Lab Members
Faculty
Li Shen, PhD, FAIMBE, FACMI
Professor of Informatics and Radiology
li.shen@pennmedicine.upenn.edu
215-573-2956
Dr. Li Shen is Professor and Deputy Director of Division of Informatics in the Department of Biostatistics, Epidemiology and Informatics at the Perelman School of Medicine in the University of Pennsylvania. He serves as the Associate Director for Bioinformatics at the IBI and the Faculty Director of the IBI Bioinformatics Core. He obtained his Ph.D. degree in Computer Science from Dartmouth College. His research interests include medical image computing, biomedical informatics, machine learning, network science, imaging genomics, multi-omics and systems biology, Alzheimer’s disease, and big data science in biomedicine. He is a fellow of AIMBE, a fellow of ACMI, an incoming fellow of AMIA, a distinguished member of ACM, and a distinguished contributor of IEEE Computer Society.
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Duy Duong-Tran, PhD
Affiliated Faculty
duyanh.duong-tran@pennmedicine.upenn.edu
Dr. Duy Duong-Tran is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Mathematics at The United States Naval Academy. He obtained his Ph.D. in Computational Neuroscience in the School of Industrial Engineering at Purdue University. His research interest is in the intersection of applied mathematics and computational neuroscience. During his Ph.D., he was the recipient of Ross Doctorate Research Fellowship, Magoon Teaching Excellence Award, and Bilsland Dissertation Fellowship.
Research Scientists
Ari Z. Klein, PhD
Senior Data Analyst
ariklein@pennmedicine.upenn.edu
Dr. Ari Z. Klein is a Senior Data Analyst in the Division of Informatics in the Department of Biostatistics, Epidemiology, and Informatics at the University of Pennsylvania. He obtained his Ph.D. in Rhetoric from Carnegie Mellon University and his postdoctoral training from the University of Pennsylvania. His research interests are at the intersection of natural language processing, social media mining, corpus linguistics, and health informatics.
Mengyuan Kan, PhD
Research Associate
mengykan@pennmedicine.upenn.edu
Mengyuan Kan, PhD Website
Dr. Mengyuan Kan is a Research Associate at DBEI and IBI, specializing in genetics and bioinformatics. Her work focuses on leveraging omics approaches to uncover genetic variants, genes, and pathways underlying disease pathobiology. She also develops open-source informatics tools, pipelines, and web applications that facilitate reproducible analysis and visualization of omics data.
Dr. Kan earned her Ph.D. in Genetics from the Chinese Academy of Sciences and received training in statistical genetics as a visiting student at Baylor College of Medicine. She obtained her postdoctoral training at the University of Pennsylvania.
Elizabeth Mamourian, MS
Bioinformatician
Elizabeth.Mamourian@pennmedicine.upenn.edu
Ms. Elizabeth Mamourian is a Bioinformatician in the Penn Institute for Biomedical Informatics (IBI) and IBI Bioinformatics Core at the University of Pennsylvania. She obtained her M.S. degree in Biomedical Informatics from the University of Pennsylvania. Her research interests include medical image analysis and biomedical and health informatics.
Postdoctoral Fellows
Sumita Garai, PhD
Postdoctoral Fellow
Sumita.Garai@pennmedicine.upenn.edu
Dr. Sumita Garai obtained her Ph.D. degree in Mathematics with a specialization in Algebraic Number Theory from the Penn State University. Her research interests include applied mathematics, machine learning, and biomedical data science.
Bojian Hou, PhD
Postdoctoral Fellow
Bojian.Hou@pennmedicine.upenn.edu
Dr. Bojian Hou obtained his Ph.D. degree in Computer Science and Technology at Nanjing University. His research interests include machine learning with feature evolvable streams, interpretability study for deep learning models, semi-supervised learning, natural language processing, medical image analysis, and survival analysis.
Shu Yang, PhD
Postdoctoral Fellow
Shu.Yang@pennmedicine.upenn.edu
Dr. Shu Yang obtained his Ph.D. degree in Computer Science at the University of British Columbia. His research interests include computational biology, bioinformatics algorithm, data mining, and machine learning.
