Seyed Kia
Assistant Professor at Tilburg University
Netherlands
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Top SchoolSeyed Kia is an Assistant Professor and machine learning researcher based in the Netherlands with 13 years of experience bridging computational theory and applied neurocognitive science. He holds a Ph.D. in Computer Science from Università degli Studi di Trento and combines deep expertise in mathematical modeling, computer vision, and Python-driven data analysis with hands-on postdoctoral work at major Dutch brain and medical research centers. His roles at Tilburg University, UMC Utrecht, and the Donders Institute reflect a track record of translating rigorous research into interdisciplinary collaborations across neuroscience and clinical settings. Comfortable with both theoretical development and experimental pipelines, he brings a rare blend of cognitive-science training (honors MSc) and software engineering foundations from an earlier BSc in software engineering. Colleagues note his ability to simplify complex models for practical evaluation in neuroimaging and vision tasks, making him effective at moving ideas from hypothesis to reproducible code and publications. He is particularly adept at integrating mathematical insights into scalable Python implementations for data-driven discovery.
13 years of coding experience
Bachelor of Science (BS), Computer Software Engineering, Bachelor of Science (BS), Computer Software Engineering at Ferdowsi University of MashhadDoctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Computer Science, Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Computer Science at Università degli Studi di Trento
English, Persian, Dutch, Italian
Github Skills (39)
pytorch10
hierarchical10
python10
toolbox10
data-science10
machine-learning10
matlab10
inference10
connectivity10
bids10
deep-learning10
meta-analysis10
neuroimaging10
spatial10
time-frequency9
Programming languages (4)
Github contributions (5)
smkia/pygp_kronsum
Jul 2017 - Sep 2017
Contributions:24 pushes in 2 months
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