Members
Founder and Director
Zhe Sage Chen
Principal Investigator
Zhe S. Chen is a principal investigator at the New York University School of Medicine, where he directs the Computational Neuroscience, Neuroengineering and Neuropsychiatry (CN3) Laboratory. He is also a faculty member of the Training Program of Computational Neuroscience at NYU and an investigator of the NYU Neuroscience Institute. His research areas focus on computational neuroscience, neural engineering, data science and machine learning for translational neuroscience. Learn more
Members
Ran Wang
Postdoc
Ran received his Ph.D. of ECE from school of engineering in NYU. Before joining the Chen lab, he was a postdoc at University of California, San Francisco. His research interests focus on AI driven brain-computer-interface and computational neuroscience.
Xiaohan Zhang
Postdoc
Xiaohan received her PhD in Applied Mathematics from South China University of Technology. Her research interests include computational neuroscience, machine learning.
Qihao (Keo) Zhang
Postdoc
Qihao Zheng received his Ph.D in Neuroscience from Center for Excellence in Brain Science and Intelligence Technology (Institute of Neuroscience), Chinese Academy of Sciences in Shanghai. Before that, he received his bachelor's degree in mathematics from Nanjing University. His research interests include brain-machine interface, brain-inspired computing, Neurorobotics, brain simulation and AI for Neuroscience.
Lucas Wang
PhD Student
Lucas is a PhD student in Biomedical Engineering at the Tandon School of Engineering, co-mentored by Dr. Sage Chen and Dr. Katharina Schultebraucks. Prior to attending NYU, Lucas completed dual Bachelor degrees in Electrical and Computer Engineering and Mathematics at the University of Rochester, along with a minor in Psychology. Lucas also completed a Master degree in Biomedical Engineering at Columbia University, with a focus on Neural Engineering, and was awarded the Outstanding Achievement Award. In PhD study, Lucas aims to investigate psychiatric disorders and neural dysfunctions in the area of computational psychiatry.
Motahare Hazrati
PhD Student
Motahare Hazrati is a PhD student in Biomedical Engineering at the Tandon School of Engineering.
Elisha Yousef Ishaal
Master Student
Elisha Ishaal is currently a master student at Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences. His interests are in Bayesian machine learning, reinforcement learning, and neuroscience. Currently, he is working on understanding the hippocampus and entorhinal cortex as a cognitive map for decision making.
Shiji (Jason) Chen
undergraduate Student
Jason Chen is an undergraduate student at NYU majoring in neuroscience and computer science. He is a trainee of TPCN (Training Program in Computational Neuroscience) and a honor track student of neuroscience at CNS(Center for Neural Science of NYU). His research areas include memory replay and hippocampal-neocortical interaction. He is interested in machine learning and brain-computer interface.
Zichao (Alex) Zhang
undergraduate Student
Zichao Zhang is an undergraduate student majoring in Data Science and Computer Science with a minor in Business Studies. He is interested in deep learning and automated decision systems. Currently, he is working on using machine learning techniques to decode latent variables, aiming to enhance interpretability and support neuroscientists in their research.
Alex Hassett
undergraduate Student
Alex Hassett is an undergraduate student studying Computer Science at the Tandon School of Engineering. He is interested in machine learning, generative AI, mathematics, computer vision, and medical AI.
Wenqi Xu
undergraduate Student
Wenqi is an undergraduate student at NYU Tandon majoring in math and computer science. She is interested in dynamical systems and brain computer interface.
Mohamad Khair Altrabulsi
undergraduate Student
Mohamad Altrabulsi is a Computer Science undergraduate student at NYUAD. He is currently a visiting student at NYU. He likes to combine his passion for Machine Learning with his interests in psychology and neuroscience. His current project explores models of forgetting during REM sleep by application to a spiking neural network. He aims to test models of REM sleep, improving the efficiency of Spiking Neural Network in the process.
