Leila Wehbe. Research Interests. Current Position. Education. Awards and Scholarships +1 (412)

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1 Leila Wehbe +1 (412) Research Interests In my research, I cmbine functinal neurimaging and machine learning t study the cmplex brain representatins that are required when perfrming a naturalistic language task such as reading a bk. Current Psitin University f Califrnia, Berkeley, August nw Helen Wills Neurscience Institute Pstdctral Researcher Advised by Jack Gallant Educatin Carnegie Melln University, August 2015 Schl f Cmputer Science PhD in Machine Learning Special Track in the Center fr the Neural Basis f Cgnitin Advised by Tm Mitchell PhD thesis: The Time and Lcatin f Natural Reading Prcesses in the Brain Obtained Interim MS in Machine Learning in May 2013 Master Thesis: Tracking Stry Reading in the Brain American University f Beirut, June 2009 Faculty f Engineering and Architecture B.Eng. in Electrical and Cmputer Engineering Minrs in Bilgy and Bimedical Engineering Awarded the American University f Beirut Full Merit Schlarship fr undergraduates Undergraduate thesis: A Real-Time Autmated Spike-Srting Algrithm fr Epileptic Seizure Predictin Awards and Schlarships Multimdal Neurimaging Training Prgram Fellwship, Rthberg Research Award in Human Brain Imaging, The Full Merit Schlarship frm the American University f Beirut,

2 Wrking Papers Wehbe L, Blank I, Futrell R, Tily H, Gibsn E, Fedrenk E. Neural activity in the frnttempral language system is predicted by nline language cmprehensin difficulty. Manuscript in submissin. Wehbe L*, Nunez-Elizalde A*, Huth A, Deniz F, Bilenk F, Gallant J. Deep multi-view representatin learning f brain respnses t natural stimuli. COSYNE 2017 pster and travel grant award, manuscript in revisin. Wehbe L, Huth A, Deniz F, Kieseler M, Gallant J. BOLD predictins: autmated simulatin f fmri experiments. NIPS 2016 demnstratin track, OHBM 2017 ral and pster presentatin and merit abstract award, manuscript in preparatin. Wehbe L*, Deniz F*, Tseng C, Gallant J. Different cntextual effects mdulate the representatin f wrd meaning in the human brain. Manuscript in preparatin. Fyshe A, Sudre G, Wehbe L, Rafidi N, Mitchell T. The Semantics f Adjective Nun Phrases in the Human Brain. Manuscript in revisin, biarxiv. Peer-Reviewed Publicatins Wehbe L, Ramdas A, Sterts R, Shalizi C. Regularized Brain Reading with Shrinkage and Smthing. Annals f Applied Statistics, Ramdas A*, Wehbe L*. Nnparametric Independence Testing fr Small Sample Sizes. Prceedings f the 2015 Internatinal Jint Cnference n Artificial Intelligence (IJCAI), ral presentatin. Fyshe A, Wehbe L, Talukdar P, Murphy B, Mitchell T. A Cmpsitinal and Interpretable Semantic Space. Prceedings f the 2015 Cnference f the Nrth American Chapter f the ACL (NAACL), ral presentatin. Wehbe L, Murphy B, Talukdar P, Fyshe A, Ramdas A, Mitchell T. Simultaneusly uncvering the patterns f brain regins invlved in different stry reading subprcesses. PLOS ONE, Wehbe L, Vaswani A, Knight K, Mitchell T. Aligning cntext-based statistical mdels f language with brain activity during reading. Prceedings f the 2014 Cnference n Empirical Methds in Natural Language Prcessing (EMNLP, lng paper, ral presentatin). Sudre G, Pmerleau D, Palatucci M, Wehbe L, Fyshe A, Salmelin R, Mitchell T. Tracking neural cding f perceptual and semantic features f cncrete nuns. Neurimage, 2012.

3 Wrkshp Papers Wehbe L, Talukdar P, Murphy B, Fyshe A, Sudre G, Mitchell T. Tracking Stry Reading in the Brain. NIPS 2012 MLINI Wrkshp, ral presentatin. Fyshe A, Sudre G, Wehbe L, Murphy B and Mitchell T. Decding Wrd Semantics frm Magnetencephalgraphy Time Series Transfrmatins. NIPS 2012 MLINI Wrkshp. Bk Chapters Wehbe L, Fyshe A, Mitchell T. Language prcessing in the brain: Mapping neural activity t language meaning. Language in Interactin: the human language faculty frm genes t behavir, in press. Murphy B, Fyshe A, Wehbe L. Decding Language frm the Brain. Language, Cgnitin, and Cmputatinal Mdels, in press. Demnstratins Wehbe L, Huth A, Deniz F, Kieseler M, Gallant J. BOLD predictins: autmated simulatin f fmri experiments. NIPS 2016 demnstratin track. Demnstratin f the nline engine: Psters Wehbe L*, Nunez-Elizalde A*, Huth A, Deniz F, Bilenk F, Gallant J. Deep multi-view representatin learning f brain respnses t natural stimuli. CCN 2017 pster. Wehbe L, Huth A, Deniz F, Kieseler M, Gallant J. BOLD predictins: autmated simulatin f fmri experiments. OHBM 2017 pster and talk. Wehbe L*, Nunez-Elizalde A*, Huth A, Deniz F, Bilenk F, Gallant J. Deep multi-view representatin learning f brain respnses t natural stimuli. COSYNE 2017 pster. Wehbe L, Blank I, Mahwald K, Furell R, Piantadsi S, Tily H, Gallee J, Vishnevetsky A, Gibsn E, Kanwisher N, Fedrenk F. Neural activity in the frnt-tempral language system predicts nline language. Sciety fr the Neurbilgy f Language 2015 pster. Wehbe L, Vaswani A, Knight K, Mitchell T, The dynamics f infrmatin integratin in the brain during stry reading, Sciety fr the Neurbilgy f Language 2014 pster. Wehbe L, Murphy B, Talukdar P, Fyshe A, Ramdas A, Mitchell T. Mapping the Reading Brain. NIPS 2013 WiML wrkshp pster. Wehbe L, Mitchell T. Decmpsing Neural Activity int Cntributins frm Distinct Tasks. SFN 2011 pster.

