Richárd Fiáth is a senior research fellow in the Integrative Neuroscience Research Group at the Institute of Cognitive Neuroscience and Psychology of the HUN-REN Research Centre for Natural Sciences. Specialized in neuroscience research, his main areas of expertise are brain implants, electrophysiology, and brain oscillations. 

Within the framework of the ARP Ambassador Program, Fiáth’s objective is to archive and publicly share research data generated in a national and in an international project. In their research project related to the Hungarian Brain Research Program, one of their goals is to determine the optimal distance between miniature sensors placed on neural implants so that even with a relatively low number of sensors it would be possible to record the electrical impulses of many individual neurons using the implanted devices. To achieve this goal, they analyze brain electrical signals obtained with custom high-density neural implants that have a large number of sensors. In a recently started consortial project supported by the European Union that has an ambitious goal to develop cortical visual prostheses for the blind, Fiáth and his colleagues use optical imaging techniques (two-photon microscopy) to investigate changes in brain activity within the visual cortex of mice induced by electrical microstimulation. 

As part of the Ambassador Program, Fiáth’s further plans include deepening his knowledge of data management, familiarizing himself with new data types, and gaining experience in relation to the European Union's Open Science policy, with particular focus on the mandatory open access sharing of research data following FAIR (Findable, Accessible, Interoperable, Reusable) principles. Finally, his goals include raising awareness among researchers about the importance of archiving and sharing research data, as well as providing assistance to the scientific community in effectively implementing these practices.