core founding team
Francesca Castaldo
Co-founder & Director
BCOM Executive Director advancing whole-brain computational modelling for neuropsychiatric disorders and therapeutic translation.
Giulio Ruffini
Co-founder & President
BCOM President and theoretical physicist; co-founded Neuroelectrics and Starlab, pioneering algorithmic consciousness theories.
Gustavo Deco
Trustee
ICREA Research Professor at UPF pioneering whole-brain dynamical modelling, metastability, and turbulence in human cognition.
Ricard Solé
Trustee
Physicist and ICREA professor at UPF exploring complexity, evolution, synthetic biology, and liquid-brain computation models.
Karl Friston
Head Scientific Advisory Board
Physicist and ICREA professor at UPF exploring complexity, evolution, synthetic biology, and liquid-brain computation models.
scientific advisory board
David Wolpert
Santa Fe Institute professor exploring thermodynamics of computation, game theory, and machine-learning theory foundations.
Xiaosi Gu
Psychiatrist and neuroscientist using computational models of interoception, emotion, and decision-making in mental illness.
Joseph Henrich
Harvard anthropologist studying cultural evolution, social learning, and institutions shaping human psychology and cooperation.
Hector Zenil
King's College London associate professor co-leading the Algorithmic Dynamics Lab in biomedicine and information theory.
Jordi Garcia-Ojalvo
UPF professor and systems biologist modelling nonlinear dynamics of cells, tissues, and emergent collective computation.
Dirk de Ridder
University of Otago professor and clinician-scientist advancing neuromodulation for tinnitus, pain, and consciousness disorders.
Vladimir Litvak
UCL professor of translational neurophysiology combining MEG/EEG and deep brain stimulation to map oscillatory networks.
Joana Cabral
University of Lisbon associate professor studying brain-network dynamics with whole-brain models, fMRI, and cognition.
Edward Rietman
Complex-systems scientist applying network neuroscience and computational modelling to cognition, health, and social dynamics.
Mehdi Khamassi
CNRS research director at Sorbonne University modelling decision-making and reinforcement learning in humans and robots.
Jorge Mejias
University of Amsterdam associate professor building multiscale brain simulations and digital-twin tools for cognitive health and disease.
Michael Levin
Tufts professor and Allen Center director studying bioelectric control of morphogenesis, regeneration, and intelligence.
Tomaso Poggio
MIT professor and CBMM co-founder advancing computational vision, learning theory, and brain-inspired artificial intelligence.
Earl Miller
MIT Picower Institute professor studying prefrontal executive control, working memory, attention, and cognitive flexibility.
Javier Marquez Ruiz
Universidad Pablo de Olavide associate professor directing precision neuromodulation and translational brain stimulation.
Robin Carhart-Harris
UCSF neuroscientist studying psychedelics and consciousness through mechanistic models of brain networks and mental health.
Giacomo Koch
Professor of Physiology at Ferrara; directs the non-invasive brain stimulation lab at Santa Lucia Foundation, Rome.
Michael Fox
Professor of Neurology at Harvard Medical School and founding Director of the Center for Brain Circuit Therapeutics at Brigham and Women's Hospital.
institutional advisory board
Luca Bolognini
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Marco Bolognini
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Sabrina del Prete
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Manuel Miro
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scholars
Jakub Vohryzek
Postdoctoral researcher building computational neuropsychiatry tools and brain-network models for data-driven clinical inference.
Ismael Tito Freire González
Postdoctoral researcher bridging AI and cognitive science, modelling moral decision-making, curiosity, and robot interaction.
Francisco Páscoa
dos Santos
Postdoctoral researcher using whole-brain models for neuromodulation biomarkers and translational clinical applications.
Adrián Fernández Amil
Postdoctoral researcher studying embodied cognition across biological and artificial systems, from inference to institutions.
Affiliated scientists
Raul de Palma
UPF physicist modelling synchronization and information flow in neural networks, linking theory to stimulation therapies.
Erwan Plantek
Scientist modelling social learning and cognitive architectures for complex adaptive systems and collective behavioural dynamics.
Yonatan Sanz-Perl
Postdoctoral researcher developing whole-brain computational models and model-based biomarkers for disorders of consciousness.
Clement Moulin-Frier
INRIA scientist exploring open-ended artificial life, multi-agent learning, and intrinsically motivated developmental dynamics.
Ricardo Salvador
Scientist at Neuroelectrics translating computational brain models into personalized neurostimulation protocols and neurotechnology applications.
Borja Mercadal
Scientist at Neuroelectrics translating computational brain models into personalized neurostimulation protocols and neurotechnology applications.
Guglielmo Foffani
Biomedical engineer at Hospital Nacional de Parapléjicos; co-founder of Neurek SL; pianist and experimental musician.
Richard Csaki
Postdoctoral researcher exploring brain-computer interfaces, inner speech decoding, and machine-learning for communication aids.
consultants
Michele Ridolfi
IT Software / Architect
BCOM software-engineering director building digital infrastructure, data pipelines, and tools for computational science.
Francesca Aleandri
Marketing & Communication
BCOM creative director and graphic designer crafting brand narratives for scientific communication and outreach.
Artists in house
Joost Rekveld
Dutch artist and experimental filmmaker making abstract films and light installations since 1991.
Toetric
Based between Barcelona and London; works across performance, body, sound, and digital media.
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