Core Organizers

Marius Schneider
UC Santa Barbara
Postdoctoral researcher in the Bionic Vision Lab using computational models to study how the brain extracts visual features to support navigation.
Lead Organizer | Competition Design

Joe Canzano
UC Santa Barbara
Ph.D. candidate in Dynamical Neuroscience studying sensory representations in cortex during visual navigation.
Organizer | Experimental Lead

Jing Peng
UC Santa Barbara
Master’s student in Computer Science and lead software engineer for the competition.
Software Developer | Unity Expert

Yuchen Hou
UC Santa Barbara
Ph.D. student in Computer Science investigating how vision and behavior shape neural dynamics using deep learning.
Organizer | ML Expert | Technical Support |

Luke Herberlin
UC Santa Barbara
Undergraduate Computer Science student responsible for web design and the submission platform.
Web Designer | Platform Developer | Technical Support

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Strategic Oversight

Spencer LaVere Smith
UC Santa Barbara
Professor of Neuroscience specializing in population coding, multiphoton imaging, and systems neurophysiology.
Senior Advisor | Outreach

Michael Beyeler
UC Santa Barbara
Assistant Professor and director of the Bionic Vision Lab, focusing on biologically inspired machine learning and computational neuroscience.
Senior Advisor | Outreach