Göttinger Graduiertenzentrum für Neurowissenschaften, Biophysik und Molekulare Biowissenschaften

Sinz, Fabian, Prof. Dr.

Professor for Machine Learning

  • since 2021: Professor for Machine Learning, Institute of Computer Science, Campus Institute Data Science, University of Göttingen
  • since 2018: Independent CyberValley Research Group Leader, Independent Research Group Neuronal Intelligence, Wilhelm-Schickard-Institute for Computer Science, University Tübingen, Germany
  • since 2018: Adjunct Assistant Professor, Center for Neuroscience and Artificial Intelligence, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX
  • 2018: Research Assistant Professor, Department for Neuroscience, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX
  • 2016-2020: Machine Learning Coordinator, MICrONS Team Baylor, Department for Neuroscience, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX
  • 2015-2018: Postdoctoral Associate, Department for Neuroscience, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX
  • 2012-2015: Postdoc, Department for Neuroethology, University Tübingen, Germany
  • 2012: Dr. rer. nat. Max Planck Institute for Biological Cybernetics/Graduate School for Neural and Behavioural Sciences Universität Tübingen, Germany (International Max Planck Research School)
  • 2007-2012: Ph.D. student, Computational Vision and Neuroscience group, Max Planck Institute for Biological Cybernetics/ Graduate School for Neural and Behavioural Sciences Universität Tübingen (International Max Planck Research School)
  • 2002-2007: Studies in Philosophy, Eberhard-Karls Universität Tübingen
  • 2000-2007: Studies in Bioinformatics (Diploma), Eberhard-Karls Universität Tübingen



Major Research Interests

  • System identification models for visual cortex
  • Machine Learning for computational neuroscience
  • Machine Learning in closed/frozen loop experiments
  • Inductive biases of biological neuronal systems



Homepage Department/Research Group
https://sinzlab.org/

ORCID: 0000-0002-1348-9736