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    &lt;img class=&#34;m-0 mb-2 subtle-black-shadow&#34; src=&#34;https://bionicvisionlab.org/img/visual-prostheses.jpg&#34; alt=&#34;Diagram of the visual pathway from eye to brain with four places a visual prosthesis can stimulate it. In each, a camera on a pair of glasses feeds a processing chip that transmits wirelessly to an implant: (A) in the layers of the retina, (B) around the optic nerve, (C) in the lateral geniculate nucleus, and (D) on the visual cortex.&#34;/&gt;
    &lt;p class=&#34;mb-1&#34; style=&#34;line-height: 100%&#34;&gt;&lt;small&gt;Main approaches for the design of a visual prosthesis &lt;a href=&#34;https://doi.org/10.1186/s42234-018-0013-8&#34; target=&#34;_blank&#34;&gt;(Fernandez, 2018)&lt;/a&gt; include retinal (A), optic nerve (B), lateral geniculate nucleus (LGN, C), and cortical approaches (D).&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;i&gt;Rethinking sight restoration through models, data, and lived experience.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;We explore the science of human, animal, and artificial vision, bringing together neuroscience, psychology, and computer science to understand how vision works and how it can be restored or augmented.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Our work spans the full spectrum from behavior to computation. We study how people with visual impairment perceive and navigate the world, using psychophysics, VR/AR, and ambulatory head/eye/body tracking. We probe visual system function with EEG, TMS, and physiological sensing. And we design biophysical and machine learning models to simulate, evaluate, and optimize visual prostheses, often embedding these models directly into real-time XR environments. This blend of approaches lets us connect brain, behavior, and technology in ways no single discipline can achieve alone.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The research areas below capture the major questions we are pursuing today.
Our open-source software platforms, including &lt;a href=&#34;../code/pulse2percept/&#34;&gt;pulse2percept&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&#34;../code/bionicvisionxr/&#34;&gt;BionicVisionXR&lt;/a&gt;, provide shared infrastructure across them.&lt;/p&gt;
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      <description>&lt;p&gt;To the best of our ability, we practice open science. The idea is not to simply tick a box of &amp;ldquo;open science&amp;rdquo;, but to make the stimuli, data, and analyses that accompany a publication readable and usable for reviewers and other researchers.
You can find code for most of our publications at &lt;a href=&#34;https://github.com/bionicvisionlab&#34;&gt;https://github.com/bionicvisionlab&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
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      <description>&lt;p&gt;We welcome enthusiastic, computationally minded people interested in understanding vision and advancing sight restoration for people living with blindness. We especially value people who know what they want to learn, take initiative, and follow projects through to completion.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Before reaching out, please check our &lt;a href=&#34;https://docs.google.com/document/d/12Bvxio92_Eh1rZDP3v00QipCD8cP7Ymt6sk6lueoArw/edit?usp=drive_link&#34;&gt;Lab Manual&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h2 class=&#34;section-title fill-width&#34;&gt;PhD Positions (Fall 2027)&lt;/h2&gt;
&lt;p&gt;We expect to recruit one or two PhD students for Fall 2027 through &lt;a href=&#34;https://cs.ucsb.edu/education/graduate/how-to-apply&#34; target=&#34;_blank&#34;&gt;Computer Science&lt;/a&gt; (Dec 16), &lt;a href=&#34;https://psych.ucsb.edu/prospective-students-0&#34; target=&#34;_blank&#34;&gt;Psychological &amp;amp; Brain Sciences&lt;/a&gt; (Dec 1), or &lt;a href=&#34;https://www.dyns.ucsb.edu/graduate/apply&#34;&gt;Dynamical Neuroscience (DYNS)&lt;/a&gt; (Dec 1).&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Our current priorities are:&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Visual neuroprostheses / phosphene modeling:&lt;/strong&gt; computational models that predict and control percepts produced by electrical stimulation (see &lt;a href=&#34;../publications/2026-08-deep-neural-activity-shaping&#34;&gt;Moure et al., 2026&lt;/a&gt;).