About me

Boyu Zhang is a Ph.D. student at MIT, advised by Prof. Rosalind Picard in the Affective Computing Group. He is also a trainee at Harvard Medical School and Brigham and Women’s Hospital, advised by Dr. Charles A. Czeisler and awarded the Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award (NRSA) from NIH. Other current mentors and collaborators of Boyu include Dr. Daniel Goldenholz and Prof. Jeanne F. Duffy.

Boyu’s research interest lies in artificial intelligence (AI) for health and wellness. Specifically, he investigates time series representation learning and physiology-informed machine learning for sleep, circadian rhythm, and mental health with wearable technology. As an interdisciplinary scientist and technologist, Boyu works closely with industry partners, publishes in top venues, and holds multiple US patents. For more information, please see Boyu’s CV.

Bio

Boyu was a research intern at Takeda Pharmaceuticals (Data Sciences Institute, Summer 2024), working on DECODE, and Empatica (Data Science Team, Spring 2023). Some current research projects of Boyu are supported by Samsung Research America and the AASM Foundation (he wrote the grant).

Prior to joining MIT, Boyu obtained a B.S. in Computer Science with Highest Honors in Research (1/118), Highest Distinction, and Magna Cum Laude from the University of Rochester. Boyu was a Finalist of the 2021 CRA Outstanding Undergraduate Researcher Award. He had a great time working with Prof. Henry Kautz, Prof. Ehsan Hoque, and Dr. Vincent Silenzio.

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Given his personal experience, Boyu is always open to talk to individuals from complex family structures, survived traumatic events, or suffered from depression. Please feel free to reach out!

Disclaimer: Boyu gets a lot of inquiries, e.g., Ph.D. applications and industry collaboration. Boyu does not give any medical advice. Boyu is not a healthcare provider by any definition. For industry collaboration, please contact the MIT Media Lab directly. Boyu is a Lawful Permanent Resident of the USA. All information and views on this website are Boyu’s own opinion.