Jane Wang
Senior Staff Research Scientist at Google DeepMind
United Kingdom
Summary
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Top SchoolJane Wang is a Senior Staff Research Scientist at Google DeepMind with a decade of experience at the intersection of cognitive neuroscience and machine learning, applying principles of brain function to improve how machines learn. Her career progressed through research scientist ranks at DeepMind after a strong academic trajectory—PhD in Applied Physics and extensive postdoctoral work—where she led large-scale fMRI/EEG analyses, modeled memory and decision-making, and published first-author work in Science. She combines computational modeling, graph-theoretic and time-series methods, and experimental design to bridge biological insight and algorithmic innovation. Skilled in managing complex datasets and building research infrastructure (including SQL databases for secure participant management), she has a track record of mentoring and winning competitive fellowships and awards. Based in the UK, she brings rare cross-disciplinary depth that informs scalable, biologically grounded approaches to AI research.
10 years of coding experience
10 years of employment as a software developer
Ph.D Applied Physics, Ph.D Applied Physics at University of MichiganBachelor of Science Physics, Bachelor of Science Physics at University of Oklahoma
English, Spanish, Chinese
Github Skills (5)
meta9
alchemy9
benchmark8
reinforcement-learning6
deep-learning5
Programming languages (1)
Github contributions (3)
google-deepmind/dm_alchemy
Feb 2021 - Mar 2022
DeepMind Alchemy task environment: a meta-reinforcement learning benchmark
Contributions:3 reviews, 6 commits, 2 PRs in 1 year 1 month
deep-learningreinforcement-learningmetameta-reinforcement-learningbenchmark
janexwang/psychlab_harlow
Dec 2018 - Dec 2018
Contributions:3 pushes, 1 branch in 1 day
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