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UgoBruzadin/README.md

👋 Hi there, I'm Ugo Bruzadin Nunes, PhD

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Neural Data Scientist at Alljoined Inc. • Brain–Computer Interface Researcher • San Francisco, CA

I'm a computational neuroscientist specializing in brain–computer interfaces, with 10+ years of experience in EEG decoding, multimodal data pipelines, and machine learning for neural signal processing. Currently developing next-generation BCI technologies for visual reconstruction and consciousness decoding.

Featured Research & Projects

ENIGMA - Unified EEG-to-Image Model

Multi-subject EEG neural image reconstruction model. Submitted to CVPR 2026.

  • Reduces new-user calibration from hours to ~15 minutes
  • Uses shared neural patterns across individuals with lightweight latent alignment
  • Cross-modal alignment between EEG embeddings and visual latent spaces (CLIP)
  • GitHubBlog Post

Alljoined-1.6M - Large-Scale EEG Dataset

1.6 million visual stimulus trials for affordable BCI research. Published on OpenArxiv 2025.

  • Dataset from 20 participants on consumer-grade hardware
  • Demonstrates scaling laws apply to low-quality brain data
  • Consumer EEG requires 20x+ the data volume of lab-grade systems
  • GitHubBlog Post

Triangulation Project - Consciousness Decoding

Cross-task EEG/ERP decoding framework with temporal generalization.

  • Moving-window cross-validation across multiple ML models
  • 134% speedup in analysis; novel signatures identified (VAP, inattentional blindness correlates)
  • GitHub

QuickLab - EEG Preprocessing Tool

Open-source EEGLAB plugin for high-speed EEG preprocessing and visualization.

  • Parallelized MATLAB processing with streamlined GUI
  • ~500% improvement in processing speed
  • GitHub

Current Work

Neural Data Scientist @ Alljoined (2025–Present)

  • Designing end-to-end ML pipelines for multimodal datasets (EEG, behavioral data, eye-tracking)
  • Developing preprocessing workflows improving model accuracy by 12%
  • Scaling experiments across GPU clusters using SLURM

Visiting Scholar @ Chapman University (2025–Present)

  • Computational models decoding conscious perception using EEG and ML
  • Managing multi-lab EEG projects (>5 TB data, 200+ participants)

Technical Skills

Programming & Tools: Python, PyTorch, TensorFlow, Scikit-Learn, MATLAB, SQL, JavaScript, R, C/C++

Neural Data & BCI: EEG/MEG Decoding, Lab Streaming Layer (LSL), Feature Extraction, Neural Signal Processing, Time–Frequency Analysis

Machine Learning: CNN, Transformer, RNN, Tree-Based Models, Time-Series Forecasting, Self-Supervised Learning

Infrastructure: Docker, AWS, SLURM, Git, Experiment Versioning

Recent Publications

  • "ENIGMA: A Unified Lightweight EEG-to-Image Model for Multi-Subject Visual Decoding" - CVPR 2026 Submission
  • "Alljoined-1.6M: A Million-Trial EEG-Image Dataset for Evaluating Affordable BCIs" - OpenArxiv 2025
  • "Two, Not One: Electrophysiological Correlates of Consciousness in a No-Report Paradigm" - ASSC 2025 Poster
  • "Visual Awareness Positivity: A Novel Neural Correlate of Consciousness" - VSS 2025 Talk

Education

  • Ph.D. Cognitive Neuroscience - Southern Illinois University (2023)
  • M.A. Cognitive Neuroscience - Southern Illinois University (2018)
  • B.A. Psychology - Pontíficia Universidade Católica de São Paulo (2012)

Let's Connect

Ask me about: EEG/BCI, Neural Decoding, Deep Learning for Neuroscience, Multimodal Data Pipelines

Fun Facts

  • Pronouns: He/Him/His
  • Fun fact: Recent dad who loves spending time with my kid! Also a hardcore gamer who enjoys disconnecting to touch grass in the wild.

Check out my interactive portfolio for detailed project showcases, experience timeline, and publications!


Feel free to explore my repositories and reach out for collaborations or questions!

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  1. QuickLab QuickLab Public

    QuickLab is a plugin for EEGLAB. It contains a library of functions made to improve EEG data processing. The primary program is the Advanced EEG Data Editor, which centralizes all the functions I c…

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  2. Triangulation_Project Triangulation_Project Public

    In sum, this projects' goal was to show that it is feasible to use the model from one experiment to decode the other two, and therefore show that they share a common neural signal.

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  3. CNN_benchmark_EEG_Blindness CNN_benchmark_EEG_Blindness Public

    I created this pipeline to compare a 1D, 2D, and 3D Conv Net on EEG data, to see which faired best to identify participants who are blinded and not blinded at an Innatentional Blindness paradigm. T…

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  4. Inverse_ICA Inverse_ICA Public

    This is an EEGLAB extension that allows for the importation of cleaner (or dirtier) ICA/PCA components to better clean data.

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  5. eeglab eeglab Public

    Forked from sccn/eeglab

    A modded EEGLAB fork to centralize the defaults, and new scripts used by the INL team at SIU.

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  6. Violing-Plot-Script-for-EEG Violing-Plot-Script-for-EEG Public

    I created this sinmple script to plot a violing plot of our data for a grant application.