Seyed Kia
Assistant Professor at Universitair Medisch Centrum Utrecht
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 (28)
pytorch10
python10
matlab10
bids10
neuroimaging10
data-science9
multi-site-imaging9
time-frequency9
connectivity9
machine-learning9
statistics9
tensorflow9
deep-learning9
neuroscience9
jax9
Programming languages (3)
Github contributions (5)
ML4PNP/MEGaNorm
May 2025 - Jul 2026
MEGaNorm is a Python package for normative modeling on MEG and EEG data.
Contributions:1 release, 6 PRs, 27 pushes in 1 year 2 months
pythoneegelectroencephalographymagnetoencephalographymeg
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