Ester Riccardi

PhD student in Computational Neuroscience @ CIMeC (University of Trento)

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Hello there! 🙋‍♀️

I am Ester Riccardi and I am a PhD student in Computational Neuroscience and Generative AI at CIMeC (University of Trento, Italy), where I am supervised by Prof. Roberto Bottini and Prof. Paolo Rota.

My research focuses on 🧠 brain-to-image 🌅 decoding: reconstructing visual experience, mental imagery and dreams from brain activity using generative models.

Previously, I got both my B.Sc. and M.Sc. in Mathematics at the University of Trento, mainly studying Statistics, Network Science and Graphical Models.

Outside academia, I enjoy (trail) running, playing board and video games, reading and watching sport.


news

Jun 14, 2026 Next month I’ll be in Sicily for ICVSS (International Computer Vision Summer School). See you there! 🌊
Mar 20, 2026 Doctoral Student Day! ✨ Great occasion to connect with other CIMeC PhD students, discuss and share research ideas.