# Ben Shababo

> Computational Scientist & Engineer

Location: Berkeley, California, United States
Profile: https://flows.cv/benshababo

Computational Science & Software Development | Statistics & Machine Learning | Neurophysiology & Behavior | Photonics & Optics | Physical Computing & Rapid Prototyping

Previously:
Video Editing | Video Compositing | Technical Direction

## Work Experience
### Forward Deployed Engineer @ Modal
Jan 2025 – Present

### Machine Learning Engineer @ Modal
Jan 2025 – Jan 2025

### Consultant @ Unknown
Jan 2024 – Jan 2025 | Your Lab
Bringing complex scientific experiments to life for biotech companies and academic labs. I work in close collaboration with clients to design and implement custom end-to-end experimental systems including hardware integration, automation, data management, and analysis.

I also provide evaluation and design of experiments and scientific operations. 

Clients include: Arcadia Science, Adverum Biotechnologies, Eon Systems

### Computational Neuroscientist @ Science
Jan 2023 – Jan 2024 | Alameda, California, United States

### Data Scientist @ Loyal / Cellular Longevity
Jan 2022 – Jan 2023
Worked on projects related to quantitative models of aging as well as analyzing images and image embeddings using transformer neural networks.

### Research & Development Scientist @ Intelligent Imaging Innovations (3i)
Jan 2019 – Jan 2022 | San Francisco Bay Area
Worked primarily on projects related to the Phasor product - a multiphoton, computer generated holography microscopy system.

### PHD Student @ Helen Will Neuroscience Institute, UC-Berkeley
Jan 2014 – Jan 2019 | Berkeley, California, United States
Mapping neural circuits with two-photon holographic optogenetics and novel statistical analyses.

### Data Scientist @ CTRL-labs
Jan 2018 – Jan 2018

### Freelance Editor, Technical Director, Assistant Editor, VFX @ Unknown
Jan 2008 – Jan 2012

### Technical Director @ Bug Editorial Inc
Jan 2010 – Jan 2011

### Assistant Editor @ Bug Editorial Inc
Jan 2006 – Jan 2008


## Education
### Doctor of Philosophy - PhD in Neuroscience and Statistics
University of California, Berkeley

### Bachelor of Science - BS in Neuroscience & Behavior, Computer Science, Statistics
Columbia University

### Film & Media Arts
Temple University


## Contact & Social
- LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/shababo

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Last updated: 2026-04-10