Alex (ziqing) Zhao

Hi, I am Alex (Kanhao) Zhao, some friends may call my Chinese courtesy given name Ziqing (子清). I am a postdoc researcher at UCLA, working on various machine learning and deep learning modeling for various brain images and other modalities data. I primarily focus on the brain disorders, including mental disorders, neurodegenerative disorders, neurodevelopmental disorders and substance used disorders. Collaboration for any directions involving machine learning modeling for various disorders are welcome!!!

Selected Papers

• A dynamic graph convolutional neural network framework reveals new insights into connectome dysfunctions in ADHD
  NeuroImage, 2022

• Discriminative functional connectivity signature of cocaine use disorder links to rTMS treatment response
  Nature Mental Health, 2024

• Individualized fMRI connectivity defines signatures of antidepressant and placebo responses in major depression
  Molecular psychiatry, 2023

Education

Skills

• pytorch
• tensorflow

Interests

Reading

Hiking

Badminton

Sketching

Piano

Awards & Certifications

• Peer reviewer for TMI, MIA, NMH, Neuropsychopharmacology, etc
• ^st Pending