DC03: Victoria Trifonova
Personal background:
I grew up in Gabrovo, Bulgaria.
Study background:
- BSc in Cognitive Neuroscience and Psychology, The University of Manchester, UK
- Research MS in Cognitive Neuroscience, Radboud University, The Netherlands
-> with Master thesis from BRAIR lab, The Biorobotics Institute, Scuola Superiore Sant’Anna, Italy
Other research experience prior to TReND:
- Research Intern at Brain, Body and Self Lab, Karolinska Institute, Sweden (8-months)
- Visiting Master Student at Consciousness, Cognition & Computation Group, Université Libre de Bruxelles, Belgium (2 months)
- Student Research Assistant (part-time) at Social Educational Neuroscience (SENSe) & AI group, Radboud University (10 months)
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Personal research project:
Can the structure of behavioural and physiological variability predict training outcomes? - multidimensional assessment and intervention in older adults
University/ Institute:
Institut des Sciences du Mouvement, Aix-Marseille Université
Supervisor team:
Rita Sleimen-Malkoun and Jean-Jacques Temprado
Motivation:
My research will look for answers on how to best assess and understand the functional status of the system in clinical and ageing populations using the structure of behavioural and physiological movement variability. These results will then be converted into clinical assessment tools and interventions that can be used outside of the laboratory. I will strive to make a significant and influential scientific contribution inside TReND using my background in cognitive and computational neuroscience, as well as my resourcefulness and organisational skills. I am most excited that TReND offers the opportunity to join an international and multidisciplinary community, with possibilities of training and mobility, which will help me grow my scientific career and collaborate with other doctoral candidates within TReND and our academic and industrial European partners.