Christopher Currin
Research Scientist - Machine Learning And Neuroscience at IBRO-Simons Computational Neuroscience Imbizo
Lausanne, Vaud, Switzerland
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Top SchoolChristopher Currin is a research scientist bridging machine learning and neuroscience with over a decade of ML experience, 15+ years in neuroscience, and nearly two decades of coding. He develops neuroscience-inspired AI methods at inait, advancing spiking neural networks and algorithmic fine-tuning for transformers applied to time-series forecasting, RL, robotics, and VLA systems. A PhD-trained computational neuroscientist and former NOMIS Fellow, he combines wet-lab-scale neural dynamics work with pragmatic ML engineering and product-facing consulting from founding With Intelligence. Christopher is also an AI community builder—founding and directing IndabaX South Africa and advising continental training initiatives that amplify African talent in NeuroAI. Known for exceptional debugging skills and a witty, considerate leadership style, he often translates complex theory into deployable solutions and curricula. Unusually, his portfolio spans hands-on multi-electrode neural data projects to applied transformer tweaks, giving him rare end-to-end depth across brains and models.
10 years of coding experience
11 years of employment as a software developer
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Computational Neuroscience, Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Computational Neuroscience at University of Cape TownComputational Neuroscience, Computational Neuroscience at University of OxfordSouth African College High SchoolBachelor of Science (B.Sc.), Biochemistry, Psychology, Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.), Biochemistry, Psychology at Rhodes University
English, Afrikaans, Portuguese, French, German
Github Skills (93)
annotations10
deep-learning10
flask10
labeling10
imagenet10
object-detection10
computer-vision10
annotate10
semantic-segmentation10
baobab10
image-classification10
bounding-box9
training-data9
electrophysiology9
scale9
Programming languages (8)
Github contributions (5)
isicnimbizo/isicnimbizo.github.io
May 2021 - Feb 2023
Home of the Simons Computational Neuroscience Imbizo.
Contributions:634 commits, 435 pushes, 1 branch in 1 year 9 months
ChrisCurrin/comp_neuro_count_countries
Jan 2019 - Oct 2024
Contributions:5 PRs, 10 pushes, 5 branches in 5 years 9 months
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