About:

Chendi Han received BS degree in Physics from Cuiying Honors College, Lanzhou University in 2017. He started his research in Quantum chaos in Professor Liang Huang's group. He received his MS and PhD degrees in Electrical Engineering from School of Electrical, Computer and Energy Engineering, Arizona State University in 2019 and 2022 respectively. He wrote his PhD thesis on Graphene, Quantum chaos and Machine learning under Professor Ying-Cheng Lai. In 2023, he joined Cleveland Clinic as an MRI research engineer. His current research interests are fMRI data analysis, Optimization, Machine learning, and Clinical application to Alzheimer's and Parkinson's. He published more than 10 papers in peer-reviewed journals.

Education:

09/2013 - 06/2017:   BS, Physics, Lanzhou University

08/2017 - 12/2019:   MS, Electrical Engineering, Arizona State University

04/2018 - 12/2022:   PhD, Electrical Engineering, Arizona State University

Academic Positions:

07/2017 - 12/2022:   Research Assistant, Arizona State University

07/2023 - Present:   MRI Research Engineer, Cleveland Clinic

Grants & Funding:

Chendi Han (Sole PI), ``Detect functional MRI (fMRI) activation in aMCI using KCCA: an application to episodic memory and olfaction,'' Cleveland Clinic Keep Memory Alive Young Investigator Award, $225,000 total, IF111962 (09/2025 - 09/2028)

Awards:

2017:  Outstanding Graduate Student, Lanzhou University (awarded to the top 10% of graduate students)

2022:  Dean's Dissertation Award, Arizona State University (awarded to the top 5% of PhD graduates each year)

Academic Service:

Referee of Physical Review B (PRB), Physical Review E (PRE), Journal of Magnetic Resonance Imaging (JMRI) and Medical Image Computing and Computer Assisted Intervention (MICCAI).