Trainee Directory

The Institute of Biomedical Engineering (BME) consists of 300+ graduate students from the Master of Engineering, Master of Applied Science, and Doctor of Philosophy programs. Below are some of our trainees who have agreed to have their profiles showcased. For privacy reasons, we have not shown the contact information of our students.

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Qian Chu

Primary Advisor: Taufik Valiante Secondary Advisor: José Zariffa Secondary Advisor: Lucia Melloni (Max Planck Society)) Graduate school start date: September 1, 2020 Graduate school end date (approximation): November 30, 2027

Biography

Qian (he/him) is a PhD candidate at the Max Planck – University of Toronto Centre (MPUTC) for Neural Science and Technology, advised by Taufik Valiante, José Zariffa, and Lucia Melloni (Max Planck Society). As a joint PhD student, he splits his time between Canada and Germany to conduct research on the cognitive mechanisms of human visual exploration and develop methods for it. He is also an open science and open source advocate, actively contributing to scientific software.