Iven Zuo
undergraduate Student
MIven is an undergraduate student at NYU's College of Arts and Science, majoring in Computer Science with a minor in Mathematics. His interests lie in machine learning, software development, and finance. During his summer internship, he is developing software to analyze hippocampal-neocortical interactions, to improve data interpretability and assist neuroscience research.
Kangxin Li
undergraduate Student
Kangxin is an undergraduate student majoring in Biomedical Engineering from Shanghai Jiaotong University. She is currently doing a summer intern at NYU focusing on multichannel EEG data augmentation using diffusion models. In her spare time, she enjoys traveling and Japanese animation.
Alumni and Visiting Students
Prathamesh (Param) Kulkami
Postdoc
Prathamesh Kulkarni received his MS, PhD in Electrical Engineering from University of Houston in 2014 specialized in applications of machine learning for biomedical data from the University of Houston. He worked as a Computer Vision Engineer (2014-2016) in the field of medial informatics in Mountain View, California. His research interests are computational neuroscience and medical informatics. His work focus on developing machine learning tools for interpreting EEG data and on scalability of deep learning algorithms to big data analysis applied to medical images.
Zhenfu Wen
Postdoc
Zhenfu received his PhD in pattern recognition and intelligent system (with focus on brain signal processing) from the South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, China. His research interests include Brain-Machine Interface, EEG signal processing, and machine learning.
Guanghao Sun
Postdoc
Guanghao received his PhD in Biomedical Engineering from Zhejiang University in 2019. His research interests are neural coding/decoding and BMI.
Shuo Chen
Postdoc
Shuo received his PhD in Chemistry and Biotechnology from the University of Tokyo. He was a JSPS (Japanese Society for the Promotion of Science) postdoctoral fellow at the RIKEN Brain Science Institute, and was a Human Frontier Science Program (HFSP) Postdoctoral Fellow at the University of California, Berkeley. His current research fields are systems and computational neuroscience. He will start as a faculty job at the Nathan Kline Institue for Psychiatric Research in June 2024.
Sile (Silas) Hu
PhD Student
Sile was a visting PhD student from Zhejiang University. His research interests mainly focus on embeded system developement, brain machine interface, and biomedical signal processing. He was working on accelerating hippocampus decoding on GPU and building a real-time BMI system for acute pain detection.
Zhengdong Xiao
PhD Student
Zhengdong was a PhD student from Zhejiang University, and received his Bachelor Degree in Electrical Engineering and Automation (2012) from Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China. His research interests include embedded systems, computational neuroscience and Brain-Machine Interface.
Xinling Guo
PhD Student
Xinling was a visiting PhD student from Zhejiang University and received a fellowship from the China Scholarship Council (CSC). Her research interests are the complex network and its applications to neuroscience.
Liang Cao
PhD student
Liang was visiting PhD student from East China Normal University in Shanghai. He has a background of physics and is currently interested in neuroscience. His main interest is the formation, representation and transformation of memory, and the neural mechanisms behind these processes. He currently working on the information decoding by using multi-channel local field potentials.
David Rosenberg
MD Student
David received his BS in Neuroscience, with minors in chemistry and mathematics, from the University of Pittsburgh in 2016. He was as a post-baccalaureate fellow in the Laboratory of Biological Modeling at the NIH in Bethesda, Maryland from 2016 to 2017. David was a member of the Class of 2021 at the New York University School of Medicine. His research interests include integrative physiology, computational neuroscience, and data science as it relates to medicine. His long-term goal is to help translate computational approaches into novel therapies for diseases that remain difficult to treat.
Bassir Caravan
MD student
Bassir graduated summa cum laude with his BS in Physics at Hofstra University in 2015, where he did research in theoretical quantum mechanics and computational physics. He was a medical student at NYU School of Medicine, and plans a career as an academic physician. His interests include computational neuroscience and functional neurosurgery.
Apoorva Sagarwal J
Master Student
Apoorva was a master student in computer science at New York University Tandon School of Engineering. Her research interests are machine learning for neuroscience and biomedicine applications. Her master thesis research project focused on the human EEG analysis and brain machine interface.