4 Talks Invited sympsium. Mdeling brain respnses t natural language stimuli. Sciety fr the Neurbilgy f Language cnference, Invited talk. Mdeling brain respnses t natural language stimuli. Frdham University, Lecture. Language prcessing in the brain: Mapping neural activity t language meaning, with A. Fyshe. Language in Interactin summer schl, Dnders Institute, Invited webcast talk. Mapping the Reading Brain. AI with the best nline cnference, Invited talk. Harry Ptter and the Activity in the Brain. Learning and the Brain cnference n the Science f Imaginatin, Oral Presentatin. A spati-tempral map f reading prcesses in the brain. NIPS WiML wrkshp, Oral Presentatin. Nnparametric Independence Testing fr Small Sample Sizes. IJCAI Oral Presentatin. One-step hypthesis testing fr functinal neurimaging. SAND AI Seminar Talk. Uncvering Meaning Cnstructin and Representatin in the Reading Brain. Infrmatin Science Institute, University f Suthern Califrnia, Oral Presentatin. Aligning cntext-based statistical mdels f language with brain activity during reading. EMNLP Invited talk. Predicting Brain Activity During Stry Reading, Kanwisher Lab, Brain and Cgnitive Science Department. Massachusetts Institute f Technlgy, Invited talk t highlight Brain Initiative at Carnegie Melln. Harry Ptter and the Reading Brain. Ceilidh Weekend, Invited talk. Tracking Stry Reading in the Brain. Reading and Learning Grup, University f Pittsburgh, Teaching Instructr. Data Science fr Cgnitive Neurscience. UC Berkeley, Spring C-Instructr with F. Deniz and M. Lescrart. Instructr. Data Science fr Cgnitive Neurscience. UC Berkeley, Fall C-Instructr with F. Deniz and C. Hldgraf. Instructr. Cmputatinal Neurscience by the Mediterranean. American University f Beirut, January 2016.

5 Teaching Assistant Machine Learning. Carnegie Melln University, Spring 2013, taught by A. Smla and B. Pczs. Teaching Assistant Machine Learning. Carnegie Melln University, Fall 2013, taught by A. Smla and B. Pczs. Teaching Assistant. Multi-mdal Neurimaging Training Prgram. Jint prgram between Carnegie Melln University and University f Pittsburgh, Summer Teaching Assistant. Design and Analysis f Algrithms. American University f Beirut, Spring 2009, taught by L. Bazzi. Tutr. Mathematics, Chemistry, Physics and Bilgy fr students in grades 8 t 12, Service Reviewer. academic jurnals (NeurImage, PNAS, Jurnal f Experimental Psychlgy: General, Jurnal f Neurlinguistics, Neurscience & Bibehaviral Reviews) and cnferences (IJCAI, NIPS). Main rganizer. NIPS Representatin Learning in Artificial and Bilgical Neural Netwrks Wrkshp, C-rganizer. NIPS Machine Learning and Interpretatin in NeurImaging Wrkshp, Member. President s Student Advisry Cuncil. Carnegie Melln University, Member. Machine Learning Department Admissins Cmmittee. Carnegie Melln University, Organizing member. Machine Learning Lunch Seminar ( ) and chief rganizer ( ), Carnegie Melln University. Undergraduate Research Experience Massachusetts Institute f Technlgy, June-September 2008 Mc Gvern Institute f Brain Research Intern, Kanwisher lab Selected Press Cverage Assciated Press. Lab-cated Muggles use Harry Ptter t study brain, picked up by mre than 300 news utlets, 2014.

6 Time. Reading Harry Ptter Prvides Clues t Brain Activity, Scientific American. Hw ur Brains Prcess Bks, Futurity. Scans map the brain as peple read Harry Ptter, Biscience Technlgy. Reading Leaves a Dramatic Imprint n the Brain, NSF Science Nw. EPISODE 29. Science News fr Students. Harry Ptter reveals secrets f the brain, Huffingtn Pst. What Harry Ptter Can Teach Us Abut Neurscience, Trib Live. Reading Harry Ptter prvides clues t brain activity, CMU researchers say, Languages Prficient in English, French and Arabic.