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Research Manuscript Editor | Neuroscience · Computational Neuroscience · Embodied AI | Peer-Review Ready Papers

Profile Summary

I help researchers turn technically complex work into clear, publication-ready papers. My clients are typically working in fields where the gap between having the result and writing it so that a reviewer accepts it is large - neuroscience, computational neuroscience, embodied AI, machine learning, and information theory. My work focuses on argument structure and evidential clarity, including: • diagnosing where the logic of the paper breaks • aligning claims with what the data actually supports • restructuring sections so reviewers can follow the argument • tightening technical language without diluting the science The goal is a manuscript that is structurally sound before it reaches peer review. I am a working researcher. My master’s work (MNeuroscience, University of Cape Town, submitted 2026) involved 105,000 simulated trials on an HPC cluster and produced a first-author conference paper under review at ALIFE 2026 (MIT Press). I currently serve on the Programme Committee for SAICSIT 2026 (CS Track) reviewing work in machine learning, neural networks, and swarm robotics. Here's a bit more on my research: https://sit.uct.ac.za/nitschke-lab/nitschke-lab-people My earlier training was in formal epistemology, philosophy of science, and mathematical logic (Stellenbosch University; postgraduate study at the University of Helsinki). That background is where I learned to distinguish a well-formed argument from one that merely sounds persuasive. Process • Structural audit of the manuscript (argument flow, section logic) • Claim-evidence alignment review (what the data actually supports) • Tracked edits and margin commentary explaining revisions • Optional literature and journal positioning guidance

Subject Matter Expertise

• ★ Neuroscience
• ★ Computational Neuroscience
• ☆ Artificial Intelligence
• ☆ Cognitive Science
• ☆ Philosophy of Mind
• ☆ Technical & Scientific Writing
• ☆ Manuscript & Journal Article Writing
• ☆ Experimental Protocols
• ☆ Science Communication

Services

• Writing
• Research

Writing Technical Writing, Creative Writing

Research Technology Scouting, Fact Checking, Gap Analysis, Gray Literature Search

Work Experience

Project Research Coordinator

South African Institute of International Affairs

July 2023 - November 2023

Research Consultant

Prof Juliette Kennedy (University of Helsinki)

April 2021 - September 2021

Education

BA (Hons) (Philosophy)

University of Stellenbosch

- Present

MNeuroscience (Surgery, Division of Neurosurgery (Neuroscience Institute))

University of Cape Town

February 2025 - February 2026

Master of Neuroscience (submitted Feb 2026)

University of Cape Town

February 2025 - February 2026

Visiting Study (Erasmus Scholarship)

University of Helsinki

September 2018 - May 2019

BA (Hons) in Philosophy (cum laude)

Stellenbosch University

January 2010 - January 2011

BA (PPE) [Political Science, Philosophy, and Economics]

Stellenbosch University

January 2007 - December 2009

BA (PPE) [Political Science, Philosophy, & Economics] (Humanities)

Stellenbosch University

February 2007 - November 2009

Certifications

• Certification details not provided.

Publications

CONFERENCE PAPER

Luné du Plessis What Morphology Keeps: Physical Form as an Information-Theoretic Bound on Learning.