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Name	Shiming Tang
Contact Information	tangshm (AT) pku.edu.cn
Language ability	Chinese, English
Province	Beijing

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Name

Shiming Tang

Contact Information

tangshm (AT) pku.edu.cn

Language ability

Chinese, English

Province

Beijing

University/Lab Affiliation and Title	Peking University
Faculty	Life Sciences
Academic Background & Achievements	1996 - 1998 PhD in Robotics, Department of Mechatronic Engineering, Beijing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics 1994 - 1996 Master of Engineering in Artificial Intelligence, Department of Automatic Control, Beijing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics 1990 - 1994 Bachelor of Engineering in Aerospace Engineering, Department of Aerospace Engineering, Beijing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics
Work Experience	2011 - Present Researcher and Doctoral Supervisor, School of Life Sciences, Peking University 2008 - 2011 Researcher, Doctoral Supervisor, and Chief Expert of Project 985, Institute of Brain and Cognitive Sciences, Beijing Normal University 2004 - 2009 Researcher and Doctoral Supervisor, Institute of Biophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences 2001 - 2004 Associate Researcher and Doctoral Supervisor, Institute of Biophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences 1999 - 2001 Assistant Researcher, Institute of Neuroscience, Chinese Academy of Sciences 1998 - 1999 Assistant Researcher, Institute of Biophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences
Awards	Selected for Major Advances in Chinese Neuroscience, 2020 9th China Youth Science and Technology Award, 2006 Selected for the National Candidates of the New Century 'Millions of Talents Project', 2006 Special Government Allowance of the State Council, 2005 Research Achievement 'Visual Invariance in Drosophila' selected as one of the Top 10 Scientific Discoveries by Chinese Scientists in 2004, 2004 National Outstanding Youth Science Fund Award, 2005 Research Achievement included in the '2005 Science Development Report' (10 breakthrough achievements), 2005 Science Person of the Year 2004, 2004 Second Class Science and Technology Award from the Ministry of Aviation Industry, 1999 First Place in 'Top Ten of Beihang University', 1996 First Class Science and Technology Award from the Ministry of Aviation Industry, 1995 Best Creativity Award at the NHK Creative Confrontation International Robot Contest, 1995 First Place in the First 'Chinese College Students' Cross-Century Development Scholarship', 1995 (10 national winners)

University/Lab Affiliation and Title

Peking University

Faculty

Life Sciences

Academic Background & Achievements

1996 - 1998 PhD in Robotics, Department of Mechatronic Engineering, Beijing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics
1994 - 1996 Master of Engineering in Artificial Intelligence, Department of Automatic Control, Beijing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics
1990 - 1994 Bachelor of Engineering in Aerospace Engineering, Department of Aerospace Engineering, Beijing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics

Work Experience

2011 - Present Researcher and Doctoral Supervisor, School of Life Sciences, Peking University
2008 - 2011 Researcher, Doctoral Supervisor, and Chief Expert of Project 985, Institute of Brain and Cognitive Sciences, Beijing Normal University
2004 - 2009 Researcher and Doctoral Supervisor, Institute of Biophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences
2001 - 2004 Associate Researcher and Doctoral Supervisor, Institute of Biophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences
1999 - 2001 Assistant Researcher, Institute of Neuroscience, Chinese Academy of Sciences
1998 - 1999 Assistant Researcher, Institute of Biophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences

Awards

Selected for Major Advances in Chinese Neuroscience, 2020
9th China Youth Science and Technology Award, 2006
Selected for the National Candidates of the New Century 'Millions of Talents Project', 2006
Special Government Allowance of the State Council, 2005
Research Achievement 'Visual Invariance in Drosophila' selected as one of the Top 10 Scientific Discoveries by Chinese Scientists in 2004, 2004
National Outstanding Youth Science Fund Award, 2005
Research Achievement included in the '2005 Science Development Report' (10 breakthrough achievements), 2005
Science Person of the Year 2004, 2004
Second Class Science and Technology Award from the Ministry of Aviation Industry, 1999
First Place in 'Top Ten of Beihang University', 1996
First Class Science and Technology Award from the Ministry of Aviation Industry, 1995
Best Creativity Award at the NHK Creative Confrontation International Robot Contest, 1995
First Place in the First 'Chinese College Students' Cross-Century Development Scholarship', 1995 (10 national winners)

