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1. your name: Yuli Liang


2. the intended topic area for your PhD:

Imaging processing (pattern recognitioin)



3. most important reason for you personally to get a PhD
interest + consolidate my knowledge and skill


4. name three computer scientist which YOU consider most important for the field and what you consider their contribution
4.1. …………………………………….
4.2. …………………………………….
4.3. …………………………………….


5. name the three most important, professionally relevant books which you have read
5.1. ………………………………….
5.2. ……………………………………
5.3. ……………………………………


6. assuming you will collaborate with researchers and explore ideas outside of CS during your PhD studies — which domains are the most likely

candidates for this effort
6.1. …………… medical imaging ………………………
6.2. …………… psychological modeling ……………………….
6.3. …………… film making ………………………..



7. briefly characterize your own digital literacy:

7.1. which programming language do you know (mention them in an order of decreasing familiarity)

C/C++/VC++
MATLAB
OpenGL
LABVIEW


7.2. describe the top three projects (problem, programming language used, for what) which you have done in the past

(1) Computational Modeling: Dopaminergic Neuron
problem: The firing pattern of a Dopaminergic Neuron in vivo is different from that in vitro. We try to explore the reason by building a

simulated neural model.
programming language : C++/C & XPPAUT
for what: Right now many psychopathic syndrome are, we think, relate to the abnormal Dopamin concentration and firing pattern of Dopaminergic

Neuron. This model try to provide some insight of the reason. One neural model was build. With different value of the variable, The simulated

firing pattern of the model can fit both situation. The variable in this model is Calcium concentration.


(2) Computational Modeling: DBS (Deep Brain Stimulation) Project
problem: DBS project works fine in theory but not in our animal experiment. I try to explore the cause by building a simulated model of it.
programming language : MATLAB & NEURON simulation program
for what: DBS is for treating Parkinson's Disease. The model successfully described the experimental results and provided some suggestions to

improve it.


(3) Neuro-signal processing:
problem: Analyzing the experimental electroencephalogram (EEG) signals by Wavelet transform.
programming language: MATLAB
for what: The patient with epilepsy sometimes can "feel something wrong" before the seizure. We hope to find a significant/consistant EEG

signals before the seizure.




7.3. which are the top three applications that you are familiar with (e.g. Photoshop, Canvas, Dreamweaver, iMovie, ….)?

photoshop
MS Office
SolidWorks
Rhinoceros (CAD Software)


8. List your three favorite topics that you would like to see discussed in this course!
8.1. ……… After the graduation,, what is waiting for us? academia vs. industry ……………………………..
8.2. ……… What's CS all about? just curious, although I don't think there would be just one answer for that…………………..
8.3. ……………………………………..

Last modified 30 August 2007 at 12:33 pm by Yuli