About me

Hey there 👋🏻!

I’m Lilly, a 1st year PhD student in Computational Neuroscience at the University of Oxford. I’m interested in understanding learning in both biological systems (such as humans) and artificial systems (such as AI). I believe that by integrating neuroscience and machine learning, and drawing on insights from each, we can advance our understanding of learning in both.

Prior to moving to Oxford, I completed my Bachelor’s degree in Bioinformatics at the Technical University of Munich. Alongside my studies, I was fortunate to gain experience as a research assistant in the following groups:

• Dynamical Inference Lab (PI: Dr. Steffen Schneider); ongoing collaboration
• Computation in Neural Circuits Group (PI: Prof. Julijana Gjorgjieva)
• Theis Lab (PI: Prof. Fabian Theis; main supervisor: Lukas Heumos)
• Decision and Bayesian Computation Lab (PI: Dr. Jean-Baptiste Masson)
• Zielinski Lab (PI: Prof. Christina Zielinski)

In addition to conducting research in machine learning, I aim to make the field more accessible to others. That’s why I’m involved in the German non-profit organization KI macht Schule (AI at school), where we teach high school students about artificial intelligence.

News

• April ’26: I completed my first rotation (a super enjoyable experience!) and started my second rotation under the supervision of Dr. James Whittington.
• Jan ’26: I started my first rotation under the joint supervision of Prof. Rui Ponte Costa and Prof. Rafal Bogacz, working on predictive processing theories.
• Sept ’25: I moved to Oxford to start my PhD journey 🧠🎓