Veronika Gambin

About Me

Hi, I'm Veronika! Currently, I'm doing my PhD in Neuroscience at the University of Zurich（UZH).

My research centers on understanding of sleep and sleep-related disorders. My work involves innovative experiments using driving simulations to investigate how various sleep-related disorders affect fitness to drive. By employing a multidisciplinary approach that integrates advanced thechnologies and artificial intelligence, I aim to bridge the gap between scientific findings and practical applications, making impactful contributions to real-world challenges.

Education

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Projects

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Driving simulation-based maintenance of wakefulness test (MWT)

Current project focuses on validating a new standard driving-simulator-based maintenance of wakefulness test (DS-MWT) for precise assessment of excessive daytime sleepiness (EDS).

AI-based microsleep detection during driving

Implementation of automated microsleep episode detection algorithm in DS-MWT for fitness-to-drive assessment.

Auditory evoked potentials elicited by closed-loop stimulation during sleep in children and adults

Investigation of the impact of closed-loop down-phase targeted stimulation during NREM sleep in a pediatric population and comparing the characteristics of AEP components (amplitude and latency) between children and adults to identify age-related differences.

Publications

[1] Veronika Gambin, Nan Li, Esther Irene Schwarz, Kristina Keller, Stefan Lakämper. Validating a novel driving simulation-based MWT against the standard MWT in an OSA-cohort challenged by CPAP-withdrawal (DS-MWT2) – Protocol for a monocentric, controlled, randomized, crossover trial. PLOS One, 21(7):e0341997, 2026. [DOI]

[2] Nan Li, Veronika Gambin, Boris Quednow, Pascal Burger, Ana Buadze, Benjamin Offenhammer, Kristina Keller, Stefan Lakämper. Impact of drug holidays on simulated driving performance in adults with ADHD: a study protocol for a randomized crossover trial. (Under review) [Preprint]

[3] Tzvetan Popov, Nan Li, Veronika Gambin, Kristina Keller, Samuel Wehrli, Stefan Lakämper. Predicting driver distraction using a single channel ear EEG. Available as a preprint. [Preprint]

[4] Tzvetan Popov, Nan Li, Veronika Gambin, Kristina Keller, Samuel Wehrli, Stefan Lakämper. The neuro-ocular costs of texting during driving. Available as a preprint. [Preprint]

Posters

Poster preview: A novel driving simulation-based wakefulness test: Preliminary comparison with the standard maintenance of wakefulness test in healthy adults

A novel driving simulation-based wakefulness test: Preliminary comparison with the standard maintenance of wakefulness test in healthy adults

Sleep Europe 2026 · Oct. 2026 · Maastricht, Netherlands

Poster preview: The Impact of Stimulant "Drug Holidays" on Driving Performance in Adults with ADHD: Preliminary Results from a Simulated Driving Trial

The Impact of Stimulant "Drug Holidays" on Driving Performance in Adults with ADHD: Preliminary Results from a Simulated Driving Trial

Sleep Europe 2026 · Oct. 2026 · Maastricht, Netherlands

Poster preview: Time-on-Task Fatigue During Prolonged Dual-Task Simulated Driving

Time-on-Task Fatigue During Prolonged Dual-Task Simulated Driving

Sleep Europe 2026 · Oct. 2026 · Maastricht, Netherlands

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Conference Presentations

  • Oct. 2026: Poster, Sleep Europe 2026: 28th Congress of the European Sleep Research Society (ESRS), Maastricht, Netherlands.
  • Sep. 2026: Oral presentation, 27th World Congress of the International Traffic Medicine Association (ITMA), Tokyo, Japan.
  • Jun. 2026: Oral presentation, Swiss Society of Legal Medicine (SGRM) Annual Meeting, Chur, Switzerland.
  • Jun. 2025: Oral presentation, Swiss Society of Legal Medicine (SGRM) Annual Meeting, Locarno, Switzerland.
  • Sep. 2024: Poster, Sleep Europe 2024: 27th Congress of the European Sleep Research Society (ESRS), Seville, Spain
  • Dec. 2022: Oral presentation, 6th Saint Petersburg Winter Workshop on Experimental Studies of Speech and Language: Night Whites 2022, St Petersburg, Russia.
  • Aug. 2021: Oral presentation, 3rd International Conference Volga Neuroscience Meeting 2021, Nizhny Novgorod, Russia.
  • Sep. 2020: Oral presentation, Психология XXI века: методология психологической науки и практики 2020, St Petersburg, Russia.
  • Dec. 2020: Oral presentation, Ананьевские чтения – 2020. : Психология служебной деятельности: достижения и перспективы развития, в честь 75-летия Победы в Великой Отечественной войне 1941–1945 гг, St Petersburg, Russia

Work Experience

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