&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Low vision / visual psychophysics:&lt;/strong&gt; active vision, gaze-contingent simulation, and visual rehabilitation (see &lt;a href=&#34;../publications/2026-06-vision-loss-scene-understanding/&#34; target=&#34;_blank&#34;&gt;Johnson et al., 2026&lt;/a&gt;).&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;NeuroXR:&lt;/strong&gt; neural interfaces, perceptual augmentation, and VR/AR/MR for studying vision and behavior (see &lt;a href=&#34;../publications/2025-10-ismar-neuroadaptive-xr/&#34; target=&#34;_blank&#34;&gt;Beyeler, 2025&lt;/a&gt;).&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;If you contact us before applying, please explain &lt;strong&gt;specifically&lt;/strong&gt; how your background and research interests connect to one of these directions. Generic inquiries or descriptions of unrelated prior work are unlikely to receive a response.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;We&amp;rsquo;ll be at &lt;a href=&#34;https://www.sfn.org/meetings/neuroscience-2026&#34; target=&#34;_blank&#34;&gt;SfN &amp;lsquo;26&lt;/a&gt;!&lt;/strong&gt; Yuchen, Hannah, Nora, and Karolina will be presenting posters. If you&amp;rsquo;re thinking about joining the lab, stop by, check out their work, and say hello. They&amp;rsquo;re the best people to ask what working in our lab is actually like.&lt;/p&gt;
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  &lt;div class=&#34;small&#34;&gt;Because we receive a large volume of prospective-student inquiries, we are unable to respond to every individual message. We do read inquiries from prospective PhD students, but generally respond only when there appears to be an especially strong match with our current openings and research directions. Lack of a response should not be interpreted as discouragement from applying through the normal UCSB admissions process.&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;h2 class=&#34;section-title fill-width&#34;&gt;Prospective Postdocs&lt;/h2&gt;
&lt;p&gt;We do not currently have a funded postdoctoral opening, but we are interested in hearing from strong candidates whose research aligns closely with the lab.
If you expect to graduate within the next year and see a strong fit with our work, please reach out early so we can discuss potential projects and explore fellowship opportunities together (e.g., &lt;a href=&#34;https://ppfp.ucop.edu/info/&#34; target=&#34;_blank&#34;&gt;PPFP&lt;/a&gt;).&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h2 class=&#34;section-title fill-width&#34;&gt;Junior Lab Trainees&lt;/h2&gt;
&lt;p&gt;For UCSB undergraduates, the Junior Lab Trainee program is the main entry point into the lab. Trainees attend bi-weekly paper discussions and participate reliably in ongoing behavioral studies (XR, psychophysics, and so on).
Successful completion of a quarter as a Junior Trainee is often a prerequisite for becoming a Senior Research Assistant, although promotion is not guaranteed.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;We accept a limited cohort each quarter. To be considered, please &lt;a href=&#34;https://forms.gle/XGuijmyZX9LSedwn6&#34;&gt;join our waitlist&lt;/a&gt;.
If you already have specialized research experience, you may indicate interest in a Senior RA role on the form.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h2 class=&#34;section-title fill-width&#34;&gt;All Other Positions&lt;/h2&gt;
&lt;p&gt;We are currently at capacity for Senior RAs and Master&amp;rsquo;s students, and cannot accommodate summer interns, high school students, or remote projects.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;small class=&#34;mt-5&#34;&gt;This page was last updated on October 14, 2026.&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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        &lt;img itemprop=&#34;thumbnail&#34; src=&#34;https://bionicvisionlab.org/img/gallery/007%20Prof.%20Beyeler%20sitting%20on%20a%20panel%20with%20prosthesis%20experts%20at%20the%20Eye%20and%20the%20Chip%202023.jpg&#34; alt=&#34;Seven panelists sit at a long table between two moderators at podiums, beneath a projected slide for The Eye and the Chip 13th World Research Congress. From left to right: Gislin Dagnelie at the podium, Ralf Hornig, Mahi Muqit, Avi Caspi, Uday Patel, Michael Beyeler, Eduardo Fernandez, Phil Troyk, and Mohit Shivdasani at the other podium.&#34;/&gt;
