Shuo Wang, Ph.D. [CV]
Principal Investigator
Email: shuo.wang@mail.wvu.edu
Shuo got his Ph.D. in Computation and Neural Systems from the California Institute of Technology in 2014, and did his postdoctoral research at the California Institute of Technology and Princeton University before joining the faculty at WVU in 2017. His research interests revolve around visual saliency, attention, and face processing, and he also has a strong interest in autism research. He employs an array of neuroscience methods, including psychophysics, eye tracking, intracranial electrophysiology, fMRI, EEG, and computational modeling.
Paula Webster, Ph.D.
Postdoctoral Scholar
Email: pjwebster@hsc.wvu.edu
Paula studies on social behavior in people with autism. She conducts interview with people with autism and uses neuroimaging to understand social perception in autism. Paula received her Ph.D. from WVU Biomedical Sciences.
Runnan Cao, Ph.D.
Postdoctoral Scholar
Email: runnan.cao@mail.wvu.edu
Runnan studies single-unit correlates of face perception in humans. She also uses functional neuroimaging to study face perception. Runnan received her Ph.D. from Institute of Biophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences.
Chuanbo Hu, Ph.D.
Postdoctoral Scholar
Email: chuanbo.hu@mail.wvu.edu
Chuanbo conducts a geographic mapping study of stroke patients in West Virginia and he also studies autism behavior using computational approaches.
Michael Pereira, Ph.D.
Visiting Postdoctoral Scholar
Email: michael.pereira@epfl.ch
Michael visits from EPFL. He works on intra-op recording from DBS patients. He is interested in studying conscious perception of tactile sensation.
Jacob Suffridge
Graduate Student
Email: jesuffridge@mix.wvu.edu
Jacob is a Ph.D. student in Biomedical Engineering. He studies visual attention in healthy and neurological individuals. Jacob received his B.S. from WVU Biomedical Engineering.
Rakibul Hasan
Graduate Student
Email: rh0086@mix.wvu.edu
Rakibul is a Ph.D. student in Biomedical Engineering. He studies the neural basis of visual attention. He is also interested in machine learning. Rakibul received his B.S. from University of Minnesota.
Jinge Wang
Graduate Student
Email: jnwang1@mix.wvu.edu
Jinge is a Ph.D. student in Computer Science. He employs deep learning approaches to study human face perception.
Daniel Liss
Graduate Student
Email: djl0024@mix.wvu.edu
Dan is a Ph.D. student in Biomedical Engineering. He studies cognitive and motor functions in stroke patients. Dan received his B.S. from University of Pittsburgh.
Mindi Ruan
Graduate Student
Email: mr0114@mix.wvu.edu
Mindi is a M.Sc. student in Computer Science. He analyzes human behavior from videos using deep neural network.
Jacob Dameron
Graduate Student
Email: jldameron@mix.wvu.edu
Jacob is a M.Sc. student in Computer Science. He analyzes human eye movements using machine learning approaches.
Xudong Liu
Visiting Research Engineer
Xudong is a research engineering at ObEN, Inc. He collaborates with Shuo and Dr. Xin Li on deep learning and face perception.
Sylwia Brooks
Visiting M.D. student
Email: smrowka@hsc.wvu.edu
Sylwia is an M.D. student at WVU. She studies stroke patients and is currently working on stroke lesion mapping.
Scott Payne
Visiting Research Scholar
Email: spayne7@mix.wvu.edu
Scott visits from the Mathematics Department. He employs graph theory to understand brain network.
Kingsly Jonathan
Undergraduate Research Assistant
Email: kj0039@mix.wvu.edu
Kingsly is a research assistant under the Research Apprenticeship Program. He helps on participant recruitment and testing. He is interested in psychology and cognitive neuroscience in general.
Savannah Hays
Undergraduate Research Assistant
Email: sph0012@mix.wvu.edu
Savannah is a research assistant under the Research Apprenticeship Program. She works on human neuroimaging. She is interested in pursuing a career in medicine.
Sonia-Frida Ndifon
Undergraduate Research Assistant
Email: stn0010@mix.wvu.edu
Sonia is a research assistant under the Research Apprenticeship Program. She works on eye tracking and behavioral testings.