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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). Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Localization.LocalizedHtmlString 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. Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Localization.LocalizedHtmlString 909-913.