Tianhua Zhai, PhD
Postdoctoral Fellow
Tianhua.Zhai@Pennmedicine.upenn.edu
Dr. Tianhua Zhai is a postdoctoral researcher in Professor Li Shen's lab. Tianhua achieved his Ph.D. degree in biological and chemical engineering at Villanova University, US, in 2023. He obtained his master's degree in drug discovery and development at University College London, UK, in 2018. Tianhua's expertise includes computational drug discovery, machine learning, chemistry, and molecular biology. His research interest is in the development of novel therapeutics against human diseases, for instance, Alzheimer's disease.
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PhD Students
Jenna Ballard, BS
PhD Student (Co-mentor: Dr. Qi Long)
Jenna.Ballard@Pennmedicine.upenn.edu
Jenna Ballard is a PhD student in Genomics and Computational Biology at Penn. She received her BS degree in Biomedical Engineering from the Johns Hopkins University. Her research interests include developing machine learning methods to extract predictive insights from imaging data in conjunction with multi-omics and clinical data to enable more precise and effective medical diagnosis and treatment.
Jiong Chen, BS, ME
PhD Student
jiongc@seas.upenn.edu
Jiong Chen is a PhD student in Bioengineering at Penn. He received his BS degree in Biomedical Engineering from the University of Wisconsin Madison, and ME degree in Bioengineering from Penn. His research interests include genomics, neuroimaging, and cytometric analysis.
Travyse Edwards, BA
PhD Student (Co-mentor: Dr. Qi Long)
Travyse.Edwards@Pennmedicine.upenn.edu
Travyse is a PhD student in the Genomics and Computational Biology program at Penn. He received his BA in Physics from Binghamton University. His research interests include genomics, biomedical data science, and machine learning.
Weiqing He, BS, MS
PhD Student (Co-mentor: Dr. Qi Long)
weiqingh@sas.upenn.edu
Weiqing He is a PhD student in Applied Mathematics and Computational Science at Penn. His interests include applied mathematics, machine learning and deep learning.
Sophie Kerney, BS
PhD Student
Sophie.Kearney@Pennmedicine.upenn.edu
Sophie Kearney is a graduate student in the Genomics and Computational Biology (GCB) program on the Biomedical Informatics track and is rotating in the Shen lab in Spring 2025. Sophie graduated from Baylor University with a Science Research Fellows BS concentrating in Bioinformatics. She is interested in analyzing biomedical data related to Alzheimer’s Disease with the intention of predicting the progression and outcomes of the disease.
Boning Tong, BS, ME
PhD Student
boningt@seas.upenn.edu
Boning Tong is a PhD student in Bioengineering at Penn. She received her ME degree from the same program. She joined the Shen lab in January, 2021. She is interested in applying machine learning method to detect Alzheimer’s disease using multimodal brain imaging data.
Zexuan Wang, BS, MA
PhD Student
zxwang@sas.upenn.edu
Zexuan Wang is a PhD student in Applied Mathematics and Computational Science at Penn. He received his BS degree in Mathematics and Physics from the University of Virginia, and his MA degree in Applied Mathematics and Computational Science at Penn. He is interested in the intersection of statistical methods and machine learning.
Zixuan Wen, BS, MA
PhD Student
Zixuan.Wen@pennmedicine.upenn.edu
Zixuan Wen is a PhD student in Applied Mathematics and Computational Science at PhD. She received her MA degree from the same program. Her research interests include applied mathematics, machine learning, and biomedical data science.
Ruiming Ray Wu, BS, MS
PhD Student (Co-mentor: Dr. Mingyao Li)
wuru@seas.upenn.edu
Ray is a PhD student in the GCB program. He was a master’s student in the Data Science program and undergraduate in the Bioengineering and Computer and Information Science programs at Penn. His research interests include machine learning, network analysis, and brain interface.
Frederick Xu, BS
PhD Student
fredxu@seas.upenn.edu
Frederick Xu is a PhD student in Bioengineering at Penn. He received his BS degree from the Johns Hopkins University with major in Biomedical Engineering and minor in Computer Science and Math. His research interests include medical image computing, machine learning, biomedical engineering, and biomedical data science.
