Leilany Torres Diaz

Hello, My name is Leilany Torres Diaz and I am currently an RA in the Phelps Lab at Harvard University, previously a part of the first Kempner Institute Postbac Program. I was trained by the Vision Lab at Harvard University for two years gaining a computational foundation in DNN models and vision models. My previous work included DNN encoding model alignment with the human ventral stream analyzing the alignment with the human lower and high level visual system by accessing benchmark platforms like Brainscore. Since then my research interests have expanded to systems neuroscience and specifically understanding functional connectivity and when it goes awry in psychopathology by integrating systems neuroscience, computational cognitive neuroscience and computational psychiatry. Here is a link to my github projects and I am currently working on using foundation models for fMRI to create better predictive models of psychopathology.