CV

EDUCATION

• GPA: 3.8/4.0; Dean’s List with Distinction (24FA, 24SP), Dean’s List (23FA)
• Courses: Deep Learning (A+), Machine Learning (A+), Matrix/Graph/Network Analysis (A+), Databases (A+), etc.
• Service/activities: Supported classmates at Duke as Kunshan Student Orientation Peer; Led weekly training sessions as Kendo Club Training Leader…

HONORS & AWARDS

PROJECTS

qqgjyx.com/mheatmap

• Developed a Python package for proportional heatmap visualization and spectral reordering, well-received by the community (600+ GitHub stars).
• Adopted by research groups and cited in multiple academic papers.

qqgjyx.com/pysgtsnepi

• Implemented the SG-t-SNE-Π algorithm in Python from scratch, making state-of-the-art dimension reduction more accessible to researchers.
• Improved ease of integration for data scientists by providing clean, well-documented APIs.

PUBLICATIONS

Martian Photoperiod Attenuates Waking Theta Activity at Night and Disrupts Short-term Object Memory in Mice Despite Circadian Realignment

Shu Kit Eric Tam, Juntang Wang, Aleksandra Stryjska, Pascal Grange, Sze Chai Kwok. (2025). "Martian Photoperiod Attenuates Waking Theta Activity at Night and Disrupts Short-term Object Memory in Mice Despite Circadian Realignment." iScience.

Brain-Inspired Perspective on Configurations: Unsupervised Similarity and Early Cognition

Juntang Wang†, Yihan Wang†, Hao Wu, Dongmian Zou, Shixin Xu (2025). "Brain-Inspired Perspective on Configurations: Unsupervised Similarity and Early Cognition." 15th International Conference on Brain Inspired Cognitive Systems (BICS 2025).

Mixing Configurations for Downstream Prediction

Juntang Wang, Hao Wu, Runkun Guo, Yihan Wang, Dongmian Zou, Shixin Xu (2025). "Mixing Configurations for Downstream Prediction." The 39th Annual Conference on Neural Information Processing Systems (NeurIPS 2025).

Can the Mammalian Circadian System Adapt to the Martian Photoperiod?

Shu Kit Eric Tam, Juntang Wang, Sze Chai Kwok. (2025). "Can the mammalian circadian system adapt to the Martian photoperiod?" The 18th Annual Meeting of Chinese Neuroscience Society (CNS 2025).

Analyzing Temperature-Induced Phase Transitions in LK99 (Pb₁₀₋ₓCuₓ(PO₄)₆O)

Yihan Wang†, Juntang Wang†, Xinze Xu, Yihen Han, Qinyi Chen, Ghulam Hussain, Xiawa Wang. (2025). "Analyzing temperature-induced phase transitions in Pb₁₀₋ₓCuₓ(PO₄)₆O." 17th International conference on materials chemistry (MC17).

RESEARCH EXPERIENCE

• Researched on topics like 16S rRNA for bacterial culture media prediction and acute ischemic stroke reperfusion decision-making, etc.
• Utilized techniques like clustering, neural networks, ordinary differential equations to solve real-world problems; Developed novel models.
• Produced 2 conference papers and 1 thesis.

• Studied how the Martian photoperiod affects the mammalian circadian system and sleep/wake patterns in mice and methods for vigilance state classification.
• Implemented a convolutional neural network to classify vigilance states using mouse electroencephalography (EEG) and electromyography (EMG) data.
• Produced 1 conference paper and 1 journal article.

• Studied precursor clustering/community detection methods, and applied them to hyperspectral imaging. Collected >5 methods and >10 datasets.
• Utilized tools like Python (sklearn), MATLAB, Julia and techniques like k-nearest neighbor graph, Stochastic Graph t-SNE and Parallel Clustering with Resolution Variation in the study.
• Developed python packages mheatmap and pysgtsnepi aiding post and pre-processing of HSI data, well-received by the community (600+ GitHub stars).

• Researched on topics like temperature-induced electronic, magnetic, and structural properties in solid-state materials including Pb\(_{10-x}\)Cu\(_x\)(PO\(_4\))\(_6\)O\(_3\) (LK-99), KBaLnB\(_2\)O\(_6\) (Ln=Gd,Yb,Tb), etc.
• Utilized tools like temperature-dependent X-ray diffraction, Raman spectroscopy, and density functional theory (DFT) calculations to study photoluminescence, phase transitions and ferromagnetism in these trending or rare-earth materials.
• Produced 1 conference paper.

SKILLS

Programming & Analysis: Python, R, MATLAB, Julia, Wolfram, Java, C/C++, C#, Bash
Data & Web: PostgreSQL, MongoDB, HTML/CSS, Cloudflare
Tools: LaTeX, Markdown, Unity, Generative AI tools (e.g., Cursor, Stable Diffusion)
Languages: English (Fluent), Mandarin (Native), Japanese, French

TEACHING

WORK EXPERIENCE

• Helped student residents with academic and personal issues, catalyzed an engaging community.
• Handled 50+ incidents; served 3 years.
• Wrote a Python script scraping Reddit images and resident roster for automatic door decoration creation, used by peer RAs.

• Assisted in development (backend) and the literature review on topics like LLMs, agentic systems, etc.
• Authored a professional report on software-related industries in China, focused on AI innovation.

• Assisted in investigating the client business, including credit analysis, market research, etc.
• Drafted 50+ audit reports on local electronic enterprises, conducted in-depth industry research.

XTRA INFORMATION

• Interests: Anime, Comics & Games (ACG), cooking, gym.