Thomas Yu, BS
PhD Student
Thomas.Yu@Pennmedicine.upenn.edu
Thomas Yu is a PhD student in Biostatistics at Penn. He received his BS degree in Biometry & Statistics from Cornell University. His research interests include deep learning, explainable machine learning, and developing methods to better understand and treat diseases such as Alzheimer's.
Qipeng Zhan, BS, MS
PhD Student
qipengz@sas.upenn.edu
Qipeng Zhan is a PhD student in Applied Mathematics and Computational Science at Penn. He received his MS degree in Applied Mathematics from ETH Zürich. His research interests include applied mathematics, deep learning and related statistical and computational problems.
Zhuoping Zhou, BS, MA
PhD Student (Co-mentor: Dr. Qi Long)
zhuopinz@sas.upenn.edu
Zhouping Zhou is a PhD student in Applied Mathematics and Computational Science at Penn. She received her MA degree in Applied Mathematics and Computational Science from Penn, and her BS degree in Mathematics from UC Irvine. Her research interests include applied mathematics, machine learning and deep learning.
Master's Students and Researchers
Hongzhuo Chen, BS
Master's Student
hongzhuo@sas.upenn.edu
Hongzhuo Chen is an MA student in Applied Math and Computational Science at Penn. His research interests include machine learning, NLP, and causal inference.
Tianqi Shang, MS
Postmaster Researcher
tianqi.shang@pennmedicine.upenn.edu
Tianqi Shang is a postmaster researcher in the DBEI at Penn. She received her MS degree in Computer Science from Johns Hopkins. Her research interests include machine learning, NLP and biomedical data science.
Rahul Shukla, BTech
Master's Student
rshuks@seas.upenn.edu
Rahul Shukla, BTech Website
Rahul is a MSE in DATS student at Penn. His research interests include multimodal AI systems in healthcare, NLP, biomedical data science, applied mathematics and statistical learning. In the past, he has worked as a Computer Science Research Intern at the Indian Institute of Technology - Bombay, India.
Lining Wang, BS
Master's Student
Lining.Wang@Pennmedicine.upenn.edu
Lining Wang is a master’s student in Biostatistics at Penn. She received her BS degree in Statistics and Economics from the University of Toronto. Her research interests include clinical trials and brain imaging.
Undergraduate Students
Grace Deng
Undergraduate Student
Grace is an undergraduate student studying Computer Science at Penn. She's interested in machine learning and algorithmic approaches for analyzing biological data and biomolecular design.
Andrés Garcia-Epelboim, BS
Postbacc Researcher
garciaan@sas.upenn.edu
Andrés is a research assistant who graduated with a BA in physics from Penn in 2024. He is currently working on two projects: AD computational drug discovery and gene discovery in AD through brain imaging endophenotypes. He is applying to Ph.D. programs to matriculate in Fall 2025 and is interested in developing new quantitative and computational tools for various biomedical applications.
William Huang
Undergraduate Student
William is an undergraduate student majoring in Computer Science at Penn. He is interested in the intersection between healthcare and big data, and the use of machine learning techniques on biomedical data to streamline research and better understand diseases.
Joseph Lee
Undergraduate Student
Joseph Lee is a undergraduate student currently studying Networked and Social Systems and Data Science at Penn. He is deeply fascinated by the beauty found in machine learning and is driven to build systems that assist humans.
Wesley Liu
Undergraduate Student
Wesley is an undergraduate student majoring in Computer Science at Penn. He is interested in applying machine learning techniques on biomedical data to better understand diseases.
Alvin Pham
Undergraduate Student
Alvin is an undergraduate student at the University of Texas at Austin, majoring in Neuroscience and Computational Science and Engineering. He is an SUIP scholar at Penn. His academic journey is driven by a profound interest in bridging the realms of healthcare and research. Within this interdisciplinary landscape, he focuses on computational neuroscience and the practical application of research insights to enhance patient care.
Chantal van Dongeren
Undergraduate Student
Chantal van Dongeren is an undergraduate student studying Bioengineering at Penn. She is interested in applying machine learning techniques to biomedical data, with a particular focus on neurological applications.
Gabe Weng
Undergraduate Student
Gabe is an undergraduate student studying Computer Science and Economics. He is interested in applying machine learning and statistical modeling to help address complex challenges in biomedical research and econometrics.