Alfred Rajakumar
Master student
Alfred was a master student in NYU Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences. He is interested in statistical and machine learning and their neuroscience, engineering or medical applications.
Amartya Prasad
Master student
Amartya was an NYU master student in the Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences, majoring in mathematics. He has a background in Econometrics & Game Theory, in addition to an Undergraduate Degree in Mathematics. His interests lie include the potential applications of machine learning and mathematical modelling to problems in neuroscience and physical sciences.
Xiaohe Xue
Master student
Xiaohe was an NYU master student in the Courant Institute, majoring in Computer Science. He has background in Deep Learning and Software Engineering. His research interests include Computational Neuroscience and Machine Learning.
Sripranav Suresh Kumar
Master student
Pranav was a Master student in NYU Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences majoring in Computer Science, with a background in computer vision and software engineering. His research interests include computer vision, machine learning and computational modeling in the field of neuroscience.
Robert MacKay
Master student
Robert was a student at NYU Courant pursuing a master of science in mathematics. Before joining the Chen Laboratory, Rob spent approximately six years in quantitative roles modeling fixed and floating rate instruments, portfolios, leverage, and risk -- first at AllianceBernstein, where he was responsible for municipal bond portfolios and high yield tobacco bond securities, and then at TCW's private credit group. With the Chen Laboratory, Robert has been conducting research in decision-making and working memory, employing machine learning to build computational models for the brain. He holds separate B.A. and B.Sc. degrees from Tulane University in Mathematics and Philosophy and holds the CFA and FRM designations. Additionally, Robert is a Captain in the Army National Guard, where he is finishing his tour as a company commander.
Caroline Martinez
Master student
Caroline Martinez, MD. was a Master student in NYU Biomedical Informatics Program. She is also Medical Director of Neurodevelopmental Pediatrics specializing in the evaluation and treatment of children with developmental delays and disabilities. She works closely with families to identify a child’s needs and strengths,and assists in obtaining the optimal interventions to promote learning. Her subspecialty interests include complex developmental disabilities, sleep, and multidisciplinary treatment approaches to learning and language disorders.
Yiyun Liu
Master student
Yiyun was a Master student at NYU Tandon School studying Computer Engineering, with a background in artificial intelligence and robotics. Her research interests include machine learning and computational neuroscience.
Meiyu (Emily) Li
Master Student
Emily was a NYU Master student in Data Science, with research interests in natural language processing, and computational neuroscience. She will start her PhD in the University of Maryland in the Fall 2024.
Rohan Prakash
Master Student
Rohan got his Bachelor degree in Computer Science from University of Illinois Urban Champion (UIUC). He is now a Master's student in Computer Science, specializing in Machine Learning and Time Series Forecasting. He earned his Bachelor of Science degree in Mathematics and Computer Science from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign in 2021. Rohan's research interests encompass Computational Neuroscience (specifically, Manifold Learning and Neural Activity Comparison), Time-Series Analysis for applications in Neuroscience, Finance, and Music, as well as Reinforcement Learning.
Ruicheng Li
Master Student
Ruicheng is an NYU master student majoring in applied mathematics. He is interested in building functional and mechanistic models of the brain.
Jungwook Choo
Master/MBA Student
Jungwook is a dual degree Masters student at NYU's Graduate School of Art and Science for Biology and the Leonard N. Stern School of Business. He received his A.B. in economics at Princeton University and his research interests include using reinforcement models to better understand pain chronification, BMIs, and decision-making.
David Geng
Premedical student
David graduated from Duke University, summa cum laude, and with high distinction in mathematics for his thesis on music and deep learning. He is very interested in and has experience in using computational and quantitative approaches to solve problems in biomedicine and healthcare. In the future, he hopes to be a physician-scientist, pursuing a career as both a clinician and researcher. Outside of medicine and research, David is also an avid pianist and has performed professionally at Carnegie Hall. In his spare time, he also enjoys reading, running, and spending time with others. In the Fall 2022, he started his MD/PhD program at CMU/Pittsburgh.
