People
Present
Ben Fry
Ben is a PhD student studying the instrumentation and data analysis algorithms for diffuse correlation spectroscopy and diffuse optical spectroscopy. With a background in mathematics and artificial intelligence, he’s interested in the application of machine learning to improving optical parameters value recovery from DCS and DOS boundary data allowing the estimation of clinically relevant markers.
Edwin Forero
Edwin is a PhD candidate at the University of Campinas working on the development of fNIRS methods for single-trial classification, with applications in brain-computer interfaces (BCI) and neurofeedback. He holds a B.Sc. in Physics from Universidad Nacional (Colombia) and an M.Sc. in Physics from the University of Campinas, Brazil.
Leonardo B. Mose
Leonardo is a postdoctoral researcher at the University of Campinas. His current research explores how physiological signals collected from smartwatches can be used to monitor mental health — based on self-report questionnaires — and sleep quality. He holds a MSc and PhD in Psychological Assessment from Universidade of São Francisco, Brazil.
Luis F. Bortoletto
Luis is a PhD candidate at the University of Campinas studying how fNIRS and other wearable devices can be used to understand anxiey and anxiety disorders in natural settings. He obtained his B.S. in Physics from the same University in 2021.
Maisie Sanderson
Maisie is a PhD student focusing on the use of TD-fNIRS to study brain function and neuroplasticity. She completed her MSci in Physics at the University of Glasgow in 2025, with a dissertation on brain tumour imaging using diffuse optical imaging techniques. Her research interests lie at the intersection of computational modelling and optical neuroimaging, with the goal of advancing how brain activity is measured and understood in the context of rehabilitation.
Víctor J. Sanchez
Victor is a PhD candidate at the University of Campinas working with functional connectivity and analyzing brain complexity as captured with fNIRS under several scenarios. He obtained his B.S. in Physics from the National Polytechnic School in Ecuador, and his M.Sc. in Applied Physics at the University of São Paulo, Brazil.
Alumni
PhD & Post-Doctoral Fellows
Bruno S. de Lima (2023-2024)
Level: Post-doc (2023-2024)
Research: Medical AI, wearable optical sensors, machine learning
Current/Recent: Research Associate, University of Campinas (UNICAMP, Brazil)
Giovani G. Martins (2017-2024)
Level: PhD student (2019-2024), MSc student (2017-2019)
Research: light propagation in turbid media, mathematical models for FD-DOS, FD-DOS methods, fNIRS, brain function
Current/Recent: Post-Doctoral fellow, Emory University (USA)
Guilherme M. Torelly (2022-2023)
Level: Post-doc (2022-2023)
Research: Medical AI, wearable optical sensors, machine learning
Current/Recent: Assistant Professor, Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro (PUC/RJ, Brazil)
Sergio L. Novi (2012-2022)
Level: PhD student (2017-2022), Undergraduate research (2012-2013, 2015-2017)
Research: brain function with fNIRS, resting-state functional connectivity, functional correlates of brain plasticity, fNIRS variability
Current/Recent: Research Scientist, University of Maryland School of Medicine (USA)
Andrés F. Quiroga (2013-2022)
Level: PhD student (2016-2022), MSc student (2014-2016)
Research: fNIRS, brain function, clinical applications of fNIRS
Current/Recent: Post-doctoral fellow, ICFO (Barcelona, Spain)
Carlos A. Stefano Filho (2022)
Level: Post-doc (2022)
Research: Medical AI
Current/Recent: Data Scientist, Gupy (Brazil)
Rodrigo M. Forti (2011-2021)
Level: Post-Doc (2020-2021), PhD student (2015-2020), MSc student (2013-2015), Undergraduate research (2011-2012)
