Qiang Chen
Instructor at University of Washington
Seattle, Washington, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolQiang Chen is an instructor and computational neuroscientist in Seattle with a decade of experience at the interface of biology and AI, specializing in mathematical modeling, electrophysiology, and functional imaging. His PhD training and cross-disciplinary education—from theoretical physics to entrepreneurship—drive bio-realistic models and experimentally grounded computational studies of retinal circuits. At the University of Washington he has led multiple projects that reverse-engineer photoreceptor transduction, dissect pathway-specific light adaptation, and reveal synaptic mechanisms shaping visual encoding, translating model invertibility into stimulus design. He combines high-performance computing and hands-on electrophysiology to connect single-cell biophysics with population-level retinal responses, informing potential non-invasive diagnostics. Beyond publications and conference talks, he brings an uncommon blend of theoretical rigor and practical lab skills that enables hypotheses to move quickly from code to experiment.
10 years of coding experience
B.S, Theoretical Physics, 3.75, B.S, Theoretical Physics, 3.75 at University of Science and Technology of ChinaDoctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Computational Neuroscience, 3.8, Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Computational Neuroscience, 3.8 at University of ChicagoEntrepreneurship studies, Entrepreneurship studies at The University of Chicago Booth School of BusinessPh.D student, Biology, General, Ph.D student, Biology, General at Northwestern UniversityBachelor of Arts - BA, Engineering Physics/Applied Physics, 3.8, Bachelor of Arts - BA, Engineering Physics/Applied Physics, 3.8 at The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
English, Chinese
Stackoverflow
223reputation
38kreached
11answers
5questions
Github Skills (200)
javascript-framework10
http-client10
visual-studio10
discord-js10
broadcasting10
in-progress10
obs10
recording10
credit-card10
html10
finance10
aes10
nodejs10
package-manager10
css10
Programming languages (17)
Github contributions (5)
ftis-admin/oxam-bleh
Sep 2017 - Jun 2020
Integrateable Oxam Admin Panel (well currently on development, and will be escalaed to the main Oxam system soon)
Contributions:2 PRs, 27 pushes, 1 branch in 2 years 8 months
admin-panelpaneladmin
ftis-admin/tak-urus
Nov 2017 - Jun 2022
Taurus file retriveral point
Contributions:1 PR, 12 pushes, 1 branch in 4 years 7 months
tauruspoint
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