Ching Fang

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Hi, I'm Ching!

I am a postdoc at Harvard University in Kanaka Rajan's lab. I am interested in theoretical neuroscience and NeuroAI research. I completed my PhD at Columbia University's Center for Theoretical Neuroscience, co-advised by Larry Abbott and Dmitriy Aronov.

I am interested in understanding representation learning in artificial systems tested on real-world tasks and using these findings to gain insight into brain function. I also want to understand how episodic memory supports fast, efficient learning, with particular interest in key-value memory systems.

In the Abbott and Aronov labs, I worked on mechanistic models of memory formation and retrieval, taking inspiration from advances in machine learning. I previously did my undergrad at UC Berkeley, where I studied computer science and molecular & cell biology. There, I worked in the lab of Jose Carmena to understand how neural circuits drive neuroprosthetic learning. I also worked in the labs of Daniel Feldman and Anne Collins.

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