Hi there! I'm Fernanda, a Brazilian-Australian academic living in Germany. Currently, I'm a Marie Curie fellow at Justus-Liebig University Giessen with the Computational Cognitive Neuroscience and Quantitative Psychiatry group led by Prof Martin Hebart. I aim to reveal what factors determine interindividual differences in the topographic organization of the human visual cortex. With that aim, I have developed a general toolbox for retinotopic mapping from brain anatomy using deep learning, which will allow me and many others to uncover the underlying factors of individual differences and developmental changes in the functional organization of the visual cortex.

To tackle this and other research questions, I am leveraging my interdisciplinary background in Biophysics (Bachelor's degree), Neuroscience (Master's degree), and now the intersection of AI and imaging. I am interested in (geometric) deep learning, functional brain mapping, vision, and explainable and fair AI research.

But life is not all about research, right?! I love moving my body in my free time! I love hiking and being in nature. Since it is not always easy to be near nature living in the city, I've been finding a new passion in weight lifting and running with friends. I also love travelling and experimenting with different cuisines (but I've been a vegetarian for 7 years now).