PeopleofSuperintelligence

Researcher

Bertrand Thirion

Thirion coauthored a 2010 study using random forests for feature selection in decoding functional MRI data. He led the DATAIA Institute from 2018 to 2021. The institute connects AI, data science and their societal impact at Paris-Saclay. Thirion contributed to algorithms and software for neuroimaging, including Nilearn and scikit-learn. These are shared software projects.

Works
537
Citations
76,990
h-index
54

Publication numbers from OpenAlex, as of 14 October 2026.

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Timeline

  1. 2010

    Learning from brain images

    Thirion coauthored a 2010 study using random forests for feature selection in decoding functional MRI data.

  2. 2018–2021

    DATAIA leadership

    He led the DATAIA Institute from 2018 to 2021. The institute connects AI, data science and their societal impact at Paris-Saclay.

  3. As of October 2026

    Research software

    Thirion contributed to algorithms and software for neuroimaging, including Nilearn and scikit-learn. These are shared software projects.

Sources and credits

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  1. Bertrand Thirion // pages.saclay.inria.fr. Checked 13 October 2026.