Patrick Wu
Undergraduate Student
Patrick is studying CIS at Penn. He is interested in the intersection between healthcare and computer science and hopes to apply machine learning to better understand Alzheimer's disease.
Megan Xie
Undergraduate Student
Megan is an undergraduate student in the University Scholars Program studying biology and computer science at Penn. She is interested in exploring how computer science can be applied to biomedical research and healthcare to improve disease outcomes.
Jaden Yang
Undergraduate Student
Jaden Yang is an undergraduate student at Franklin & Marshall College with a major in neuroscience. He is primarily interested in aging in the brain, but has an interest in the longevity field as a whole. Currently, he is learning how to apply bioinformatics in the lab to these interests.
Charles Zheng
Undergraduate Student
Charles is an undergrad at Penn studying Bioengineering and Computer Science. He is researching computational drug discovery under Tianhua's mentorship.
ALUMNI (Recent since 2023)
Daniele Pala, PhD
Postdoctoral Fellow (04/2022-04/2023)
Daniele.Pala@pennmedicine.upenn.edu
Dr. Daniele Pala is an Assistant Professor the University of Pavia. He obtained his Ph.D. degree in Technologies for Health, Bioengineering and Bioinformatics at the University of Pavia, Italy. His research interests include machine learning, biomedical data science and bioinformatics
Sang Hyun Park, PhD
Visiting Associate Professor (01/2024-01/2025)
SangHyun.Park@Pennmedicine.upenn.edu
Dr. Sang Hyun Park is a visiting professor in the Department of Biostatistics, Epidemiology and Informatics at the Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania. Additionally, he holds the position of Associate Professor in Department of Robotics & Mechatronics Engineering at DGIST. He earned his Ph.D. from Seoul National University in 2014. Previously, he held postdoctoral positions at SRI International and the University of North Carolina, working with Prof. Kilian Pohl and Prof. Dinggang Shen, respectively.
Davoud Ataee Tarzanagh, PhD
Postdoctoral Fellow (Co-mentor: Dr. Qi Long)
Davoud.AtaeeTarzanagh@Pennmedicine.upenn.edu
Dr. Davoud Ataee Tarzanagh is a Postdoctoral Researcher in the DBEI, hosted by Profs. Li Shen and Qi Long. Previously, he was a Postdoctoral Research Fellow in the Department of EECS at the University of Michigan, hosted by Prof. Laura Balzano. He received his Ph.D. in Mathematics from the University of Florida in 2020 under the supervision of Profs. William Ward Hager and George Michailidis. His research interests include Optimization for Machine Learning, High Dimensional and Network Data Analysis, Fairness in Machine Learning, and Tensor Analysis.
Joseph D. Romano, PhD
Postdoctoral Fellow (11/2021-12/2022)
Joseph.Romano@pennmedicine.upenn.edu
Dr. Joe Romano is an Assistant Professor of Informatics at the University of Pennsylvania. He was a postdoctoral researcher in Penn's Institute for Biomedical Informatics and Center of Excellence in Environmental Toxicology. His research focuses on using translational bioinformatics and artificial intelligence to make new discoveries in toxicology and systems pharmacology.
Jingxuan Bao, BS, MA
PhD Student (Co-mentor: Dr. Qi Long)
Jingxuan.Bao@Pennmedicine.upenn.edu
Jingxuan Bao is a PhD student in Genomics and Computational Biology at Penn. He received his MA degree in Applied Mathematics and Computational Science from University of Pennsylvania. His research interests include machine learning, applied mathematics, imaging genomics, biomedical data science.
Karen O'Connor, MS
Senior Data Analyst
karoc@pennmedicine.upenn.edu
Ms. Karen O'Connor is a Senior Data Analyst in the Division of Informatics in the Department of Biostatistics, Epidemiology, and Informatics at the University of Pennsylvania. She obtained her M.S. degree in Biomedical Informatics from Arizona State University. Her research interests are at the intersection of natural language processing, social media mining, and health informatics.
