Areas of Focus
- High-performance computing based on biomedical image big data
- Neural imaging and brain network visualization
- Brain science knowledge base and knowledge graph
- Artificial intelligence and brain-like computing
Work Experience
- 2011.3-2016.8: Associate Professor, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan National Laboratory for Optoelectronics
- 2016.9-present: Professor, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan National Laboratory for Optoelectronics
Academic Background & Achievements
- 2001-2005: Bachelor in Biomedical Engineering, Huazhong University of Science and Technology
- 2005-2011: PhD in Biomedical Engineering, Huazhong University of Science and Technology
- 2011: National Outstanding Youth Science Fund Award
Publications
- DeepBrainSeg: Automated Brain Region Segmentation for Micro-Optical Images With a Convolutional Neural Network, Li A et al., 2021
- High-definition imaging using line-illumination modulation microscopy, Li A et al., 2021
- A whole-brain map of long-range inputs to GABAergic interneurons in the mouse medial prefrontal cortex, Li A et al., 2019
- Automatic macroscopic density artefact removal in a Nissl-stained microscopic atlas of whole mouse brain, Li A et al., 2013
- GTree: an Open-source Tool for Dense Reconstruction of Brain-wide Neuronal Population, Li A et al., 2020
- Reconstruction of the Hypothalamo-Neurohypophysial System and Functional Dissection of Magnocellular Oxytocin Neurons in the Brain, Li A et al., 2021
Awards
- 2006: First Prize in Science and Technology Progress, Hubei Province (6/11)
- 2013: National Excellent Doctoral Dissertation Award
- 2014: Second Prize of National Technology Invention (3/8)
- 2014: Huazhong University of Science and Technology Academic Newcomer Award
- 2021: Huang Jiasi Biomedical Engineering Award for Technical Invention, First Prize (3/8)