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Forschungsinstitut fuer Augenheilkunde
INSTITUTE FOR OPHTHALMIC RESEARCH
FORSCHUNGSINSTITUT FÜR AUGENHEILKUNDE

Philipp Berens

SurnameBerens
First namePhilipp
NationalityGerman
Present position and titleFull Professor of Data Science for Vision Research, Professor Dr. rer. nat

Business address

Werner Reichardt Centre for Integrative Neuroscience (CIN)
Institute for Ophthalmic Research
University of Tübingen
Otfried-Müller-Str. 25
D-72076 Tübingen,
Germany

Phone: +49 (0)7071 29-88833
E-mail: philipp.berens@uni-tuebingen.de

Academic Education

YearDegreeUniversityField of study
2017HabilitationUniversity of TübingenBiostatistics
2013Dr. rer. nat.International Max Planck Research School for Neural and Behavioral Sciences, University of TübingenComputational / Systems Neuroscience
2009BAUniversity of TübingenPhilosophy
2008DiplomUniversity of TübingenBioinformatik

Professional Experience

PeriodInstitutionPositionDiscipline
2018 -University of TübingenSpeakerCluster of Excellence "ML - New Perspectives for Science"
2018 -Institute for Ophthalmic Research TübingenFull ProfessorData Science for Vision Research
2016-2018Institute for Ophthalmic Research TübingenGroup LeaderData Science for Vision Research
2012-2016Bernstein Center for Computational Neuroscience, University of TübingenPostdoctoral ResearcherComputational Neuroscience
2008-2012Max Planck Institute for Biological Cybernetics, Tübingen / Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, USAPhD StudentComputational / Systems Neuroscience

Academic Awards

2017FEI Technology Award of the German Neuroscience Society
2015Bernstein Award for Computational Neuroscience, BMBF
2013Klaus Tschira Award for a Public Understanding of Science

Selected Publications

See the most recent publications by Prof. Philipp Berens on Google Scholar