Emily Wang, BS
PhD Student (Co-mentor: Dr. Maja Bucan)
Emily.Wang@Pennmedicine.upenn.edu
Emily is a PhD student in Biostatistics at Penn. She received her BS in Applied Mathematics from Columbia University. Her research interests include statistical/quantitative approaches to genetics/genomics, actimetry/wearable devices, neuroscience, and more.
Jiayu Zhang, BS
Master's Student
zjiayu@seas.upenn.edu
Jiayu Zhang is a master’s student in bioengineering at Penn. Her interests include genetics data analysis, machine learning, and bioinformatics tools, with a strong proficiency in R and Python.
Zhanliang (Aaron) Wang, BS
Master's Student
aaronwzl@sas.upenn.edu
Zhanliang (Aaron) Wang is an MA student in Applied Mathematics and Computational Science at Penn. He received his BS degree in Applied Mathematics from New York University. His research interests are Machine Learning and Natural Language Processing, with a particular emphasis on the Applications of Large Language Models in Biomedical Fields.
Jae Young Baik
Undergraduate Student
Jae Young is an undergraduate student currently studying Computational Biology at Penn. He is interested in combining biological data and computer science to further our understanding in biological systems, diseases, and healthcare.
Akira Nair, BS
PhD Student (Rotation in Fall 2024)
Akira.Nair@Pennmedicine.upenn.edu
Akira is a PhD student from the Graduate Group in Genomics and Computational Biology (GCB). He received his BS in Computer Science at Brown University. He aims to leverage deep learning and multimodal data to accelerate our understanding of human biology, with the ultimate goal of effectively treating and preventing disease in clinical settings.
Manurag Khullar, BS
Master's Student
manurag@seas.upenn.edu
Manurag is a master’s student in Scientific Computing at Penn. His interests include AI ethics, fairness, and trustworthy machine learning. Previously, he was a Data Science for Good fellow at the University of Washington, Seattle, and also worked as a technology policy analyst with the Government of India.
Rohan Shah
Undergraduate Student
Rohan is a Math major at Penn. His interests lie in Machine Learning Research, specifically around reinforcement learning, retrieval-augmented generation, and generative AI for physics/chemistry.
Michael Gao
Undergraduate Student (05/2023-09/2024)
Michael is currently studying Computer and Information Science at UPenn. He is interested in biomedical applications of data science and machine learning.
Weicheng Yu, BS
Master's Student
weicy@seas.upenn.edu
Weicheng Yu is an MSE Data Science student. His interests include data science applications, machine learning, and applied mathematics.
Amy Zheng
Undergraduate Student (05/2024-12/2024)
Amy is an undergraduate student at Penn studying Economics and Computer Science. She is interested in the applications of machine learning, particularly in the field of medicine.
Siwoo Nam, BS
Visiting PhD Student (06/2024-12/2024)
Siwoo.Nam@Pennmedicine.upenn.edu
Siwoo Nam is a visiting student in the DBEI at Penn and a PhD student at DGIST. He received his BS degree in Computer Science from DGIST. His research focuses on cell nuclei segmentation techniques for pathology image analysis. He is particularly interested in weakly-supervised learning, few-shot learning, and applying foundation models and large language models (LLMs).
Sion An, BS
Visiting PhD Student (01/2024-12/2024)
Sion.An@Pennmedicine.upenn.edu
Sion An is a visiting student in the DBEI at Penn and a PhD student at DGIST. He received his BS degree in Computer Science from DGIST. His research interests include Deep learning, Brain-Computer Interfaces, Biomedical data processing.
Ruochen Jin, BS
Visiting MS Student (04/2024-09/2024)
Kyrie.Jin@Pennmedicine.upenn.edu
Ruochen Jin is a visiting student in the DBEI at Penn and a Master student in Software Engineering at ECNU. His research interests include deep learning, federated learning and generative models.
Lina Takemaru, BS, MPS
PhD Student (Rotation in Fall 2023)
Lina.Takemaru@Pennmedicine.upenn.edu
Lina is a PhD student in the Genomics and Computational Biology program at Penn. She received her BS in Biometry and Statistics and her MPS in Applied Statistics from Cornell University. She is interested in applying machine learning methods and developing data analytics tools to multi-modal data to advance precision health.
