Zhiwei Li, Ph.D.

Zhiwei Li has a background of neuroscience and computational cognitive science, where quantitative modeling are used to understand people's cognition and behavior. She holds a Ph.D. of neuroscience from New York University, with the thesis on probabilistic modeling on people's subjective judgement. Zhiwei is interested in the intersection of system modeling and behavioral science. She's also initiated many interdisciplinary projects to compare the cognitive styles of different research fields, the recent one being the podcast called Research Journey Initiative. When she's not in front of the computer Zhiwei geeks out on somatic awareness practices (esp. Feldenkrais method), holistic health, writing, rock climbing and jamming with her ukulele.