Team

PhD with Professor Alexander Borst, Max Planck Institute for Biological Intelligence, Germany. 

• Studied neural mechanisms underlying motion vision in Drosophila. 

M. Tech Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Kharagpur.

B.Tech Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Kharagpur.

Research interests: applying machine learning techniques to increase the performance of brain-machine-interface (BMI) systems and design augmentative artificial intelligence for BMIs.

Fun: playing chess, cricket, and football. He also has a youtube channel where he teaches mathematics and python programming.

Google Scholar | GitHub | LinkedIn | Profile | YouTube |abishekmishra[at]ucla[dot]edu

BS in Physics, UC Irvine, 2016.

BS in Neurobiology & Behavior, UC Irvine, 2016.

Research interests: using machine learning to augment and improve the performance of non-invasive brain computer interfaces as well as understanding interpretability and universality in deep neural network models. 

Fun: snowboarding, surfing, and hiking

bmcmahan2025[at]ucla[dot]edu

MS in ECE, UCLA, 2020.

BS in ECE, UCLA, 2019.

Research interests: developing assistive non-invasive brain-computer interfaces by leveraging recent advancements in machine learning.

Fun: playing violin, (re)watching shows, and admiring wildlife.

johanneslee[at]ucla[period]edu

BS in Cognitive Science, UCLA, 2020.

Research interests: creating computational models that match human neural activity and behavior, specifically in the domain of language. 

Fun: practicing Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu and reading.

Profile | efeghhi[at]gmail[period]com

BS in Mathematics, UC Irvine, 2021.

BS in Neurobiology, UC Irvine, 2021, studied how individual hippocampal subfields contribute to episodic memory and developed conductance-based models of hypothalamic neurons. 

Research interests: using machine learning to model and analyze neural activity in order to better understand the neural dynamics underlying various behavioral states and improve brain-computer interfaces. 

Fun: hiking, camping, and spending time with his dogs

LinkedIn | nhadidi[at]g[period]ucla[period]edu

BS in ECE, UCLA, 2021.

Research interests: studying dynamical mechanisms used by various brain areas to complete cognitive tasks through RNN modeling, neuroscience inspired algorithms, and reinforcement learning.

Fun: rock climbing, working at the UCLA Rock Wall, or flying on the traveling rings at Original Muscle Beach in Santa Monica.

derekxiao93[at]gmail[dot]com

BS in Computer Science, Columbia University, 2022. Research focus on statistical machine learning tools for spike sorting and video analysis. 

Research interests: building control algorithms for closed-loop neuromuscular and brain-computer interfaces. 

Fun: playing tennis, skiing, and pretentious cooking.

Google Scholar | GitHub | Profile | johnzhou[at]g[dot]ucla[dot]edu

BS in Comp Sci & Engr, UCLA, 2024

Research interests: information extraction and data generation with NLP techniques, multi-agent interaction and collaboration, LLM agent, and model robustness

Fun: playing electric guitar (mainly rock and metal music), motor-racing on racetracks and simulators

dyx723[at]g[dot]ucla[dot]edu | LinkedIn

BS in EE, UIUC & Zhejiang Univ, 2023. 

Research interests: multi-modal AI, particularly in the areas of Vision Transformers (ViT), natural language processing (NLP), and audio-text applications

Fun: working out at the gym

LinkedIn | kangningl25[at]ucla[dot]edu

BS in Comp Sci & Engr, UCLA, 2024

Research interests: signal processing, machine learning, and brain-computer interfaces, particularly their applications to speech and language

Fun: playing guitar, running, and reading.

LinkedIn | Github | bryansong[at]g[dot]ucla[dot]edu

BS in Data Theory, UCLA, 2024

Research interests: machine learning and data engineering, particularly deep neural networks, diffusion models for shared autonomy, robotic arm manipulation

Fun: he loves to cook, make coffee, and he plays badminton competitively for the UCLA varsity team.

LinkedIn | Github | andywang0321[at]g[dot]ucla[dot]edu

MS in Computational Linguistics, University of Washington, 2022. 

BA in English, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, 2019.

Research interests: increasing the performance and the generalization ability of non-invasive brain-computer interfaces (BCIs) and integrating BCIs into daily life to make life better. 

Fun: basketball, cycling, skating, and cooking

yanxu2015[at]g[dot]ucla[dot]edu | LinkedIn | Google Scholar 

Research interests: machine learning, bioinformatics, and computational neuroscience 

Fun: exercising, playing piano, and trying new foods

jasontchan[at]g[dot]ucla[dot]edu

Research interests: Her research interests include signal processing and machine learning. 

Fun: trying new foods and spending time with friends.

michaelachou[at]g[dot]ucla[dot]edu

Research interests: machine learning, particularly with applications to biology and neuroscience. His past work involved applying machine learning to CT scans from pre-modern and modern data to identify structural differences between them. 

Fun: playing basketball, chess, as well as playing the guitar and piano, and is an active officer of the UCLA ACM ICPC team.

skaasyap[at]g[dot]ucla[dot]edu

gmunn[at]g[dot]ucla[dot]edu

Research interests: brain-computer interfaces, computational and statistical modeling for human behavior and cognition, and brain-inspired artificial intelligence. 

Fun: watching sports (especially soccer games) and movies and travelling

anna1019[at]g[dot]ucla[dot]edu

Research interests: algorithms, brain-computer interfaces, and machine learning, especially in applications relating to robotics and prosthetics.

Fun: singing, dancing, playing the guitar, and exploring new places.

shannonwang[at]g[dot]ucla[dot]edu| LinkedIn 

Research interests: brain-computer interfaces, computational neuroscience, and machine learning

Fun: playing the piano, reading, and growing flowers.

yoyo_xueyy[at]outlook[dot]com

Research interests: machine learning and shared autonomy

Fun: singing, photography, dance, and rock climbing.

zhoumichael[at]g[dot]ucla[dot]edu