New year, new lab members, new preprints

24 February 2026

We’re excited to start the year by officially welcoming many new and familiar faces to the VCCN lab. Arash Akbarinia joined as a research scientist, Lea Schmitt and Saskia Fohs joined as PhD candidates, and Hanie Amiryousefi joined as a research assistant. Welcome to the VCCN lab family!

The first months of the year have already been very productive. We’ve been discussing several new preprints together, offering feedback and sharpening ideas along the way. You can find these exciting papers by Elah, Hilal, Sule, and Lenny here.

We also hosted Helen Blank for a department talk on “Predictive processes in face recognition”.