
Business Development
Dr. Danko Nikolic
Scientist and AI visionary
Danko Nikolic is a neuroscientist and an AI entrepreneur. He was a group leader at the Max Planck Institute for Brain Research, where he studied the visual cortex and gamma oscillations and pioneered machine-learning-based reading of brain signals. With his team, he demonstrated that brain signals can be meaningfully read by machines, and using only short snapshots, machines can reconstruct what the brain is seeing. He published his work in top scientific journals. He is a co-founder of several startups and the co-organizer of the largest AI Meetup in Europe.
Experience & education
Education
2014 - 2019
University of Zagreb, Department of Psychology
Honorary Professor
2014 - 2016
TU-Darmstadt
Dozent (part-time)
1994 - 1999
University of Oklahoma
PhD in Cognitive Science
1989 - 1994
University of Zagreb
Diploma, Psychology
1987 - 1992
University of Zagreb
Civil Engineering, Engineer
Professional Experience
Since 2022
Robots Go Mental UG
Co-founder, CEO
Since 2023
Intelimensa
Co-founder
2021 - 2023
evocenta GmbH
Head of AI and Data Science, dep. CDO
2018 - 2021
savedroid AG
CDO, Head of AI
2017 - 2018
Teradata
Senior Data Scientist
2016 - 2017
CSC/DXC
Lead Data Scientist
1999 - 2016
Max-Planck Institute for Brain Research
Group Leader

100+
Scientific publications
Responsibilities
- Business development
- Customer engagement
- Strategy & vision
- Technology development