Aaron Chacko, BS
Master's Student (11/2020-05/2023)
Aaron.Chacko@uphs.upenn.edu
Aaron was a Biomedical Informatics student who is passionate about the intersection of medicine and technology. He received his BS degree in Biology and Public Health from Temple University. His research interests include machine learning, precision medicine, and data mining.
Yuyang Chen, BS
Master's Student (12/2023-05/2024)
brentch@sas.upenn.edu
Yuyang Chen is a AMCS master student, he received his bachelor degree from UIUC in mathematics and computer science. His research interest includes machine learning, deep learning, numerical optimization and computer vision.
Yanbo Feng, BS, ME
Post Master Research Assistant (05/2023-07/2024)
yanbof@seas.upenn.edu
Yanbo Feng is post master research assistant in the Shen Lab. He received his BS degree in Biomedical Engineering and Neurobiology from University of Wisconsin Madison, and his ME degree in Bioengineering from Penn. He joined the Shen lab in November, 2021. He is interested in machine learning, deep learning, and brain-computer-interface.
Brian Lee, BA
Undergraduate and Master's Student (08/2019-05/2023)
leebn@sas.upenn.edu
Brian Lee was a master’s student in the Bioengineering program. He received his BS degree from the Biology department at Penn. He was a CASURG scholar in 2020. He is broadly interested in using computational techniques to make sense of biological/biomedical data; currently, he studies multi-omics and genetic data to better understand biological contributors to Alzheimer’s disease.
Yamei Lu, BA, MS
Master's Student and Post Master Research Assistant (12/2021-01/2023)
luyamei@upenn.edu
Yamei Lu was a research assistant in the Shen lab. She received her MS degree in the Data Analytics Master of Science in Social Policy program in the School of Social Policy & Practice from Penn. She is interested in applying machine learning and big data techniques to real-world biomedicine problems.
Yinfeng Lu, BA
Master's Student (09/2022-05/2023)
luyf@sas.upenn.edu
Yinfeng Lu was a master's student in pure mathematics at Penn. He received his BA degrees in mathematics and physics from UC Berkeley in May 2021. His research interests include machine learning, deep learning, and their applications in medical image analysis.
Shizhuo Mu, BS
Post Master Research Assistant (01/2023-07/2024)
shizhuo@seas.upenn.edu
Shizhuo Mu is an MS student in Bioengineering at Penn. She received her BS degree in Theoretical and Applied Mechanics from Fudan University. She joined the Shen lab in August, 2022. She is interested in biomedical engineering, biomedical data science and biomedical modeling.
Jeffrey Qu
Undergraduate and Master's Student (05/2020-05/2023)
Jeffrey was an undergraduate and master's student in Computer and Information Science at Penn. He joined the Shen Lab as part of the PURM program in May 2020. He is interested in applying machine learning for outcome prediction within healthcare.
Jiahang Sha, BS, MA
Master's Student and Post Master Research Assistant (09/2021-05/2023)
jhsha@sas.upenn.edu
Jiahang Sha was a research assistant in the Shen Lab. He received his MA degree in Applied Mathematics and Computational Science from Penn, and his BS degree in Mathematics – Computer Science from UCSD. His research interests include applied mathematics, machine learning, and biomedical computing.
Xinkai Wang, BS
Master's Student (02/2022-05/2023)
wxinkai@sas.upenn.edu
Xinkai Wang was a master's student in Applied Mathematics and Computational Science at Penn. He received his BS degree in Mathematics, Computer Science, Cognitive Science and Machine learning from UCSD. He joined the Shen lab in February, 2022. He is interested in computer science, machine learning, cognitive science, and biomedical data science.
Tianyi Wei, BS
Master's Student (11/2022-06/2024)
tywei@seas.upenn.edu
Tianyi Wei is a Master's student in Data Science at Penn Engineering. She received her BS in Mathematics from the University of Minnesota. She is interested in machine learning strategies for Alzheimer's disease research.
Yuezhi Xie, BA
Master's Student (04/2022-05/2023)
debxie@upenn.edu
Yuezhi was an MS student of Social Policy and Data Analytics in the School of Social Policy & Practice. She received her BA degree in Literature and Economics from Hamilton College. Her interest lies in the area of machine learning, data ethics, and big data analytics.
