Principal Investigator
Professor Faisal Mushtaq
Faisal leads MyPhone/MyBrain. His research focuses on scalable, open approaches to brain-data science, linking large-scale experimental studies with population health data.
Meet the MyPhone/MyBrain team.
Meet the people planning, delivering and supporting MyPhone/MyBrain across Bradford and Leeds.
The MyPhone/MyBrain team.
Project Manager
Dr Sarmad Ali
Sarmad manages project operations, timelines and partnerships, bringing extensive experience in coordinating complex multi-site research programmes.
Researcher
Dr Olivia Jones
Olivia contributes to research on cognitive development and EEG methods across diverse populations, supporting the school-based data collection programme.
Postdoctoral Researcher
Dr Jasper van den Bosch
Jasper specialises in EEG signal processing and reproducibility, building the open-science data infrastructure that underpins the project's large-scale analyses.
Postdoctoral Researcher
Dr Dominik Welke
Dominik develops robust, scalable methods for multi-site neuroimaging studies, contributing to the computational and data-science foundations of the project.
Research Software Engineer
Dr Layla Kouara
Layla develops and maintains the open-source software tools for EEG data processing and analysis that support reproducible, large-scale research across the project.
PhD Researcher
Kate Hiley
Kate uses school-based and community EEG to improve the accessibility and inclusivity of neuroscience research with young people.
PhD Researcher
Miftah Faizah
Miftah studies adolescent mental health using EEG, focusing on neural markers of mental health symptoms and the relationship between brain activity and social media use.
Co-Investigators and Collaborators
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University of Leeds
Dr Amy Bland
Amy Bland's research focuses on how the brain learns from and responds to other people — including how emotional and social experiences shape behaviour and brain activity. She contributes expertise in developmental neuroscience and EEG methodology.
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University of York
Dr David Zendle
David Zendle is a leading researcher on digital data donation and the analysis of platform engagement data. He contributes expertise in the Smart Data Donation Service and in drawing meaningful patterns from real-world data about how people use digital platforms.
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University of Leeds
Dr Emmanuele Tidoni
Emmanuele Tidoni investigates the social brain — how we perceive and respond to other people's actions, bodies and intentions. He contributes expertise in EEG recording, social neuroscience and experimental design in school-based settings.
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Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Dr John Pickavance
John Pickavance brings clinical and NHS leadership expertise to the project, supporting the partnership between the research programme and Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.
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Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Dr Megan Wood
Megan Wood contributes clinical expertise and NHS partnership knowledge, supporting the connection between MyPhone/MyBrain and Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.
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Born in Bradford
Ms Zarina Mirza
Zarina Mirza leads school-based research delivery at Born in Bradford, one of the world's largest birth cohort studies. She brings extensive experience in working with schools, families and communities in Bradford to design and deliver inclusive research programmes.
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University of Sheffield
Professor Mahnaz Arvaneh
Mahnaz Arvaneh leads research in using machine learning to make sense of signals recorded from the brain and body. She contributes expertise in the methods used to build reference pictures of brain activity across large groups of people.
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University of Leeds
Professor Mark Mon-Williams
Mark Mon-Williams leads the Centre for Applied Education Research (CAER) and is a driving force behind Connected West Yorkshire. He brings expertise in population-scale education research, school–university partnerships and the oversight frameworks needed to link research data with education and health records.