Zan Huang
Researcher At LIBI at Foresight Institute
Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolZan Huang is a researcher and neurotech entrepreneur based in Boston, focused on neurologically inspired, modular approaches to scaling deep neural networks that aim to reduce parameter counts and improve interpretability. With 11 years of experience bridging academia, early-stage ventures, and community labs, Zan is a 2024 Foresight Institute Neurotech Fellow and co-founded Myelin Neurotech to pursue unconventional, citizen-driven neurotechnology projects. His background in cognitive science and music composition informs a multidisciplinary approach to emergent systems, linguistics, and mass social patterns. Zan’s work ranges from EEG-based “Ready Player One” prototypes to petri-dish neural experiments, reflecting a taste for high-risk, high-reward research outside traditional publishing norms. He also advises startups, holds multiple fellowships and grants, and enjoys hands-on tinkering with thinking machines in maker and creator spaces.
11 years of coding experience
1 year of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Science - BS, Cognitive Science, 3.8 GPA, Bachelor of Science - BS, Cognitive Science, 3.8 GPA at University of MichiganG.E.D, G.E.D at Milton Academy
English, Chinese, German
Github Skills (4)
pytorch3
deep-learning3
machine-learning3
neural-network2
Programming languages (1)
Github contributions (5)
zankner/Dnc
Mar 2020 - Mar 2020
🧠Implementation of Differentiable Neural Computer🧠
Contributions:123 commits, 91 PRs, 96 pushes in 7 days
pytorchdifferentiablecaffe2deep-learningneural-networks
Zan-Huang/EvolutionStudy
Nov 2023 - Dec 2023
Contributions:59 pushes in 3 days
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