π-Extended carbazoles exhibit intriguing electronic and optical properties that make them attractive for diverse applications such as OLEDs, OFETs, and solar cells. In this project, new methods for the synthesis of these N-heterocycles will be explored and their application as organic materials will be intensively investigated.

Insects face a wide range of light intensities, which gradually change throughout the daily cycle, and suddenly change between celestial conditions or habitat types. To understand how insects extract relevant information from such dynamic visual scenes, it is necessary to study both sensory processing and behaviour, which influence each other reciprocally. To disentangle this closed-loop, I am studying three key-stages: (i) adaptive behaviour, (ii) natural inputs, and (iii) sensory processing.