Summary
Marcelo Mattar is an assistant professor and computational neuroscientist based in New York, with over a decade of research experience applying machine learning, statistical modeling, and data analysis to questions in cognitive neuroscience. He blends an electrical engineering foundation (ITA) with a PhD in cognitive neuroscience and a master鈥檚 in statistics, allowing him to bridge theoretical models and empirical neural data. His trajectory includes postdoctoral work at Princeton, a Newton International Fellowship at Cambridge, and a faculty role at UC San Diego before joining NYU in 2023, evidencing a sustained international and interdisciplinary profile. Marcelo is known for using principled statistical methods and ML to probe mechanisms of cognition, an approach shaped by hands-on experimental collaborations and cross-disciplinary training.
11 years of coding experience
6 years of employment as a software developer
Visiting Student, Brain and Cognitive Sciences, Visiting Student, Brain and Cognitive Sciences at Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Bachelor's degree, Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Bachelor's degree, Electrical and Electronics Engineering at Instituto Tecnol贸gico de Aeron谩utica - ITA
Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Psychology (Cognitive Neuroscience), Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Psychology (Cognitive Neuroscience) at University of Pennsylvania