Gabriel Montes is a founder and research-driven principal with 14 years at the intersection of cognitive neuroscience and agentic AI, leading Neural Axis to design cognitive security, steerability, and trust frameworks for human–AI systems. He combines hands-on LLM and agent development, red‑teaming, prompt/agent engineering, and product strategy with deep academic roots—a PhD in neuroscience and postdoc experience translating VR and neurotech into applied products. Gabriel has a track record of scaling teams and organizations (SingularityNET growth, People Ops) while raising >$450K in non-dilutive funding and delivering rapid interdisciplinary prototypes across XR, robotics, and healthcare. He also contributes code and integrations in open-source ecosystems—e.g., full‑stack work on Spring Social Google including Drive API support—bridging engineering rigor with cognitive science. Known for convening sold‑out international workshops and designing “Teal”-inspired organizational practices, he blends systems thinking with practical execution. His uncommon combination of neurobiology, product leadership, and hands-on AI engineering makes him fluent in both human cognition and machine behavior design.
14 years of coding experience
8 years of employment as a software developer
Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) Medicine Neuroscience, Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) Medicine Neuroscience at University of Newcastle
Master's Thesis Neurobiology, Master's Thesis Neurobiology at Harvard University
Master of Science (M.Sc.) Neuroscience & Cognition, Master of Science (M.Sc.) Neuroscience & Cognition at Utrecht University
Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) Neurobiological Sciences (Minor: Anthropology), Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) Neurobiological Sciences (Minor: Anthropology) at University of Florida
Spring Social extension with connection support and an API binding for Google
Role in this project:
Full-stack Developer
Contributions:158 commits, 5 comments, 2 issues in 2 years 10 months
Contributions summary:Gabriel primarily contributed to the spring-social-google project, focused on extending Spring Social to support Google services. Their work included implementing integration with Google+ and its functionalities, such as profile fetching, activity display, and comment management. Additionally, the user integrated the Google Drive API, enabling file uploads, downloads, and permission management within the application. The user also refactored the code for better structure and added unit tests to improve stability.
Contributions:3 releases, 7 commits, 5 pushes in 10 months
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Gabriel Montes - Founding Principal at Neural Axis