Postdoc @hertie-ai.bsky.social | PhD @maxplanckcampus.bsky.social & unituebingen.bsky.social | Interested in Computational Neuroscience, Data Science & AI 🧠🤖 | Science Podcast https://linktr.ee/i_am_scientist 🎙️🧬https://bsky.app/profile/lisaschmors.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/lisaschmors.bsky.social/post/3mkkqm7a5ns2c𝘞𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘪𝘧 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥 𝘵𝘦𝘴𝘵 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘩𝘺𝘱𝘰𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘴𝘦𝘴 𝘷𝘪𝘳𝘵𝘶𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘺 𝘣𝘦𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘦 𝘳𝘶𝘯𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢𝘯𝘺 𝘦𝘹𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘭𝘢𝘣? 𝗡𝗲𝘄 𝗽𝗿𝗲𝗽𝗿𝗶𝗻𝘁 𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗻𝗼𝘄! 🎉 📄 Paper: https://doi.org/10.64898/2026.04.15.718783 💻 Colab notebook: https://colab.research.google.com/drive/1k9411tLWNcDlUX7nYDsU_grMwafiI3qw?usp=sharing 🗂️ Code: https://github.com/yongrong-qiu/retina-axon-model/ (1/🧵)28 Apr 2026 13:59 +0000at://did:plc:6rrey6j2vx6vbme4s3gxn5f7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkkqm7a5ns2chttps://bsky.app/profile/lisaschmors.bsky.social/post/3m736t7zyoc2aExcited to share that our paper got accepted @NeurIPS! 🎉 We introduce TRACE, a new contrastive learning method for visualizing multi-trial neural time-series data. 📊 2D visualizations revealing biological patterns 🔍 Automatic artifact detection 🔬 Works for calcium imaging & electrophysiology data03 Dec 2025 09:54 +0000at://did:plc:6rrey6j2vx6vbme4s3gxn5f7/app.bsky.feed.post/3m736t7zyoc2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/lisaschmors.bsky.social/post/3lzlu4cntu22k“If you want to go fast, go alone; if you want to go far, go together.” 🌍 This motto shaped the past 3 days at the “Forum Connect & Exchange“ in Bonn. Our South African–German project on AI for epilepsy diagnosis is among the 9 international initiatives funded by the @dfg.de 🇿🇦🇩🇪24 Sep 2025 16:26 +0000at://did:plc:6rrey6j2vx6vbme4s3gxn5f7/app.bsky.feed.post/3lzlu4cntu22khttps://bsky.app/profile/lisaschmors.bsky.social/post/3lyd55zjbec2zThe Deep Learning Indaba in Kigali, Rwanda has been a great experience! I feel honored that I was invited to give a talk at the NeuroAI workshop and join the panel discussion🧠🤖 I’m leaving with new ideas, new perspectives, and new colleagues and friends 🌍 @deeplearningindaba.bsky.social08 Sep 2025 11:49 +0000at://did:plc:6rrey6j2vx6vbme4s3gxn5f7/app.bsky.feed.post/3lyd55zjbec2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/lisaschmors.bsky.social/post/3lwoodqgarc2q🤔 Did you know that LLMs charge per token? 🌍 And that non-English text get separated into more tokens? 💸 This creates higher costs for LLM input for non-English text! How can we change this??? 🎓 I learned that at the @deeplearningindaba.bsky.social tutorial on LLMs18 Aug 2025 15:05 +0000at://did:plc:6rrey6j2vx6vbme4s3gxn5f7/app.bsky.feed.post/3lwoodqgarc2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/lisaschmors.bsky.social/post/3lwokk3mp6k2dDeeply impressed by the first keynote lecture at the @deeplearningindaba.bsky.social in Rwanda 🇷🇼 Verena Rieser from Google DeepMind talked about aligning AI with diverse views on what’s safe to build AI systems that benefit all and focus on long-term wellbeing 🤖🫂 #DLI202518 Aug 2025 13:57 +0000at://did:plc:6rrey6j2vx6vbme4s3gxn5f7/app.bsky.feed.post/3lwokk3mp6k2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/lisaschmors.bsky.social/post/3loni3ntaik2l🧠🤖 Computational Neuroscience summer school IMBIZO in Cape Town is open for applications again!   💻🧬 3 weeks of intense coursework & projects with support from expert tutors and faculty   📈Apply until July 1st! 🔗https://imbizo.africa/08 May 2025 08:19 +0000at://did:plc:6rrey6j2vx6vbme4s3gxn5f7/app.bsky.feed.post/3loni3ntaik2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/lisaschmors.bsky.social/post/3lo7imcsi7s2r🎙️ New episode for “I am scientist” podcast 🗣️ First *English* episode with @philipphubert.bsky.social & me 💻 We talk about the right mindset for a successful PhD & about things that helped us mentally along the way ➡️ The kind of resource I wish I had when I started Thanks for sharing Patrik! [contains quote post or other embedded content]02 May 2025 18:51 +0000at://did:plc:6rrey6j2vx6vbme4s3gxn5f7/app.bsky.feed.post/3lo7imcsi7s2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/lisaschmors.bsky.social/post/3ljkaqwu2722n🎧 New podcast episode out! 