Michael Beyeler
Unit: Department of Computer Science, Department of Psychological & Brain Sciences
Title: Associate Professor, University of California, Santa Barbara
Research Expertise
Dr. Beyeler leads the Bionic Vision Lab at UC Santa Barbara, an interdisciplinary research group exploring the science of human, animal, and artificial vision. The lab's mission is twofold: to understand how vision works, and to use those insights to build the next generation of visual neurotechnologies for people living with incurable blindness. The lab operates at the intersection of neuroscience, psychology, and computer science, where questions about how the brain sees meet advances in AI and extended reality (XR).
Dr. Beyeler serves as Associate Director of UC Santa Barbara’s Center for Virtual Environments and Behavior (ReCVEB). His work has been recognized by the National Institutes of Health (K99/R00 and DP2 New Innovator Award) and by UC Santa Barbara with the 2024-2025 Harold J. Plous Memorial Award for exceptional contributions to research, teaching, and service.
Areas of Expertise/Keywords
- Computational Neuroscience
- Neuroengineering
- Computer Vision
- VR/AR
- Assistive Technologies
