Bio
Cédric Cannard is the Research Director at Evolve, a neurotech company dedicated to creating transformative experiences using cutting-edge technology combining virtual reality (VR), multimodal biosensing & biofeedback, machine learning (ML), and artificial intelligence (AI).
He holds a Bachelor's in Sports Science, a Master's in Neuropsychology and Clinical Neuroscience, and a PhD in Neuroscience. Throughout his undergraduate studies, he worked on brain atrophy in schizophrenia (CEA, ISTCT Research Unit in Caen, France) and brain oscillations in vision and attention (CerCo laboratory, CNRS, Toulouse, France). During his PhD with Arnaud Delorme and Helané Wahbeh, and through his work as a Senior Research Associate at IONS, he developed advanced methods and tools for EEG analysis, collected large EEG datasets in real-world settings using wearable neurotechnology, identified EEG and HRV correlates of well-being, analyzed various biosignals ECG, PPG, GSR/EDA, electrogastrography), identified genetic correlates of psi experiences, trained and applied machine learning (ML) models to classify EEG signals, and investigated various topics such as altered states of consciousness, predictive processes, anticipation, intuition, and individuals with unique experiences or abilities. He is also a member of the Global Consciousness Project and scientific advisor to a few Neurotech Startups.Cédric is dedicated to leveraging innovative, real-world neurotechnology to promote human well-being, flourishing, and potential, and to explore the nature of human consciousness and reality.
