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Hire Dr. Niccolo C.

Italy

Computational Neuroscientist & Neuroengineer | 8+ years of experience in Data Analysis, Modeling & In Vivo Neuroscience

Profile Summary

I am a computational neuroscientist and neuroengineer with a background in physics, a PhD in Neurophysiology, and over seven years of research experience across experimental and computational neuroscience, and advanced data analysis. My expertise spans neural data analysis, computational modeling, neuroengineering, in vivo and in vitro electrophysiology, calcium imaging, and two-photon microscopy. I have extensive experience analyzing complex datasets and developing custom analysis pipelines, primarily using MATLAB and Python, as well as applying statistics, information-theory, network theory, and other advanced mathematical tools to neuroscience research. My research has covered a broad range of topics, including neural coding and information processing, network modeling, epilepsy and ionic neuromodulation, the development of sensory system, sleep neurophysiology, developing novel mathematical methods for image analysis, and neural interfaces. My experimental work includes designing and performing invasive neurosurgical procedures in mice, cranial window implantation, in vivo two-photon calcium imaging, patch-clamp electrophysiology, and the development and validation of novel experimental methodologies. I have worked in multidisciplinary and international research environments, combining experimental neuroscience, computational modeling, data analysis, and neuroengineering. I have authored and co-authored peer-reviewed scientific publications and have experience reviewing scientific research and critically evaluating experimental design, methodology, data analysis, and scientific conclusions. I am available for projects involving neuroscience and neuroengineering consulting, scientific and technical review, advanced data analysis, MATLAB-based analysis and programming, research methodology, experimental design interpretation of scientific results, or related.

Subject Matter Expertise

• ★ Computational Neuroscience
• ★ Data Analysis
• ☆ Biostatistics
• ☆ Neuroscience
• ☆ Electrophysiology
• ☆ Patch-Clamp Electrophysiology
• ☆ Neurophysiology
• ☆ Visual Neuroscience
• ☆ Behavioral Neuroscience
• ☆ Cognitive Neuroscience
• ☆ Developmental Neuroscience
• ☆ Systems Neuroscience
• ☆ Biotechnology & Bioengineering
• ☆ Biomedical Engineering
• ☆ Bionics
• ☆ Image Processing
• ☆ Social Network Analysis
• ☆ Computer Simulation/Computational Modeling
• ☆ Algorithm Design
• ☆ Predictive Modeling & Analytics
• ☆ Data Processing
• ☆ Data Exploration
• ☆ Cluster Analysis
• ☆ Data Visualization
• ☆ Big Data Analytics
• ☆ Data Collection
• ☆ Data Management
• ☆ Data Manipulation
• ☆ Data Mining
• ☆ Data Cleaning
• ☆ Neural Networks
• ☆ Statistics
• ☆ Applied Statistics
• ☆ Comparative Analysis
• ☆ Social Statistics
• ☆ Regression Analysis
• ☆ Multivariate Analysis
• ☆ Nonlinear Regression
• ☆ Bayesian Statistics
• ☆ Correlation Analysis
• ☆ Statistical Computing
• ☆ Study Design
• ☆ Statistical Review
• ☆ Spatial Statistics
• ☆ Medical Statistics
• ☆ Health Data Analysis
• ☆ Bioinformatics
• ☆ Systems Biology
• ☆ Applied Physics
• ☆ Applied Mathematics
• ☆ Mathematical Models
• ☆ Mathematics Education
• ☆ Computational Sciences
• ☆ Differential Equations
• ☆ Computational Mathematics
• ☆ Game Theory
• ☆ Pure Mathematics
• ☆ Graph Theory
• ☆ Fiction
• ☆ Science Fiction
• ☆ Fantasy Literature
• ☆ Python
• ☆ Matlab
• ☆ Excel
• ☆ LaTex
• ☆ Hypothesis
• ☆ Peer Review
• ☆ Research Methodology
• ☆ Meta-Research
• ☆ Feasibility Studies
• ☆ Fact Checking
• ☆ Literature Search
• ☆ Gap Analysis
• ☆ Gray Literature Search
• ☆ Technical & Scientific Writing
• ☆ Journal Selection
• ☆ Manuscript & Journal Article Writing
• ☆ Experimental Protocols
• ☆ SOP & Protocol Writing
• ☆ Science Communication
• ☆ Scientific Proofreading & Editing
• ☆ Proofreading & Editing
• ☆ Creative Writing
• ☆ Grant Writing

