Career
His work includes statistical analysis of electrophysiological measurements, neuroimaging (fMRI, Electroencephalogram and MEG tomography), nonlinear dynamical modeling of brain functions and Software and electrophysiological equipment development. Valdes-Sosa initiated work with quantitative electrophysiology in 1969 with the first Cuban microcomputer, co-founding CNEURO in 1990, an institution which has changed health indicators in his country as well as in others His research includes (computational) theory, methodology, and both fMRI and electromagnetic brain imaging, with contributions to multichannel Electroencephalogram/MEG (1969–1989), Distributed ESI (Electrophysiological Source Imaging, 1989), SPM for ESI (2000), Granger Causality (1998).
Neural mass modeling (1997), and Electroencephalogram/fMRI fusion (2001).
He has been active in promoting Brain Mapping, setting up international collaborations and societies, the Cuban and Latin-American Brain Mapping projects, participating actively in OHBM since 1998, having served on its Program Committee. Doctor Valdes-Sosa studied medicine at the University of Havana, and graduated in 1972.
He also studied Mathematics in 1973. He obtained his Doctor of Philosophy in 1978.
In 1979 he realized a postdoc training on "Neurometrics and Computational Techniques" and “Biophysical Modeling of brain electrical activity” with Professor
East. Roy John at the Brain Research Laboratory of New York University United States of America. In 2011 obtained his Doctor in Science degree. He has also been invited professor of the Institute of Statistical Mathematics of Japan, invited researcher of the Brain Science Institute of Rikagaku Kenkyūsho, Japan and Honorary Professor of University College London. 2010 Head of Overseas Team of Talent Introducing Base for Neuroinformation (111 Project) China. 2011 Visiting Professor for Senior International Scientific of the Chinese Academy of Sciences.
In addition,he has been Doctor of Philosophy advisor of 14 doctoral students.
At present he is Distinguished Professor of Neuroinformatics of the Key Laboratory for Neuroinformation, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, and Program Chair of the Organization for Human Brain Mapping. 1998/2000 Human Science Frontier Program HSFP "Oscillations and brain" 2004 United Nations Program for Development United Nations Development Programme 2006 Grant from the Council on Early Child Development of Canada 2010-2014 Atlantic Philanthropies.
