23rd March 1999
Languages Dutch (native), English (C1), French (C1)

Education

  • 2023 - ...
    PhD Computational Neuroscience
    University of Edinburgh, United Kingdom
    • As part of the UKRI Centre for Doctoral Training (CDT) in Biomedical AI
  • 2022-2023
    MScR Biomedical AI (distinction)
    University of Edinburgh, United Kingdom
    • As part of the UKRI Centre for Doctoral Training (CDT) in Biomedical AI
  • 2020-2022
    MSc Applied Sciences and Engineering: Computer Science (93%)
    Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Belgium
  • 2017-2020
    BSc Computer Science (84%)
    Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Belgium

Experience

  • Summer 2024
    NeuroAI Intern
    Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, USA
    • Predictive Coding in the Olfactory Cortex, Albeanu Lab
  • October 2023
    Autumn School: Computational Neuroscience & NeuroAI
    Ulster University, United Kingdom
  • 2023
    MScR Thesis
    University of Edinburgh, United Kingdom
    • Transformer-Based EMG Decoding for Control of Prosthetic Fingers
  • 2022
    MSc Thesis
    Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Belgium
    • Transfer learning in BCIs: Pretrained Transformers for Classifying EEG
  • August 2021
    Machine Learning Engineer
    AI Lab R&D, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Belgium
    • Developed an ML app to match patients to psychologists.
    • Contact: Prof. Johan Loeckx
  • 2020
    BSc Thesis
    Vrije Universieit Brussel, Belgium
    • LP2PB: Translating Answer Set Programs into Pseudo-Boolean Theories
  • August 2018
    Summer School: Information & Communication Technologies
    Xidian University, China
  • August 2017
    Store manager
    Elisabeth, Brussels, Belgium
    • Managed a small chocolate/delicacy store in the centre of Brussels.

Teaching

  • 2023,2024
    Machine Learning & Pattern Recognition
    University of Edinburgh, United Kingdom
    • Tutor & Marker

Community Involvement

  • 2018-2022
    Student Representative
    Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Belgium
    • BSc Computer Science programme council
    • MSc Computer Science programme council
    • Comission student affairs
    • Education comission

Awards

  • 2022
    • Vrije Universiteit Brussel Prize of Science
    • BrEA Student Engineering Prize

Research Interests

  • Neuroscience
    • entorhinal cortex - hippocampus system
    • spatial memory & computation
    • grid / place / speed / ... cells
    • mixed selectivity
    • predictive coding
  • NeuroAI
    • latent variable models
    • active inference
    • foundation models of neural activity

Hobbies

  • running
  • beer
  • reading (Sci-Fi, High Fantasy)