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Scientist | Neurotechnology & AI Consultant | Physics PhD

Profile Summary

PhD-trained researcher with 10+ years of experience at the intersection of neuroscience, neuroimaging, and AI. I specialize in brain-computer interfaces (BCIs), neural signal decoding, and computational modeling of brain function. I’ve led NIH- and BRAIN Initiative–funded research using fMRI, optical neuroimaging (HD-DOT), and machine learning to map brain activity in naturalistic and clinical contexts (e.g., cochlear implant users). As a Neuro-AI consultant, I support startups and labs with experimental design, data analysis (Python, MATLAB, R), and AI integration for neuroscience applications. I’m passionate about translating cutting-edge brain science into real-world technologies.

Subject Matter Expertise

• ☆ Neuroscience
• ☆ Visual Neuroscience
• ☆ Behavioral Neuroscience
• ☆ Computational Neuroscience
• ☆ Cognitive Neuroscience
• ☆ Biophysics
• ☆ Biotechnology & Bioengineering
• ☆ Biomedical Engineering
• ☆ Engineering Physics
• ☆ Data Analysis
• ☆ Machine Learning
• ☆ Deep Learning
• ☆ Computational Physics

Services

• Writing
• Research
• Consulting
• Data & AI
• Product Development

Writing Medical Writing, Technical Writing, Creative Writing

Research Meta-Research, Feasibility Study, Technology Scouting, Fact Checking, Gap Analysis, Gray Literature Search, Scientific and Technical Research, Systematic Literature Review, Secondary Data Collection

Consulting Scientific and Technical Consulting

Data & AI Predictive Modeling, Statistical Analysis, Image Processing, Image Analysis, Algorithm Design-Non ML, Algorithm Design-ML, Data Visualization, Big Data Analytics, Data Cleaning, Data Processing, Data Insights

Product Development Quality Assurance & Control (QA/QC), Prototyping, Reverse Engineering

Work Experience

Postdoctoral Scholar

University of California San Francisco

January 2023 - June 2024

Postdoctoral Associate

Washington University School of Medicine

August 2020 - August 2022

Education

PhD - Physics

Washington University in St. Louis

August 2014 - August 2020

Certifications

• Certification details not provided.

Publications

PREPRINT

Arefeh Sherafati, Abraham Z. Snyder, Adam T. Eggebrecht, Karla M. Bergonzi, Tracy M. Burns-Yocum, Heather M. Lugar, Silvina L. Ferradal, Amy Robichaux-Viehoever, Christopher D. Smyser, Ben J. Palanca, et al. (2020). Global Motion Detection and Censoring in High-Density Diffuse Optical Tomography .

JOURNAL ARTICLE

Fishell, A.K., Arbeláez, A.M., Valdés, C.P., Burns-Yocum, T.M., Sherafati, A., Richter, E.J., Torres, M., Eggebrecht, A.T., Smyser, C.D., Culver, J.P.(2020). Portable, field-based neuroimaging using high-density diffuse optical tomography . NeuroImage. 215.

Fishell, A.K., Burns-Yocum, T.M., Bergonzi, K.M., Eggebrecht, A.T., Culver, J.P.(2019). Mapping brain function during naturalistic viewing using high-density diffuse optical tomography . Scientific reports. 9. (1). p. 11115.

CONFERENCE PAPER

Schroeder, M.L., Fishell, A.K., Sherafati, A., Svoboda, A.M., Culver, J.P., Eggebrecht, A.T.(2019). Cortical activity underlying overt and covert language generation measured using high-density diffuse optical tomography . Progress in Biomedical Optics and Imaging - Proceedings of SPIE. 11074.

Sherafati, A., Eggebrecht, A.T., Bergonzi, K.M., Burns-Yocum, T.M., Culver, J.P.(2018). Improvements in functional diffuse optical tomography maps by global motion censoring techniques . Optics InfoBase Conference Papers. Part F91-TRANSLATIONAL 2018.

BOOK

Amjadi, A., Ebrahimi, A., Sherafati, A., Khalilgharibi, N., Zand, M.K., Dibazar, M.S.S., Sobhani, S.O.(2012). Ultrasonic ion pumps in bio-battery's electrolyte . Advanced Materials Research. 463-464. p. 909-913.