Ali Mohebi
Assistant Professor at University of Wisconsin-Madison
Madison, Wisconsin, United States
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Top SchoolAli Mohebi is an Assistant Professor in Neurology at the University of Wisconsin-Madison with eight years of postdoctoral and research experience bridging behavioral neuroscience and engineering. Trained as an electrical and biomedical engineer (PhD, Michigan State University; MSc, University of Tehran), he applies quantitative, engineering-driven approaches to study motivation, addiction, and adaptive decision-making. Previously a postdoctoral scholar at UCSF’s Center for Integrative Neuroscience, he led multidisciplinary projects in alcohol and addiction research that combined neural measurement, computational modeling, and behavioral assays. His background in control and signal processing informs novel experimental designs and analysis pipelines rarely seen in traditional neurobiology labs. Based in Madison, he is known for translating engineering rigor into neuroscience insights and for fostering collaborations across psychology, neurology, and computational science.
8 years of coding experience
5 years of employment as a software developer
Master's Degree, Biomedical/Medical Engineering, Master's Degree, Biomedical/Medical Engineering at University of TehranDoctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Electrical and Electronics Engineering at Michigan State UniversityBachelor's Degree, Electrical and Control Engineering, Bachelor's Degree, Electrical and Control Engineering at Sharif University of Technology
Github Skills (13)
neuroscience10
open-data10
hdf10
reproducible-research10
python9
spike9
open-science9
electrophysiology9
nwb9
sorting7
open-source7
data-science6
harp1
Programming languages (3)
Github contributions (5)
mohebial/namlab
Apr 2022 - May 2022
Contributions:4 pushes, 1 branch in 23 days
mohebi-n-associates/bombcell
Mar 2025 - Mar 2025
Automated quality control, curation and neuron classification of spike-sorted electrophysiology data
Contributions:1 push in 1 day
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