In her lecture entitled What's catching your eye? Event-driven sensing and neuromorphic computing for active vision, she will share how she combines neuroscience, artificial intelligence, and robotics in her research, which mimics the way the human brain processes visual information. She will also talk about her journey as a scientist in an international environment, the popularization of science, and how to motivate young people—especially women—to pursue a career in science.
- Date and time: October 30, 2025, at 6:15 p.m.
- Location: Faculty of Electrical Engineering, Czech Technical University in Prague, , T2:C3-132
- Language of the lecture: English
Giulia D’Angelo is an Assistant Professor at the Czech Technical University in Prague, where she develops neuromorphic algorithms for active vision. She earned a BSc in Biomedical Engineering from the University of Genoa and an MSc (with honours) in Neuroengineering. During her Master’s at King’s College London, she developed a neuromorphic system for the egocentric representation of peripersonal visual space. She completed her PhD in neuromorphic algorithms at the University of Manchester, where she received the President’s Doctoral Scholar Award, in collaboration with the Event-Driven Perception for Robotics Laboratory at the Italian Institute of Technology, proposing a biologically plausible model for event-driven, saliency-based visual attention. Following her PhD, she was awarded a Marie Skłodowska-Curie Postdoctoral Fellowship at the Czech Technical University in Prague, during which she explored sensorimotor contingency theories in neuromorphic active vision. After completing the fellowship, she joined the Czech Technical University in Prague as an Assistant Professor. Her current research bridges bio-inspired software and hardware to enable robust, efficient perception and control for low-power, low-latency autonomous systems.
In addition to her research, she is also involved in popularization podcasts (e.g., Brains&Machines, Sottosoglia) and STEAM initiatives.
"Science needs different perspectives and different stories. When more women get involved, we expand the boundaries of knowledge and how we think about the world," says Giulia D'Angelo.
Come and be inspired by the story of a scientist who combines excellent research with the human dimension of science.
The lecture by Dr. Giulia D'Angelo is organized by the Faculty of Electrical Engineering of the Czech Technical University in Prague in cooperation with the Society for Cognitive Science and the Studentská/Hybernská initiative.
Admission is free, no registration is required.