Jonathan Chien
Researcher Assistant
Jonathan received his BA in Philosophy and Biology from Washington University in St. Louis in 2018. He subsequently completed an MS in Biomedical Science (Neuroscience track) at the Icahn School of Medicine studying frontal cortical neuronal population dynamics before joining the Chen lab. His research interests include computational neuroscience and machine learning. In the Fall 2023, he started his PhD program at UT Austin.
Logan Chiang
Undergraduate student
Logan was an NYU undergraduate student studying Neural Science/ Music double major. His research interests include computational neuroscience.
Aaron Hsieh
Undergraduate student
Aaron was an undergraduate student at NYU Tandon School studying Computer Science. He is also a member of the NYU Varsity swim team where he competes in breaststroke, butterfly, and IM. His interests include computational biology and philosophy, and hopes to pursue an MD after college.
Ziteng Wang
Undergraduate student
Ziteng is an undergraduate student at NYU College of Art and Science studying Computer Science and Neural Science. His interests include machine learning, addiction, cognition, and he hopes to pursue a PhD for an AI related area.
Joel Kim
undergraduate Student
Joel is an undergraduate student studying computer science and math. He is interested in machine learning and hopes to pursue a PhD in computer science.
Helen Kemprecos
Undergraduate Student
Helen was an undergraduate student at NYU, majoring in biochemistry and minoring in physics. She is planning to attend medical school and train in neurology. She received undergraduate research scholarship under the Training Program in Computational Neuroscience (TPCN) at NYU. Her undergraduate thesis included research using computational modeling, machine learning and computer programming.
Jonathan Douglas Gould
Undergraduate student
Jonathan was an NYU undergraduate student in the Neural Scicence program. He is interested in computational neuroscience. In the Fall 2022, he will start PhD program in Neuroscience at the University of Michigan.
Crist Chee
Undergraduate student
Crist was a NYU undergraduate student majoring in Neural Science. His academic interests broadly includes computational neuroscience, machine learning, addiction, pain and time perception.
Robert Talay
Research Assistant
Robert received his BS in Biology from Stony Brook University (2018). His research interests include integrative physiology and data science. He is currently doing electrophysiology and BMI experimentss.
Prashanth Ramakrishna
Undergraduate student
Prashanth was an undergraduate student at NYU studying Applied Mathematics and Computer Science. He has previously worked on several modeling problems, including that of the noisy neuronal dynamical system governing sleep-wake bouts in adolescent rats. He is particularly interested in decision-making related to belief in propositional statements.
Haohan Zeng
Master student
Haohan was a Master student majoring in computer science at NYU. He received his BS in computational statistics, with minors in psychology and computer science, from UC Davis in 2018. His research interests include computational neuroscience, neural network and deep learning.
Akhila Devi Devabhaktuni
Master student
Akhila was a master student majoring in Data Science at SUNY Buffalo. Her research interests include computational statistics, neural networks and deep learning. Her long-term goal is to continue research into design of neural networks that can be extended beyond neuroscience. Akhila is currently a PhD student in computer sciencer at the University of Georgia.
Erik Martinez
Research Assistant
Erik received his BS from Cornell University (2009). His research interests include studying neurophysiology in the context of pain via optogenetics, in vivo electrophysiology, and in vivo pharmacology. His long-term goal is to become a Pain Medicine physician.
Eric J. Robinson
Research Assistant
Eric received his BA in Mathematics and Psychology from Williams College in 2013. He worked at Epic Systems (2013-2015), completed premed post-baccalaurate studies at Columbia University in 2018. His research interests include machine learning and health informatics.
