James Mcintosh
Associate Research Scientist
New York, New York, United States
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Top SchoolJames Mcintosh is an Associate Research Scientist in New York with 8 years of experience developing data-driven neurostimulation methods to restore movement. Grounded in a PhD and MS in Biomedical Engineering from Imperial College London and an MEng in Electrical and Electronics Engineering, he bridges engineering rigor with translational neuroscience through roles at Columbia and Weill Cornell. His work spans designing stimulation algorithms, closed-loop control, and analysis pipelines that translate neural signals into therapeutic interventions. Having progressed from undergraduate research to postdoc and now independent research scientist, he combines hands-on experiment design with computational modeling and clinical collaboration. Colleagues rely on him to turn complex neural data into actionable stimulation strategies that advance motor recovery.
8 years of coding experience
4 years of employment as a software developer
The University of FreiburgDoctor of Philosophy - PhD, Biomedical/Medical Engineering, Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Biomedical/Medical Engineering at Imperial College LondonMaster of Engineering - MEng, Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Master of Engineering - MEng, Electrical and Electronics Engineering at University of Warwick
Italian, English
Github Skills (16)
bayesian8
bcg8
bayesian-inference7
python7
mcmc7
permutation7
variational-inference7
matlab6
probabilistic-programming6
google-docs6
rapid-prototyping4
deep-learning3
hpc2
machine-learning1
parallel1
Programming languages (5)
Github contributions (5)
jrmxn/habaneroMSubmit
Jun 2018 - Nov 2019
For submission of Matlab functions/scripts (with Matlab functions/scripts) to Columbia University's Habanero HPC.
Contributions:3 releases, 43 commits, 2 PRs in 1 year 5 months
hpcmatlab
jrmxn/brain-spinal-pairing
Apr 2025 - Jun 2026
Contributions:2 releases, 1 PR, 41 pushes in 1 year 2 months
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