Angelic Charles
@visionbyangelic
Computational Neuroscience ยท ML
Probing how intelligence emerges in brains and machines from the ground up. ๐ง
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Active Research
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Connectome-to-Behavior: Closed-Loop Drosophila Emulation
Ongoing ยท GitHub Repo
Closed-loop simulation coupling complete Drosophila connectomes (FlyWire, BANC) with Brian2 point-neuron dynamics and an embodied biomechanical body (MuJoCo, flygym) to evaluate emergent locomotion, grooming, and feeding without hand-coded motor rules.
Research Question:
Can natural coordinated behaviors emerge organically when real synaptic wiring is given simple biophysical rules and placed in an embodied physical simulation?
Research Stack:
Brian2 ยท FlyWire / BANC ยท MuJoCo ยท flygym ยท Python
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EM-NAV: Geometry & Transferability of Spatial Representations
Completed ยท GitHub Repo
Computational study examining how biological constraints (spiking thresholds, metabolic sparsity penalties, and recurrence) shape internal spatial representations, place-cell-like geometry, and zero-shot transfer stability in embodied agents under severe sensory ambiguity.
Key Finding:
Constrained spiking networks produced place-cell-like coding with up to ~80x higher spatial information per spike than unconstrained baselines and demonstrated superior transferability into continuous 3D environments.
Research Stack:
Python 3.10+ ยท snnTorch ยท PyTorch ยท Blender 3D ยท MiniGrid ยท PPO
Technical Stack
Neuro & Simulation
Brian2, MuJoCo, flygym, snnTorch, MNE-Python, FreeSurfer
Machine Learning
PyTorch, TensorFlow, Scikit-Learn, PPO, Spiking Networks
Languages
Python, SQL, JavaScript, TypeScript, C++, Java
Systems & Tools
Blender 3D, FastAPI, Streamlit, Docker, Git, Arduino
Other Research & Systems
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Brain Aging Dynamics Modeling
Structural MRI morphometrics across OpenBHB and OASIS-3 cohorts. Accepted for Oral Presentation at NSN 2026.
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Neuro-Fatigue Predictor
1D-CNN cognitive fatigue detection from raw EEG time series targeting Frontal Theta biomarkers.
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Emotiwave: Multimodal Emotion Recognition
Cross-modal attention and robust fusion under sensor perturbation. Preprint on Figshare.
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OralSight V1
AI oral lesion screening pipeline with MobileNetV2 and Grad-CAM interpretability.
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Computer Vision Pipelines
Hand tracking, gesture recognition, and edge segmentation via MediaPipe and YOLOv8.
Affiliations & Fellowships
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Neuromatch
Ambassador (Communications & Outreach) ยท Computational Neuroscience Alumna (Interactive Track)
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DataraFlow
Data Science Valedictorian (Ranked 1st of 365) ยท Mentor for Cohort 2
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African Neuro-Data Research Lab
Computational Neuroscience Researcher
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African Brain Data Network (ABDN)
MRI/fMRI Fellow ยท Investigating regional neuroinformatics and open brain datasets
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CAMERA MRI Africa ยท SPARK Academy
AI in Medical Imaging Fellow with McGill University & mailab.io
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Women in Neuroscience Nigeria
Virtual Coordinator ยท Managing community and academic outreach
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Cohere For AI
Community Member ยท BIRDS Program ยท ML Interpretability research
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American Psychological Association (APA)
International Affiliate Member ยท Cognitive and behavioral neuroscience
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Neuroscience Resource Archive
Curated open-access literature, datasets, and computational tutorials
Selected Writing & Publications
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Research As Stories
Deconstructing peer-reviewed computational neuroscience into clear scientific narratives.
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Medium Articles
Technical deep dives into EEG decoding, neuroanatomy, and cognitive architectures.
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ORCID Profile
Verified research identity ยท 0009-0008-7279-9663
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Figshare: Emotiwave Preprint
Multimodal emotion recognition ยท DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.31567024
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