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      &lt;figcaption&gt;&lt;p&gt;Prof. Beyeler on a panel with prosthesis experts at The Eye and The Chip 2023.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/figcaption&gt;
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        &lt;img itemprop=&#34;thumbnail&#34; src=&#34;https://bionicvisionlab.org/img/gallery/008%20Bionic%20Vision%20Lab%20cake%20designed%20by%20Tori%20LeVier.jpg&#34; alt=&#34;Round white cake decorated with the Bionic Vision Lab logo, an eye formed by a curling blue wave with a circuit-board pupil, with blue and yellow icing drips down the sides.&#34;/&gt;
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        &lt;img itemprop=&#34;thumbnail&#34; src=&#34;https://bionicvisionlab.org/img/gallery/009%20Jacob%20Granley%20in%20front%20of%20his%20poster%20at%20NeurIPS%202022.jpg&#34; alt=&#34;Jacob Granley smiles beside a poster titled “Hybrid Neural Autoencoders for Stimulus Encoding in Visual and Other Sensory Neuroprostheses” in the NeurIPS 2022 poster hall.&#34;/&gt;
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        &lt;img itemprop=&#34;thumbnail&#34; src=&#34;https://bionicvisionlab.org/img/gallery/012%20Prof.%20Beyeler%20demoing%20BionicVisionXR%20at%20VSS%202023%20while%20a%20participant%20is%20using%20the%20head-mounted%20display.jpg&#34; alt=&#34;In a crowded conference room, Prof. Beyeler, seen from behind, talks with a group of attendees while a participant wearing a virtual reality headset points into the air.&#34;/&gt;
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      &lt;a href=&#34;https://bionicvisionlab.org/img/gallery/012%20Prof.%20Beyeler%20demoing%20BionicVisionXR%20at%20VSS%202023%20while%20a%20participant%20is%20using%20the%20head-mounted%20display.jpg&#34; itemprop=&#34;contentUrl&#34; aria-label=&#34;View larger: Prof. Beyeler demoing BionicVisionXR at VSS 2023.&#34;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;
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        &lt;img itemprop=&#34;thumbnail&#34; src=&#34;https://bionicvisionlab.org/img/gallery/013%20Mac%20and%20Cheese%20trophy%20given%20to%20first%20place%20winner%20Lily%20Turkstra%20at%20the%20lab%27s%20first%20competitive%20Mac%20and%20Cheese%20cookoff.jpg&#34; alt=&#34;Gold-glitter Statue of Liberty figurine covered in macaroni, holding up a saucepan instead of a torch, on a base labeled “Mac &amp;#43; Cheese Champ.” Tent cards around it standing for the anonymous competition entries are named after visual prostheses: PolyRetina, Alpha-AMS, Orion, Argus, and Cortivis.&#34;/&gt;
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      &lt;figcaption&gt;&lt;p&gt;Mac and cheese trophy for first-place winner Lily Turkstra at the lab&amp;#39;s first mac and cheese cook-off.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/figcaption&gt;
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        &lt;img itemprop=&#34;thumbnail&#34; src=&#34;https://bionicvisionlab.org/img/gallery/014%20Group%20picture%20of%20the%20BVL%20team%20at%20the%20Mac%20and%20Cheese%20cookoff.jpg&#34; alt=&#34;Seven lab members smile around a round dining table with a lemon-print tablecloth and plates of mac and cheese, several raising forks (ca. 2022). From left to right: Justin Kasowski, Galen Pogoncheff, Apurv Varshney, Lily Turkstra, Prof. Beyeler, Jacob Granley, and Byron Johnson.&#34;/&gt;
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      &lt;figcaption&gt;&lt;p&gt;The Bionic Vision Lab at the mac and cheese cook-off.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/figcaption&gt;
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        &lt;img itemprop=&#34;thumbnail&#34; src=&#34;https://bionicvisionlab.org/img/gallery/015%20Dr%20Aiwen%20Xu%20getting%20hooded%20at%20the%202024%20Commencement%20Ceremony.jpg&#34; alt=&#34;Aiwen Xu, in blue doctoral robes, smiles as two faculty members place the doctoral hood.&#34;/&gt;
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      &lt;figcaption&gt;&lt;p&gt;Dr. Aiwen Xu getting hooded at the 2024 Commencement Ceremony.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/figcaption&gt;
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