Areas of Focus	Brain cognition and artificial intelligence Visual cognition
Publications	Geometry of sequence working memory in macaque prefrontal cortex, Xie, Y., Hu, P.Y., Li, J.R., Chen, J.W., Song, W.B., Wang, X.J., Yang, T.M., Dehaene, S., Tang, S. M. & Min, B. & Wang, L.P., 2022 Clustered functional domains for curves and corners in cortical area V4, Jiang, R., Andolina, I. M., Li, M., & Tang, S., 2021 Orientation tuning and end-stopping in macaque V1 studied with two-photon calcium imaging, Ju, N. S., Guan, S. C., Tao, L., Tang, S. M., & Yu, C., 2021 Functional organization of spatial frequency tuning in macaque V1 revealed with two-photon calcium imaging, Guan, S. C., Ju, N. S., Tao, L., Tang, S. M., & Yu, C., 2021 Hierarchical Representation for Chromatic Processing across Macaque V1, V2, and V4, Liu Y, Li M, Zhang X, Lu YL, Gong HL, Yin JP, Chen ZY, Qian LL, Yang YP, Ian Max Andolina, Stewart Shipp, Niall Mcloughlin, Tang SM, & Wang W., 2020 Plaid detectors in macaque V1 revealed by two-photon imaging, Guan SC, Zhang SH, Zhang YC, Tang SM, & Yu C., 2020 Spatiotemporal functional organization of excitatory synaptic inputs onto macaque V1 neurons, Ju N, Li Y, Liu F, Jiang H, Macknik S, Martinez-Conde S, and Tang SM., 2020 Long-term all-optical interrogation of cortical neurons in awake-behaving nonhuman primates, Ju N, Jiang R, Macknik S, Martinez-Conde S, Tang SM., 2018 Convolutional neural network models of V1 responses to complex patterns, Zhang Y, Lee TS, Li M, Liu F, Tang SM., 2018 Large-scale two-photon imaging revealed super-sparse population codes in V1 superficial layer of awake monkeys, Tang SM, Zhang Y, Li Z, Li M, Liu F, Jian H, Lee TS., 2018 Complex Pattern Selectivity in Macaque Primary Visual Cortex Revealed by Large-Scale Two-Photon Imaging, Tang SM, Lee TS, Li M, Zhang Y, Xu Y, Liu F, Teo B, Jian H., 2018 Long-Term Two-Photon Imaging in Awake Macaque Monkey, Li M, Liu F, Jiang H, Lee TS, Tang SM., 2017 Perceptual Color Map in Macaque Visual Area V4, Li M, Liu F, Juusola M, Tang SM., 2014 Multiple Spectral Inputs Improve Motion Discrimination in the Drosophila Visual System, Trevor J. Wardill, Olivier List, Xiaofeng Li, Sidhartha Dongre, Marie McCulloch, Chun-Yuan Ting, Cahir J. O’Kane, Tang SM, Chi-Hon Lee, Roger C. Hardie, and Juusola M, 2014 Intrinsic Activity in the Fly Brain Gates Visual Information during Behavioral Choices, Tang SM, Juusola M, 2011 Visual pattern recognition in Drosophila is invariant for retinal position, Tang SM, Wolf R, Xu SP, Heisenberg M, 2004 Behavioral modification in choice process of Drosophila, Wang SP, Tang SM, 2003 Choice behavior of Drosophila facing contradictory visual cues, Tang SM, Guo AK, 2001

Areas of Focus

Brain cognition and artificial intelligence
Visual cognition

Publications

Geometry of sequence working memory in macaque prefrontal cortex, Xie, Y., Hu, P.Y., Li, J.R., Chen, J.W., Song, W.B., Wang, X.J., Yang, T.M., Dehaene, S., Tang, S. M. & Min, B. & Wang, L.P., 2022
Clustered functional domains for curves and corners in cortical area V4, Jiang, R., Andolina, I. M., Li, M., & Tang, S., 2021
Orientation tuning and end-stopping in macaque V1 studied with two-photon calcium imaging, Ju, N. S., Guan, S. C., Tao, L., Tang, S. M., & Yu, C., 2021
Functional organization of spatial frequency tuning in macaque V1 revealed with two-photon calcium imaging, Guan, S. C., Ju, N. S., Tao, L., Tang, S. M., & Yu, C., 2021
Hierarchical Representation for Chromatic Processing across Macaque V1, V2, and V4, Liu Y, Li M, Zhang X, Lu YL, Gong HL, Yin JP, Chen ZY, Qian LL, Yang YP, Ian Max Andolina, Stewart Shipp, Niall Mcloughlin, Tang SM, & Wang W., 2020
Plaid detectors in macaque V1 revealed by two-photon imaging, Guan SC, Zhang SH, Zhang YC, Tang SM, & Yu C., 2020
Spatiotemporal functional organization of excitatory synaptic inputs onto macaque V1 neurons, Ju N, Li Y, Liu F, Jiang H, Macknik S, Martinez-Conde S, and Tang SM., 2020
Long-term all-optical interrogation of cortical neurons in awake-behaving nonhuman primates, Ju N, Jiang R, Macknik S, Martinez-Conde S, Tang SM., 2018
Convolutional neural network models of V1 responses to complex patterns, Zhang Y, Lee TS, Li M, Liu F, Tang SM., 2018
Large-scale two-photon imaging revealed super-sparse population codes in V1 superficial layer of awake monkeys, Tang SM, Zhang Y, Li Z, Li M, Liu F, Jian H, Lee TS., 2018
Complex Pattern Selectivity in Macaque Primary Visual Cortex Revealed by Large-Scale Two-Photon Imaging, Tang SM, Lee TS, Li M, Zhang Y, Xu Y, Liu F, Teo B, Jian H., 2018
Long-Term Two-Photon Imaging in Awake Macaque Monkey, Li M, Liu F, Jiang H, Lee TS, Tang SM., 2017
Perceptual Color Map in Macaque Visual Area V4, Li M, Liu F, Juusola M, Tang SM., 2014
Multiple Spectral Inputs Improve Motion Discrimination in the Drosophila Visual System, Trevor J. Wardill, Olivier List, Xiaofeng Li, Sidhartha Dongre, Marie McCulloch, Chun-Yuan Ting, Cahir J. O’Kane, Tang SM, Chi-Hon Lee, Roger C. Hardie, and Juusola M, 2014
Intrinsic Activity in the Fly Brain Gates Visual Information during Behavioral Choices, Tang SM, Juusola M, 2011
Visual pattern recognition in Drosophila is invariant for retinal position, Tang SM, Wolf R, Xu SP, Heisenberg M, 2004
Behavioral modification in choice process of Drosophila, Wang SP, Tang SM, 2003
Choice behavior of Drosophila facing contradictory visual cues, Tang SM, Guo AK, 2001

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