MSNE Reunion Event 2025: A Decade of Neuroengineering at TUM

The reun­ion opened with a warm wel­come by the pro­gram direc­tors Prof. Gor­don Cheng and Prof. Kris­ten Kozielski, who high­light­ed the growth of MSNE from its early be­gin­nings to an inter­na­tional and inter­disci­pli­nary com­muni­ty. Alumni presenta­tions illus­trated the wide range of career paths - from re­search in bi­o-in­spired com­puting to neu­ro­morphic engi­neer­ing and deep learn­ing infra­struc­ture. Their con­tribu­tions showed how MSNE grad­uates apply neu­roen­gi­neer­ing knowledge in di­verse and im­pact­ful ways.

A lively panel dis­cussion en­couraged partic­ipants to reflect on the social re­spon­sibili­ties of neu­roen­gi­neer­ing and the im­portance of ethi­cal, trans­parent re­search. In­for­mal con­versa­tions dur­ing the poster ses­sion and the con­clud­ing get-together strengthened the sense of com­muni­ty among cur­rent and for­mer stu­dents of the Elite Grad­uate Pro­gram “Neu­roen­gi­neer­ing”. Many partic­ipants ex­pressed in­terest in con­tinued en­gagement through future reun­ions and alum­ni talks.

Text: Roua Brini, Elite Graduate Program „Neuroengineering” / Isabell Fischer, Coordination Elite Graduate Program „Neuroengineering”