Computation & Theory in Systems Neuroscience

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About Me

I am an incoming Ph.D. student at MIT in the Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences. I received my B.S. from Harvey Mudd College in Claremont, California, with double majors in Physics and a joint major in Mathematics and Computer Science. I completed my humanities concentration in Philosophy.

Research Projects

BrainAlignNet

Deep neural network for registering calcium images of C. elegans's nervous system.

C. elegans Neural Dynamics Modeling

Design customized ANN models to probe how C. elegans neural dynamics correlate with behavior.

Distributed Non-negative Matrix Factorization with Jax (DNMFX)

A distributed NMF based on stochastic gradient descent to reconstruct fluorescent cell components, their activity traces, and the background of where the cells locate.

Neurotransmitter cellular features

Analyze Electron Microscopy images of Drosophila brain synapses to identify significant differences in ultra-structural features among classical neurotransmitter types.

Essays

I love writing! Usually, I document my thoughts in private journals, but I'm trying to share them more publicly on Substack: Dancing Dynamics .

(misc.) Chinese calligraphy

Preface of the Orchid Pavilion (《蘭亭序》) excerpt

Preface of the Orchid Pavilion (《蘭亭序》) excerpt

Tao Te Ching (《道德经》) excerpt

The Great Learning (《大学》) chapter one excerpt