core founding team
Francesca Castaldo
Co-founder &
Executive Director
Computational neuroscientist focused on brain‑network models and neuropsychiatric disorders.
Giulio Ruffini
Co-founder &
Scientific Director
Physicist and neurotech founder pioneering neuromodulation, computational modeling and clinical translation.
Gustavo Deco
Trustee
ICREA professor at UPF and global leader in whole‑brain modeling and clinical translation.
Ricard Solé
Trustee
ICREA professor and complex‑systems theorist at UPF and Santa Fe Institute; expert in synthetic biology and origins of life.
Karl Friston
Head Scientific Advisory Board
UCL neuroscientist and psychiatrist; architect of SPM, DCM and the Free Energy Principle.
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
ICT Legal Consulting
Marco Bolognini
Maio Legal
Sabrina del Prete
Kore Labs
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
Researcher modelling synchronization and information flow in neural networks, linking theory to stimulation therapies.
Erwan Plantek
Researcher modelling social learning and cognitive architectures for complex adaptive systems and collective behavioural dynamics.
Yonatan Sanz-Perl
Researcher developing whole-brain computational models and model-based biomarkers for disorders of consciousness.
Clement Moulin-Frier
Researcher exploring open-ended artificial life, multi-agent learning, and intrinsically motivated developmental dynamics.
Ricardo Salvador
Researcher at Neuroelectrics translating computational brain models into personalized neurostimulation protocols and neurotechnology applications.
Borja Mercadal
Researcher at Neuroelectrics translating computational brain models into personalized neurostimulation protocols and neurotechnology applications.
Guglielmo Foffani
Researcher, biomedical engineer and Head of Neurophysiology and Neuromodulation at the Reina Sofía Foundation Alzheimer Centre (CIEN–ISCIII).
Richard Csaky
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.
Sarabiotic
Immersive artist exploring ecology, sound, and speculative futures through sensory technologies.
Partnerships