Hanxiang Xu, BS
Master's Student (Co-mentor: Dr. Haochang Shou) (05/2023-05/2024)
Hanxiang.Xu@pennmedicine.upenn.edu
Hanxiang is a master student in Biostatistics program. His research interests include mediation analysis, imaging genomics and biomedical data science.
Qiao Xu (Betty), BS
Master's Student (07/2023-12/2023)
qiaoqiao@seas.upenn.edu
Betty is a graduate student at Penn studying Electrical Engineering. She is interested in applying machine learning and big data in healthcare and NLP.
Jia Xu, BS, MS
Post Master Research Assistant (07/2023-07/2024)
jiaxu7@upenn.edu
Jia Xu is a master's student in the Data Analytics Master of Science in Social Policy program in the School of Social Policy & Practice. She is passionate about applying machine learning and big data science in biomedicine. Her research interests include machine learning, data mining, and biomedical data science.
Wenxi Yang, BS
Master's Student (05/2022-05/2023)
ywenxi@sas.upenn.edu
Wenxi Yang was a master student in Applied Mathematics and Computational Science at Penn. His interests include theoretical analysis and applications Machine Learning and Optimization Methods.
Handi Zhang, BS, MA
Post Master Research Assistant (07/2023-07/2024)
handi@sas.upenn.edu
Handi Zhang received her M.A. in Applied Mathematics and Computational Science at Penn, and her B.S. in Applied Mathematics and B.A. in Economics from the University of California, San Diego. She is interested in applied mathematics, machine learning and federated learning.
Ruichen Zhang, MS
Post Master Research Assistant (07/2023-08/2023)
ruichenz@seas.upenn.edu
Ruichen completed his master’s degree in Computer and Information Technology at Penn. He has a background in chemistry from his undergraduate studies. He is passionate about creating web applications and software tools, and utilizing them to enhance research.
Yuqin Zhang, BS
Master's Student (07/2022-05/2023)
yuqinz@seas.upenn.edu
Yuqin Zhang was an MSE student in Data Science at Penn. She received her BS degree in Applied Mathematics from UCLA. She is interested in data mining, machine learning, and biomedical data science.
Lucy Blank
Undergraduate Student (05/2023-05/2024)
Lucy is an undergraduate student at Penn studying Bioengineering and Data Science. She loves problem solving and is interested in using machine learning and data analytics to better understand and advance the field of medicine.
Justin Dong
Undergraduate Student (02/2021-05/2023)
Justin was a Biochemistry student at Penn, and in the Vagelos program. He is interested in machine learning, brain imaging genomics, drug study, and Alzheimer's research.
Amanda Lee
Undergraduate Student (05/2022-05/2023)
Amanda is a Biology and CIS student at Penn. She is interested in the utilization of machine learning in healthcare.
Kenny Liou
Undergraduate Student (12/2022-05/2024)
Kenny is a Neuroscience major with Chemistry and Data Science minors at Penn. He is interested in applying machine learning, data analysis, and developing algorithms to better understand Alzheimer's.
Isabel Lopez
Undergraduate Student (05/2022-12/2022)
Isabel Lopez is a Neurobiology major and Computer Science minor at Georgetown University. She was an SUIP scholar at Penn. She is interested in how machine learning and big data analysis can advance treatments for neurodisorders.
Andrés Mondragón
Undergraduate Student (06/2023-08/2023)
Andrés is an Economics major with minors in Data Science and Statistics at Penn. His interests lie in applying Machine Learning, Big Data, and NLP techniques to a wide range of areas in research including healthcare.
Sandra Vo
Undergraduate Student (05/2023-08/2023)
Sandra is an undergraduate at Regis University majoring in biology and minoring in chemistry and writing. She is an intern from the Penn SUIP and interested in how technology and data analysis can broaden the current understanding of biology.
Austin Wang
Undergraduate Student (05/2023-12/2023)
Austin is an undergraduate student majoring Computer Science and minoring in Data Science, originally from Taiwan. He is very interested in the potential applications of AI and big data in medicine, especially in the area of better understanding Alzheimer's Disease right now. In his free time, Austin enjoys going to the gym, playing basketball, and hanging out with friends.