💌 Writing emails to people that you don't know - but you would like to work with - can open unexpected doors for young scientists! 👩‍👦‍👦 Julia shares how she conducted research at prestigious institutions world wide, while being a mum of two kids! Very inspiring story ✨ [contains quote post or other embedded content]04 Mar 2025 10:24 +0000at://did:plc:6rrey6j2vx6vbme4s3gxn5f7/app.bsky.feed.post/3ljkaqwu2722nhttps://bsky.app/profile/lisaschmors.bsky.social/post/3ligvxi57pk27Team appreciation Tuesday @hertie-ai.bsky.social! 🥳 Congrats to both of us Dr. Jan @janlause.bsky.social 🥰 https://hertie.ai/team-appreciation-tuesday https://media.tenor.com/vxSHR6ohQn4AAAAC/congrats-congrats-gif.gif?hh=451&ww=49818 Feb 2025 09:08 +0000at://did:plc:6rrey6j2vx6vbme4s3gxn5f7/app.bsky.feed.post/3ligvxi57pk27https://bsky.app/profile/lisaschmors.bsky.social/post/3li4vtjw2hs2iDid you ever think about starting your own #podcast? 🎙️ Read about our story here https://www.forschung-und-lehre.de/karriere/promotion/interview-podcast-mit-tipps-fuer-die-promotion-6925 We're also sharing 📱 Our favorite free tools + software 📈 How we grew a listener base 🔥 Tips for getting started Our podcast: @i-am-scientist.bsky.social #sciencepodcast14 Feb 2025 09:39 +0000at://did:plc:6rrey6j2vx6vbme4s3gxn5f7/app.bsky.feed.post/3li4vtjw2hs2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/lisaschmors.bsky.social/post/3lh7dmgtpjk2mIf you sometimes feel lost or burned out during your PhD, you are not alone 🫂 Listen to our latest episode to get advice and honest insights 🎧 (stoked for our first episode in English - long overdue 😁) [contains quote post or other embedded content]02 Feb 2025 15:26 +0000at://did:plc:6rrey6j2vx6vbme4s3gxn5f7/app.bsky.feed.post/3lh7dmgtpjk2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/lisaschmors.bsky.social/post/3lh7cuplyn22mOur science podcast is on Bluesky now 👏 I’ll be managing this account, so please leave a like, leave a follow 🙂‍↕️ Thanks - and enjoy your Sunday🫡 [contains quote post or other embedded content]02 Feb 2025 15:12 +0000at://did:plc:6rrey6j2vx6vbme4s3gxn5f7/app.bsky.feed.post/3lh7cuplyn22mhttps://bsky.app/profile/lisaschmors.bsky.social/post/3ldi6dcmj5s2qBluesky is great and all, but who else misses the bookmark function? It’s the one thing I used religiously used to save papers and threads, and now I’m lost without it 🥲 Anyone else?17 Dec 2024 06:04 +0000at://did:plc:6rrey6j2vx6vbme4s3gxn5f7/app.bsky.feed.post/3ldi6dcmj5s2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/lisaschmors.bsky.social/post/3ld4jnl5ofk2nWhat did I actually do in my PhD? 📊 Excited to share that @maxplanckcampus.bsky.social published a blog post about my work at the intersection of machine learning and neuroscience 🤖🧠 ➕snapshot from one of my favorite moments: presenting my research during sunset 🌅 at on a beautiful Greek island https://imprs.is.mpg.de/news/scholar-spotlight-lisa-schmors12 Dec 2024 14:55 +0000at://did:plc:6rrey6j2vx6vbme4s3gxn5f7/app.bsky.feed.post/3ld4jnl5ofk2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/lisaschmors.bsky.social/post/3lckxzmooo22dThis. [contains quote post or other embedded content]05 Dec 2024 15:24 +0000at://did:plc:6rrey6j2vx6vbme4s3gxn5f7/app.bsky.feed.post/3lckxzmooo22dhttps://bsky.app/profile/lisaschmors.bsky.social/post/3lchtryphys2g"If neuroscience is to meaningfully contribute to AI safety, we need to dramatically accelerate our ability to record, analyze, simulate, and understand neural systems." 💯 [contains quote post or other embedded content]04 Dec 2024 09:30 +0000at://did:plc:6rrey6j2vx6vbme4s3gxn5f7/app.bsky.feed.post/3lchtryphys2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/lisaschmors.bsky.social/post/3lc3nzbnlm22a🦋 Can we start calling posts "flaps" instead of "tweets"? That way, we can "re-flap" and call replies "flapbacks"! 🐦 Lunch brainstorming w/ @janlause.bsky.social @ritagonmar.bsky.social @seelio.bsky.social https://media.tenor.com/703cbtolrSkAAAAC/butterfly-images.gif?hh=214&ww=22029 Nov 2024 13:15 +0000at://did:plc:6rrey6j2vx6vbme4s3gxn5f7/app.bsky.feed.post/3lc3nzbnlm22ahttps://bsky.app/profile/lisaschmors.bsky.social/post/3lbzhpmsz422oHello, Bluesky! 🦋 Excited to join and share that I just finished my PhD 🎓 Grateful for all I’ve learned, the support I’ve received, and the 825 coffees that fueled me ☕️ Special thanks to my supervisors, especially @celltypist.bsky.social, for their guidance 🧠🤖 Looking forward to connecting! 🤝28 Nov 2024 16:17 +0000at://did:plc:6rrey6j2vx6vbme4s3gxn5f7/app.bsky.feed.post/3lbzhpmsz422o