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I am a fourth-year Ph.D. student in the Department of Mathematics, advised by Prof. Tim Lewis. My scientific background is largely in computational mathematics, dynamical systems theory and their applications in neuroscience. I also enjoy studying computer science as a weekend getaway.
Recent Endeavors
One of the fundamental challenges in neuroscience is to understand how the intrinsic properties of neurons and the properties of neural networks combine to produce behavior. Networks that produce rhythmic motor behaviors, such as locomotion, provide important model systems to address this problem. I am trying to understand the biophysical and the dynamical mechanisms underlying these neural networks by using dynamical systems theory, peturbation theory and computer simulation. (More...)
Education
Ph.D. Candidate, UC Davis (currently); B.Sc., Zhejiang University (2008).