Roberto is a PhD student in the lab whose work focuses on personalized modeling of noninvasive brain stimulation–induced electric fields in the brain after stroke. He leads a research study using MRI-driven, lesion-specific head models to test how different assumptions about post-stroke tissue properties alter predicted electric-field distributions in peri-lesional motor cortex.

In this project, Roberto performs lesion segmentation, builds and runs ROAST-based transcranial electric-stimulation simulations, and conducts quantitative analyses linking electric fields to lesion characteristics such as volume and cortical proximity. He is developing reproducible analysis pipelines that translate these modeling results into actionable guidance for motor rehabilitation studies using tDCS/tACS.

Roberto holds a master’s degree in Aerospace Engineering from New Mexico State University, with prior research in computational fluid dynamics. His interest in modeling blood and electric currents in non-Newtonian fluids motivated his transition into Health Sciences, where he now focuses on modeling brain stimulation–induced electric fields in stroke-affected brain tissue.

His project is embedded within a broader lab effort to optimize stimulation dosing and targeting for upper-limb motor recovery after stroke.