Zied Tayeb
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| Born | April 8, 1991 Tunisia |
| Nationality | Tunisian-British |
| Alma mater | Technical University of Munich |
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| Organization | MyelinZ Group |
Zied Tayeb (born 8 April 1991) is a Tunisian-British computer scientist, neurotechnology innovator, senior lecturer, and tech entrepreneur. He is the co-founder and CEO of MyelinZ Group.[1], a neurotechnology company developing AI-powered platforms that combine neuroscience, artificial intelligence, and gaming to advance brain and body health. Under his leadership, MyelinZ has introduced products including BodyMirror and R-MMS, expanded to four international offices, filed multiple US patents, and raised a multi-million pound pre-seed round, including public funding for an international clinical trial on multiple sclerosis.[2][3][4] He is also a Senior Lecturer (equivalent to Associate Professor) in Brain-Computer Interfaces and Rehabilitation Robotics at the University of Lincoln in the United Kingdom.[5]
Early life and education
Tayeb was born in Tunisia to a Tunisian-British mixed family. He obtained his master's degree in Electrical and Computer Engineering, then pursued a PhD in Neurotechnology at the Technical University of Munich (TUM).[6] His doctoral research focused on brain-computer interfaces for rehabilitation and neuroprosthetic control. He credits his motivation to his mother's diagnosis with multiple sclerosis.[7]
Academic career
Tayeb has held academic roles at Manchester Metropolitan University, the University of Manchester, and the University of Lincoln. He has collaborated with Professor Steve Furber on neuromorphic AI systems.[8] He also held visiting research roles at the National University of Singapore and Johns Hopkins University, and contributed to the Human Brain Project.[9]
Research and innovation
Tayeb's research spans brain-machine interfaces, neuroprosthetics, neuromorphic computing, and AI-based cognitive enhancement. He is the first author of more than 10 peer-reviewed scientific papers and the inventor of over five patents in neurotechnology. His work has been published in journals such as Nature Scientific Reports, Sensors, and the Journal of Neural Engineering.[10]
Startups and entrepreneurship
In 2021, Tayeb co-founded Myelin-H in Luxembourg alongside Samaher Garbaya,[11] followed by founding MyelinZ Group in the UK in 2024. MyelinZ is known for developing the first “Virtual Gym for the Brain,” a portable brain-machine interface platform powered by neuroscience, AI, and gaming to remotely track and enhance brain health on Earth and in space. The company has developed products such as BodyMirror, SpaceMirror, and R-MMS, and collaborates with leading healthcare, space, and research institutions including Stanford Medicine, NYU Langone, UC San Diego Health, and Virgin Galactic. The company has received multimillion-pound venture backing and government grants to conduct a multi-site clinical trial for remote MS monitoring.[12][13]
Recognition
- Top 10 Innovators – NASA iTech (2019)[14]
- Nominee – International BCI Award (2020)[15]
- Winner – Care in Space Challenge (2022), supported by NASA and Axiom Space[16]
- MedTech Rising Star – MedTech World Malta (2024)[17]
Media and public engagement
Tayeb has been featured in Süddeutsche Zeitung[18], Tagesspiegel[19], Silicon Luxembourg, Springer Nature[20], and RTL[21]
References
- ↑ "Enhance Your Brain Health. Unleash Your Potential". MyelinZ.
- ↑ Machuron, Charles-Louis (December 23, 2024). "R-MMS : L'IA et la télésurveillance pour révolutionner le suivi de la sclérose en plaques". Forbes Luxembourg.
- ↑ "Résultats du deuxième appel à projets conjoint dans le domaine des technologies de la santé". gouvernement.lu. May 31, 2024.
- ↑ Georgiev, Teodor (June 6, 2024). "Myelin-H And Arspectra Win Access To €2.41m In Funding".
- ↑ "Staff Directory". staff.lincoln.ac.uk.
- ↑ Tayeb, Zied (April 15, 2022). Validation of Hybrid Brain-Computer Interface Algorithms for Neuroprosthetics Control. mediatum.ub.tum.de (Thesis).
- ↑ Bauldry, Jess (August 23, 2023). "The Founder Who Pivoted To Neuroscience To Help His Mother". Silicon Luxembourg.
- ↑ "Classification and Regression of Spatio-Temporal EMG Signals using NeuCube Spiking Neural Network and its implementation on SpiNNaker Neuromorphic Hardware". Google Scholar.
- ↑ "Human Brain Project". humanbrainproject.eu.
- ↑ "Zied Tayeb - Google Scholar". scholar.google.de.
- ↑ "LIH to Take Part in Innovative R-MMS Clinical Trial". lih.lu. 2024.
- ↑ "R-MMS : L'IA et la télésurveillance pour révolutionner le suivi de la sclérose en plaques". Forbes Luxembourg. December 23, 2024.
- ↑ "Résultats du deuxième appel à projets conjoint dans le domaine des technologies de la santé". gouvernement.lu. May 31, 2024.
- ↑ "NASA recognises young scientist in Munich". tum.de. July 2019.
- ↑ "2020 BCI Award". bci-award.com.
- ↑ "Care In Space Challenge Winners Announced". prnewswire.com (Press release).
- ↑ "MedTech World Announces Its 2024 Award Winners". med-tech.world.
- ↑ "Weltraumrobotern das Fühlen beibringen". sueddeutsche.de. 26 November 2019.
- ↑ Moraht, Friederike (8 October 2019). "Zied Tayeb". Tagesspiegel Background.
- ↑ "Is My Prosthesis Touching Something Harmful? Ask Your Centro-Parietal Lobe". Springer Nature. 28 March 2020.
- ↑ "The Lisa Burke Show: The disease of 1000 faces". today.rtl.lu.
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