Hello, I’m Felipe, a PhD Candidate in the Computational Neuroscience Initiative at the University of Pennsylvania (2020–Present). I study the neural processes underlying primate social behaviors. I completed my B.S. in Neuroscience and B.A. in Economics (2015–2019) at the University of Miami and worked as a Psychometrician for First Choice Neurology.

My research interests span machine learning, including everything under the umbrella of multi-modal deep learning for scientific discovery, ethology, especially on developing AI tools to decode non-human animal communication, and neuroscience, particularly on how we can develop useful interfaces for understanding non-human animal cognition and solving human problems.

I am lucky enough to be co-supervised by the wonderful Konrad Kording and Michael Platt labs. Along the way, I’ve also had the chance to intern at Google and Colossal Biosciences.

BTW: I’m actively seeking internship and/or full-time opportunities in Research Scientist or Machine Learning Engineer roles. I’m particularly interested in applying my expertise in deep learning, computer vision, and data science to impactful projects within machine learning for animal behavior, neurotechnology, or the broader AI for Science landscape. Please feel free to connect if you have a relevant position.

I occasionally update awesome-computational-primatology. If you’re interested in ML x Primatology, I encourage you to contribute.

If you have similar interests or simply want to chat, please reach out!

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