Shizhao (Ashley) Liu
Undergraduate Student
Ashley was a senior undergraduate student majoring in Biomedical Engineering from Tsinghua University. She conducted a summer internship at NYU in 2017. Her research interests include computational neuroscience and neural engineering. She is currently a PhD student at the University of Rochester. [Github]
Jianping Zhang
Undergraduate Student
Jianping was an undergraduate student from Beijing Jiaotong University, majoring in computer science and technology. He conducted a summer internship at NYU in 2017 and 2018. His research interests include computer programming, neural networks, deep learning, and single-chip.
Qianning Hou
Undergraduate Student
Qianning was a visiting undergraduate student from the University of Science and Technology of China, majoring in biophysics. He conducted a summer internship at NYU in 2018. His research interests include computer programming, machine learning, and brain machine interface.
Gabriel Dalboozi
Undergraduate Student
Gabriel was a visiting undergraduate student from Oxford University, United Kingdom, with a major in Physics. He conducted a summer internship at NYU in 2018. He is interested in studying computatinonal neuroscience.
Yuru (Kristen) Song
Undergraduate Student
Kristen was a visiting undergraduate student from the University of Science and Technology of China, majoring in space physics. She conducted a summer internship at NYU in 2018. Her research interests are theoretical and computational neuroscience. She is now a PhD student at the University of California, San Diego.
Shreeya Jain
Undergraduate student
Shreeya was a visiting undergraduate student from Birla Institute of Technology and Science Pilani, India, majoring in Computer Science and Economics. She conducted a summer internship at NYU in 2019. Her research interests broadly include machine learning, computer vision, deep learning, and their applications in bioinformatics and neuroscience.
Mingchen Yao
Undergraduate student
Mingchen was a visiting undergraduate student from Nanjing University, majoring in biophysics. She conducted a summer internship at NYU in 2019. Her research interests broadly include computational neuroscience, and modeling of complex neural networks. She is now a PhD student studying Neuroscience at UCSD.
Mengyu Tu
Undergraduate student
Mengyu was a visiting undergraduate student majoring in Physics at the Nanyang Technological University, Singapore. She conducted an internship at NYU in 2019-2020. Her research interests include systems and computational neuroscience, the applications of nonlinear dynamics and machine learning to neuroscience. She is now a PhD student in Neuroscience at the Johns Hopkins University.
Yuxuan Wu
undergraduate Student
Yuxuan was a Biomedical Engineering student interested in applying engineering methods to neuroscience. During her summer research internship in 2022 (Covid period), she studied the generation and propagation mechanisms of traveling waves in the hippocampus formation using a biological-inspired model consisted of spiking excitatory and inhibitory neurons. She graduated from Tsinghua University in 2023 and she is currently a PhD student in Bioengineering at Stanford University.
Chengzhi Yi
undergraduate Student
Chengzhi was a visiting undergraduate student majoring in Biomedical Engineering from Tsinghua University, China. He conducted a summer internship at NYU in 2023. His research interests focus on memory replay, machine learning, brain computer interface.
Qiqi Xian
undergraduate Student
Qiqi was a visiting undergraduate student from the Gifted Young Program at the University of Science and Technology of China. She conducted a summer internship at NYU in 2023. Her research interests focus on neural data analysis and computational neuroscience.
Katherine Eisert
Premed Student
Katherine graduated from the Computer Science major from the Georgetown University. She conducted part-time research at NYU since 2023 and is now conducting full-time research since 2024. She is interested in clinical neuroscience and neural data analysis and will start her MD training at Tulane University School of Medicine in the Fall 2024.
Yibo Chen
undergraduate Student
Yibo is an undergraduate student from the University of Science and Technology of China. He conducted a internship at NYU in 2023. His research interests focus on machine learning and brain-computer interface.
Porsha Chiang
Undergraduate student
Porsha was a visiting undergraduate student majoring in Biological Science (Neurosciences) at the Cardiff University, United Kingdom. Her research interests include sleep and memory.
Nick Zavitsanos
Undergraduate student
Nick was a visiting undergraduate student at the City University of London. He is particularly excited about applying machine learning and especially deep learning to understand the complexity of biological systems. Outside the lab, Nick plays water polo at the Otter Water polo team.