Neuro-X seminar: Dr Noemi Gozzi - Closing the loop in peripheral neural interfaces: biomarkers, AI, and adaptive neuromodulation
Event details
| Date | 17.03.2026 |
| Hour | 12:00 › 13:00 |
| Speaker | Dr Noemi Gozzi |
| Location | Online |
| Category | Conferences - Seminars |
| Event Language | English |
Abstract
Neuromodulation holds promise for restoring and regulating neural functions lost due to injury or disease, yet current approaches remain limited by incomplete understanding of neural mechanisms and by the lack of adaptive control strategies. Recent advances in artificial intelligence and wearable neurotechnology offer new opportunities to address these challenges. AI methods can extract objective biomarkers from physiological and neural signals, enabling the monitoring of complex phenomena such as pain in everyday environments. These biomarkers can then be used to guide and evaluate neuromodulation therapies. In parallel, engineering advances in neural interface design and optimization of stimulation parameters enable personalized neuromodulation strategies that can address multiple symptoms in patient populations such as individuals with diabetic neuropathy, restoring sensory feedback and reducing neuropathic pain. By combining continuous monitoring, biomarker discovery, and data driven optimization of stimulation parameters, neuromodulation systems can evolve toward adaptive closed loop therapies that are personalized, scalable, and suitable for real world clinical use.
Bio
Noemi Gozzi is a researcher in neuroengineering and artificial intelligence, currently working as a Research Scientist at Meta Reality Labs in New York, where she develops noninvasive neural interfaces and wearable sensing systems for health applications. She received her PhD in Neuroengineering from ETH Zurich, where her doctoral work on adaptive neuromodulation and digital biomarkers for closed loop neuroprostheses was awarded the ETH Medal. Across academia, clinical research, and industry, she has led and contributed to multicenter clinical studies involving more than 200 patients. Her research focuses on peripheral nerve interfaces and adaptive neurostimulation, with applications ranging from restoration of touch in neuropathy to chronic pain treatment and closed loop neurostimulation for autonomic control.
Neuromodulation holds promise for restoring and regulating neural functions lost due to injury or disease, yet current approaches remain limited by incomplete understanding of neural mechanisms and by the lack of adaptive control strategies. Recent advances in artificial intelligence and wearable neurotechnology offer new opportunities to address these challenges. AI methods can extract objective biomarkers from physiological and neural signals, enabling the monitoring of complex phenomena such as pain in everyday environments. These biomarkers can then be used to guide and evaluate neuromodulation therapies. In parallel, engineering advances in neural interface design and optimization of stimulation parameters enable personalized neuromodulation strategies that can address multiple symptoms in patient populations such as individuals with diabetic neuropathy, restoring sensory feedback and reducing neuropathic pain. By combining continuous monitoring, biomarker discovery, and data driven optimization of stimulation parameters, neuromodulation systems can evolve toward adaptive closed loop therapies that are personalized, scalable, and suitable for real world clinical use.
Bio
Noemi Gozzi is a researcher in neuroengineering and artificial intelligence, currently working as a Research Scientist at Meta Reality Labs in New York, where she develops noninvasive neural interfaces and wearable sensing systems for health applications. She received her PhD in Neuroengineering from ETH Zurich, where her doctoral work on adaptive neuromodulation and digital biomarkers for closed loop neuroprostheses was awarded the ETH Medal. Across academia, clinical research, and industry, she has led and contributed to multicenter clinical studies involving more than 200 patients. Her research focuses on peripheral nerve interfaces and adaptive neurostimulation, with applications ranging from restoration of touch in neuropathy to chronic pain treatment and closed loop neurostimulation for autonomic control.
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