Services

• Writing
• Research
• Consulting
• Data & AI

Writing Creative Writing

Research Meta-Research, Feasibility Study, Technology Scouting, Fact Checking, Gray Literature Search, Scientific and Technical Research, Systematic Literature Review

Consulting Scientific and Technical Consulting

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

Work Experience

Associate Research Scientist

Yale University

June 2025 - Present

Postdoc

Maastricht University

July 2022 - January 2025

Postdoc

University of Bern

August 2019 - May 2022

Junior Researcher

Radboud Universiteit

October 2017 - May 2019

Education

PhD | Neuroscience

Radboud University Nijmegen

September 2017 - November 2019

Research Master Cognitive Neuroscience - Specialization Brain Networks and Neuronal Communication (Donders Institute)

Radboud Universiteit

2015 - 2017

B.S. (Physics)

University of Pisa

November 2010 - January 2015

Certifications

• Certification details not provided.

Publications

PREPRINT

Nishant Joshi, Xuan Yan, Payam Safavi, Asli Ak, Koen Kole, Sven van der Burg, Tansu Celikel, Fleur Zeldenrust, Niccolo Calcini (2026). Neuromodulatory Control of Cortical Function: Cell-Type Specific Regulation of Neuronal Information Transfer .

Niccolò Calcini, Fleur Zeldenrust, Tansu Celikel (2024). Electrical diversity of neurons in sensory cortices .

Fleur Zeldenrust, Niccolò Calcini, Xuan Yan, Ate Bijlsma, Tansu Celikel (2023). The tuning of tuning: how adaptation influences single cell information transfer . bioRxiv.

Niccolò Calcini, Angelica da Silva Lantyer, Fleur Zeldenrust, Tansu Celikel (2022). Nonlinear super-resolution signal processing allows intracellular tracking of calcium dynamics .

BOOK CHAPTER

Niccolò Calcini, Vitalii Kyzym, Renaud B. Jolivet (2025). A Physiologically-Grounded, Computationally-Efficient Model of the Human Hippocampus .

JOURNAL ARTICLE

Niccolò Calcini, Angelica da Silva Lantyer, Fleur Zeldenrust, Tansu Celikel (2024). Nonlinear super-resolution signal processing allows intracellular tracking of calcium dynamics . Journal of Neural Engineering.

Mattia Aime, Niccolò Calcini, Micaela Borsa, Tiago Campelo, Thomas Rusterholz, Andrea Sattin, Tommaso Fellin, Antoine Adamantidis (2022). Paradoxical somatodendritic decoupling supports cortical plasticity during REM sleep . Science.

(2019). Assessing the utility of Magneto to control neuronal excitability in the somatosensory cortex . Nature Neuroscience.

Angelica da Silva Lantyer, Niccolò Calcini, Ate Bijlsma, Koen Kole, Melanie Emmelkamp, Manon Peeters, Wim J J Scheenen, Fleur Zeldenrust, Tansu Celikel (2018). A databank for intracellular electrophysiological mapping of the adult somatosensory cortex . GigaScience.

Alireza Azarfar, Niccoló Calcini, Chao Huang, Fleur Zeldenrust, Tansu Celikel(2018). Neural coding: A single neuron’s perspective . Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews. 94. Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Localization.LocalizedHtmlString 238--247. Elsevier {BV}