Research: DCS, clinical applications of diffuse optics
Current/Recent: Research Associate, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (USA)
Arnaldo F. Neto (2018-2019)
Level: Post-Doc (2018-2019)
Research: functional connectivity, fNIRS
Current/Recent: Research Scientist, Samsung Electronics (Brazil)
MSc (Research)
Caetano T. Coimbra (2022-2024)
Level: MSc student (2022-2024)
Research: Neurophysiology, EMG, PPG, IMU, Parkinson’s Disease
Current/Recent: PhD student in Physics, UNICAMP (Brazil)
Giovanni H. Scavariello (2016-2021)
Level: MSc student (2019-2021), Undergraduate research (2017-2019), Technician (2016-2017)
Research: Optical instrumentation, fNIRS, natural settings
Current/Recent: Scientific Support Consultant, NIRx (Germany)
Leonardo A. U. Bueno (2017-2019)
Level: MSc student (2017-2019)
Research: Optical instrumentation, SCOS, laser speckle
Current/Recent: Full-time Science and Physics teaching, St. Dominic’s International School (Portugal)
Wagner A. A. Rocha (2015-2017)
Level: MSc student (2015-2017)
Research: complex networks, functional connectivity, fNIRS
Current/Recent: PhD student in Mathematics, UNICAMP (Brazil)
Alexandre Gomes Pinto (2014-2016)
Level: MSc student (2014-2016)
Research: neurovascular coupling, biophysical modeling, fNIRS, EEG
Current/Recent: Radiation Protector Supervisor, Amazul (Brazil)
Edwin J. Forero (2013-2015)
Level: MSc student (2013-2015)
Research: Monte Carlo, DCS, forward simulations, fNIRS
Current/Recent: Business analyst, Bogota (Colombia)
Reember C. Rodriguez (2012-2014)
Level: MSc student (2012-2014)
Research: FD-DOS, clinical applications
Current/Recent: PhD student in Physics, UNICAMP (Brazil)
Visiting Scholars
Arjun G. Yodh, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA (2012, 2019)
David Boas, Boston University, Boston, MA, USA (2014, 2019)
David Busch, UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, USA (2015)
John A. Detre, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA (2018)
Theresa Busch, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA (2016)
Collaborating Undergraduates, MSc Taught, Visiting PhDs, Post-Bacs & High School
Alex de Castro Carvalho, undergraduate in Physics, UNICAMP (2016-2018)
Caroline Helen Santos Gonçalves, undergraduate in Medicine, Catholic University of Pelotas (2022-2023)
Caue Piccollo Comparini, undergraduate in Physics, UNICAMP (2017-2018)
Gabriel Henrique Pastorelo Moreira, undergraduate in Physics, UNICAMP (2018-2021)
Giácomo Antonio Dollevedo, undergraduate in Mechanical Engineering, UNICAMP (2019-2020)
Hitalo Rodrigues Mendes, undergraduate in Physics, UNICAMP (2014-2015)
Jonnas Lima Patricio, undergraduate in Physics, UNICAMP (2019-2021)
Julien Menko, undergraduate in Medicine, Yeshiva University, NY, USA (2014)
Lucas Freire Teodosio, undergraduate in Physics, UNICAMP (2022-2023)
Luiz Henrique Siminoni Machado, undergraduate in Engineering Physics, UNICAMP (2019-2020)
Marcelli Balduino, undergraduate in Physics, UNICAMP (2014-2015)
Marcos Luiz Ferreira Gomes, undergraduate in Physics, UNICAMP (2014-2015)
Maria Eduarda Terumi Tavares Tamayosi, undergraduate in Physics, UNICAMP (2013-2014)
Matthew Hyde, undergraduate in Computer Science, UoB (2024-2025)
Nicolas Gabriel Santana Ramos de Souza, undergraduate in Physics, UNICAMP (2018-2020)
Pedro Grimaldi Semeghini Martini, undergraduate in Physics, UNICAMP (2021-2023)
Raul Cesar Alexandre, undergraduate in Physics, UNICAMP (2020-2021)
Renato Botter Maio Lopes Rodrigues, undergraduate in Electrical Engineering, UNICAMP (2012-2015)
Rodrigo da Motta Cabral de Carvalho, undergraduate in Physics, University of São Paulo, USP (2021-2022)