I am an ICoN postdoctoral fellow in computational neuroscience, broadly interested in the geometry and neural architecture that underpin neural codes and dynamics.
I studied theoretical physics at Tsinghua University, where my undergraduate mentor, Michael Zhang, sparked my long-term fascination with the deep connections and mismatches among physics, artificial intelligence, and life. For my PhD at Tsinghua with Luping Shi and Sen Song, I worked on brain-inspired mechanisms for soft feature binding and flexible part–whole representations.
My current research extends to the theory of decision-making and emotion, examining how mental disorders such as addiction may emerge from transitions in the underlying neural dynamics.
Outside of research, I enjoy weightlifting, playing and watching soccer (a Bayern Munich and German national team fan for 18 years), old-school popping dance, and—perhaps unsurprisingly—regular visits to physical therapy.