Principal Investigator

The iBRAIN Lab is led by Dr. Abbas Babajani-Feremi, an Associate Professor in the Division of Epilepsy at the Department of Neurology, University of Florida, and serves as the Director of the Magnetoencephalography (MEG) Laboratory at the Norman Fixel Institute for Neurological Diseases. MORE

Research Staff

Hojjatollah Sadeqi, PhD
Research Fellow
My work focuses on applying machine learning techniques, including deep learning and natural language processing, to signal processing and data analysis in brain research. MORE

Zohreh Morshedizad, MD
Research Assistant

I focus on data collection and analysis related to neurological diseases. My work supports advancing our understanding of neurological conditions through in-depth analysis and research. MORE

Ari Heyd, MS
Research Assistant

I have a background in electrical and biomedical engineering. I am interested in medical imaging technology and neurological diseases. MORE

Graduate Students

Babak Ahmadi
PhD student, Industrial & Systems Engineering department
I specialize in developing cutting-edge deep learning models for brain imaging modalities, driving breakthroughs in the study of neurodegenerative diseases. MORE

Angélica Vélez 
PhD Student at Dept. Neuroscience
My research interests include neuroimaging, neurolinguistics, and brain-computer interfaces. MORE

Undergraduate Students

Jake Rogers
Undergraduate Research Assistant
My research interests are a collaboration of the fields of neuroscience and computational analysis, exploring how these disciplines can contribute to a deeper understanding of neurological conditions. MORE

MEG Lab Members

Giridhar Kalamangalam, MD, DPhil

Wilder Family Endowed Professor and the Division Chief of Epilepsy at the UF College of Medicine

Jean Cibula, MD

Wilder Family Endowed Professor and Medical Director for the UF Health Neurodiagnostics Laboratory

Yue Wang, MD, PhD

Assistant Professor

Board Certified in Neurology; Advanced Certification in Clinical Neurophysiology and Epilepsy

Maria Bruzzone Giraldez, MD

Associate Professor

Board Certified in Neurology and Epilepsy

Christine N Smith MD

Assistant Professor

Board Certified in Neurology; Advanced Certification in Clinical Neurophysiology and Epilepsy

Steven N Roper, MD

Director of the UF Health Comprehensive Epilepsy Program and Surgical Director of the UF Neuroendocrine Program

Patrick Langford
MEG Technologist

Amanda Garrett-James
MEG Lab Scheduling

Michelle Harris
MEG Lab Scheduling

Debbra A Livingston
Nurse Practitioner

Alumni

Seyed Hani Hojjati, Ph.D., Postdoctoral fellow at UTHSC (2019 - 2020)
Currently, Instructor of Electrical Engineering in Radiology, Radiology, Weill Cornell Medical College
https://vivo.weill.cornell.edu/display/cwid-shh4006

Haatef Pourmotabbed, M.S.,  UTHSC and UT at Austin (2018 - 2021)
Currently PhD candidate at Vanderbilt University
https://www.vanderbilt.edu/vise/visepeople/haatef-pourmotabbed/

Bahareh Elahian, Ph.D. candidate at the University of Memphis, Memphis, TN (2015 - 2017)

Vahab Youssofzadeh, Ph.D., Postdoctoral fellow at UTHSC (2018 - 2019)
Currently, Assistant Professor; Technical Director, MEG Program, Medical College of Wisconsin
https://www.mcw.edu/departments/magnetoencephalography-meg/people/vahab-youssof-zadeh-phd

Katelyn Kennedy, M.S. student in Dept. Biomed. Eng. at Florida State University (2023 - 2024)

Meelod Heydari, B.S. student at the University of Memphis  (2013)

Negar Noorizadeh, Ph.D., Research Assistant at UTHSC (2017 - 2018)
Currently, Assistant Professor, College of Medicine – Memphis, Department of Pediatrics, Division of Peds Clinical Neurosciences
https://webprod8.uthsc.edu/faculty/profile/?netid=nnooriza

Tyler O’Neill, M.S. student in Dept. Computer Science at UT Austin (2021 - 2022)

Farnazeh Fouladgar, MD (2021 - 2022)