CV
Education
Ph.D. in Physics
The University of Sydney,
School of Physics
Jan 2020 – Dec 2023
Supervisors: Prof. Zdenka Kuncic & Prof. Joseph Lizier
Thesis: Exploiting Learning Capabilities of Neuromorphic Nanowire Networks
B. Sc. in Physics (Honors) & B. Sc. in Applied Math
Emory University
Aug 2015 – May 2019
Awards, Scholarships & Grants
Award for Postgraduate Excellence in Physics
Australian Institute of Physics, NSW Branch
Nov 2023
Postgraduate Research Excellence Award
The University of Sydney, Faculty of Science
Scholarship Equivalent
Jan 2020
Research Training Program (RTP) PhD Scholarship
The University of Sydney
Offered, unable to accept due to extended visa processing time
Oct 2019
Future of Physics Days Travel Grant
American Physical Society
April 2018
DGRAV Travel Grant
American Physical Society
April 2018
William Baird Physics Award
Emory University, Oxford College
May 2017
Talks and Presentations
Exploiting Learning Capabilities of Neuromorphic Nanowire Networks
Invited Talk, Online, Jan 2024
Condensed and Living Matter Seminar, University of Pennsylvania
Exploiting Learning Capabilities of Neuromorphic Nanowire Networks
Invited Talk, Online, Nov 2023
McMahon Group, School of Applied and Engineering Physics, Cornell University
Toward Efficient and Sustainabel AI with Physical Neural Networks
Invited Talk, Nov 2023
Australian Institute of Physics, NSW Branch
Memristive Reservoirs Learn to Learn
Contributed Talk, Santa Fe, NM, Aug 2023
International Conference on Neuromorphic Systems (ICONS)
Meta-learning and Online-learning with Neuromorphic Nanowire Networks
Invited Talk, Los Alamos, NM, July 2023
Los Alamos National Lab Internal Seminar
Reservoir Computing with Neuromorphic Nanowire Networks
Contributed Talk, Online, Jan 2023
Neuromorphic Materials, Devices, Circuits and Systems
Priming Nanowire Networks For Neuromorphic Computing
Contributed Talk, Heron Island, QLD, Jan 2023
Complexity, Criticality and Computation (C3) Symposium
Neuromorphic Computing with Nanowire Networks
Invited Talk, Melbourne, VIC, Nov 2023
RMIT STEM College Seminar
Dynamic Self-supervised Learning and Information Recall in Neuromorphic Nanowire Networks
Contributed Talk, Sydney, NSW, Sept 2023
Emerging Aspirations in Complex Systems Workshop
MNIST classification using Neuromorphic Nanowire Networks
Contributed Talk, Online, July 2021
International Conference on Neuromorphic Systems (ICONS)
Harnessing Adaptive Dynamics in Neuro-Memristive Nanowire Networks for Transfer Learning
Contributed Talk, Online, Dec 2020
International Conference on Rebooting Computing (ICRC)
Information Dynamics in Neuromorphic Nanowire Networks
Visual Poster, Online, Oct 2020
Brain Criticality
Information Dynamics in Neuromorphic Nanowire Networks
Contributed Talk, Online, July 2020
International Conference on Complex Systems
Inspirals into a Charged Black Hole
Contributed Talk, Columbus, OH, April 2018
American Physical Society April Meeting
In the Media
Technology Networks, Nov 2023
The University of Sydney Press Release, Nov 2023
Teaching and Tutoring
Second year physics computational lab
Academic tutor & session supervisor, Jan 2020 – Dec 2023
The University of Sydney, School of Physics
First year physics tutorial & lab
Academic tutor & session supervisor, Jan 2021 – June 2023
The University of Sydney, School of Physics
Computational modelling (COSC 2002/2092)
Academic tutor, March 2022 – June 2022
The University of Sydney, School of Physics
First & second year physics & math tutorials
Academic Tutor, Jan 2016 – May 2017
Emory University, Oxford College
ADDITIONAL PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES
Reviewer
International Conference on Neuromorphic Systems (ICONS), Program Committee, 2024
IEEE International Symposium on Circuits and Systems (ISCAS), 2024
APL Machine Learning, 2023
Skills
Programming
Python (numpy, pytorch, matplotlib, networkx), MatLab, Mathematica, Java
Creative
LaTeX, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Photoshop, WordPress
Language
Mandarin(native),English(fluent)