Yuan Zhang
Research Scientist at Stanford University School of Medicine
Palo Alto, California, United States
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Top SchoolYuan Zhang is a research scientist at Stanford Medicine with 11 years of experience bridging cognitive neuroscience and computational methods, holding a Ph.D. from Peking University and a B.E. in Computer Science. He specializes in multimodal neuroimaging (EEG, fMRI), graph-theoretic network analysis, and machine learning to map brain network organization underlying affective and cognitive processing in children with and without neurodevelopmental disorders. His work spans translational projects—from VR-based mental workload biomarkers to concurrent EEG-fMRI studies of stress and working memory—demonstrating an ability to design realistic experiments and extract robust network biomarkers. Based in Palo Alto, he combines rigorous experimental design with engineering fluency, enabling cross-disciplinary collaboration and advanced analytic pipelines. An often-overlooked strength is his track record of communicating science broadly, from teaching and media collaborations to contributing to applied case studies and publications.
11 years of coding experience
1 year of employment as a software developer
Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Psychology (Cognitive Neuroscience), Graduated with Distinction, Beijing, China, Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Psychology (Cognitive Neuroscience), Graduated with Distinction, Beijing, China at Peking UniversityVisiting Student, Psychology, Visiting Student, Psychology at The University of New MexicoBachelor's degree, Computer Science, Graduated with Distinction, Beijing University of Technology, Bachelor's degree, Computer Science, Graduated with Distinction, Beijing University of Technology at Beijing University of Technology
English
Github Skills (4)
exploratory3
python2
exploratory-data-analysis2
data-analysis1
Github contributions (5)
angelayuan/deep-learning-projects
Jun 2018 - Jul 2018
Contributions:15 commits, 27 pushes, 1 branch in 15 days
scsnl/YZ_HCP_DNN_Gender_2023
Feb 2023 - Feb 2024
Contributions:10 pushes in 1 year
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