Partial information decomposition

Partial information decomposition

Can the whole be more than the sum of its parts? Most definitely.

Complexity theory

Complexity theory

Emergence, self-organisation, and cellular automata.

Altered states of consciousness

Altered states of consciousness

Where does the brain go when the mind wanders off?

Philosophy of consciousness

Philosophy of consciousness

Hopefully, of the useful kind.

Integrated information theory

Integrated information theory

The promiment theory of consciousness, with a grain of salt.

Information theory in neuroscience

Information theory in neuroscience

Do neurons talk if no one’s there to hear them?

Lecturer (Assistant professor)
Imperial College London
Sep 2022 – Present London, UK
 
 
 
 
 
Postdoctoral researcher
University of Cambridge
Oct 2019 – Sep 2022 Cambridge, UK
 
 
 
 
 
Neuroscience intern
DeepMind
Apr 2018 – Sep 2018 London, UK
 
 
 
 
 
Machine learning developer
Wolfram Research
Jun 2013 – Nov 2013 Oxford, UK
 
 
 
 
 

About me

Long ago, when the temperature of the universe was around 108 K, I did a Physics degree at the University of Valencia, Spain, truncating what could have otherwise been a promising career as a jazz melodica player. When I decided that neutrinos were interesting but not quite for me, I did a PhD at Imperial College and a postdoc at the University of Cambridge, where I (rather unsuccessfully, in all fairness) tried to solve the mysteries of consciousness and complexity. At the moment I continue to fail to solve consciousness and artificial intelligence as a lecturer at the Department of Computing, Imperial College London.

Broadly speaking, my research lies at the intersection between consciousness science, information theory, complexity science, and machine learning. I strive to ground my research in solid mathematical and theoretical grounds, and whenever possible I publish open-source software to make my research accessible and reproducible. I also have a few online talks for both technical and general audiences you can find in this website.

I often team up with my fantastic friends and collaborators Fernando Rosas and Andrea Luppi. They do awesome stuff, check out their papers too!

For more information you can download my CV.