Summary
Ruogu Fang is a biomedical engineer and AI researcher with eight years of experience translating machine learning and multimodal medical imaging into precision brain-health solutions. As a tenured professor and PI on NIH and NSF-funded projects, she develops methods for quantifying brain dynamics, early Alzheimer’s diagnosis, and individualized treatment prediction, and she leads the SMILE lab to blend technical rigor with a collaborative culture. She bridges academia and industry as co-founder and CTO of MediCore AI and holds visiting positions at Harvard, Stanford, and international institutions, reflecting a strong translational focus. Fang’s work has earned top conference and journal recognition and public attention from outlets like Forbes and The Washington Post, and she actively promotes equity in neuroimaging as President of Women in MICCAI. An under-the-radar strength is her track record of turning imaging innovations into low-radiation and mobile-friendly solutions during earlier industry internships, signaling a practical bent toward deployable clinical impact.
8 years of coding experience
8 years of employment as a software developer
Visit Research Student Biotechnology, Visit Research Student Biotechnology at University of Cambridge
Ph.D. Electrical and Computer Engineering, Ph.D. Electrical and Computer Engineering at Cornell University
The University of Hong Kong (HKU)
Bachelor of Engineering Information Engineering, Bachelor of Engineering Information Engineering at Zhejiang University
Chinese, English