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Moritz Helmstaedter was born in Berlin in 1978. He studied medicine and physics at Ruprecht-Karls-University Heidelberg and later had a brief interlude as strategy consultant with McKinsey. He has received numerous honors for his research activities and is a Scientific Member of the Max Planck Society and Director at the Max Planck Institute for Brain Research. Additional appointments include Professor (Chair, extraordinary professor) for Neuronal Networks at Radboud University, Nijmegen, Netherlands.

Dr. Ali Gholinia is a Research Fellow in the Department of Materials at the University of Manchester, with over 20 years of experience in electron microscopy. His expertise includes materials characterization and processing, and he has worked on the development of electron backscatter diffraction (EBSD) technique and its applications. His current research focus is on 3D correlative and multi-modal microstructure characterization of materials using X-ray computed tomography and serial sectioning techniques in SEM, as well as linking materials microstructure and mechanical properties using in-situ tensile deformation in SEM.