Neural Intelligence & Computation Lab (NIC Lab, 神经智能与计算实验室)

Compute Brains. Design Intelligence.
计算大脑，设计智能。

NIC Lab explores the brain's computational principles to build intelligent systems with high application value. We integrate mechanism-driven biophysical modeling with data-driven machine learning methods to synergetically advance both brain science and artificial intelligence.
NIC Lab 致力于探索大脑计算机理，构建具备应用价值的智能系统。我们融合机制驱动的生物物理建模与数据驱动的机器学习方法，协同推动脑科学与人工智能的发展。

News 实验室动态

2026.02 [Publication] Congratulations to Miao Jing and Mengting Jia on the acceptance of his paper "Neural-MedBench" to ICLR 2026!
祝贺 Miao Jing 和 Mengting 同学的研究成果 Neural-MedBench 被人工智能顶级会议 ICLR 2026 正式录用。
2026.01 [Publication] Congratulations to Weihai Zhi on the acceptance of his paper "MedGR²" to AAAI 2026!
祝贺 Weihai 同学的研究成果 MedGR² 被人工智能顶级会议 AAAI 2026 正式录用。
2026.01 [Grant] Our lab's research project is officially supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China for Young Scientists.
实验室研究课题获得国家自然科学基金青年科学基金C类项目（NSFC）资助。

Research 研究方向

Mechanism-Driven Modeling
机制驱动建模

Biophysical and circuit-level modeling of neural dynamics to uncover the computational principles of the brain.
从生物物理与神经环路层面解析神经动力学，理解大脑计算的内在机制。

Neuro-Medical AI
神经医学人工智能

Multimodal foundation models and training paradigms for real-world diagnosis and treatment of brain disorders.
面向真实场景，构建多模态基础模型与训练范式，解决脑疾病的诊疗需求。

Brain-inspired AI
类脑智能

Designing artificial intelligence algorithms grounded in the structural and functional principles of the brain.
基于大脑结构与功能原理，开发新型人工智能算法。

Team 团队成员

Director
Dr. Shangyang Li (李尚阳)

Education & Research:

  • 2026 - Present: Tenure-track Assistant Professor/Associate Researcher, Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications
  • 2024 - 2026: Postdoc, GDIIST (Advisors: Profs. Si Wu, Lirong Zheng, Yuxiang Huan, and Academician Xu Zhang)
  • 2019 - 2024: Ph.D., Peking University (Advisor: Prof. Si Wu)
  • 2015 - 2019: B.S. in Physics, Beijing Normal University

Entrepreneurship & Industry:

  • 2024 - 2025: Head of Neuro-Medical Foundation Model Lab, GreenValley (Shanghai) Pharmaceuticals Co.,Ltd.
  • 2023 - 2024: Founder of BrainWise Co.,Ltd (Invested by Dr. Qi Lu, former EVP of Microsoft & CEO of Baidu)
  • 2022 - 2025: Co-Founder of BrainQuant (Achieved top 1% performance in both trading volume and return rate among mainstream exchanges in 2025.)

教育与科研履历：

  • 2026 - 至今：北京邮电大学 预聘助理教授/副研究员
  • 2024 - 2026：广东省智能科学与技术研究院 博士后
  • 2019 - 2024：北京大学 前沿交叉学科研究院 博士
  • 2015 - 2019：北京师范大学 物理学系 本科

创业与产业经历：

  • 2024 - 2025：绿谷医药（2025年被复星医药收购） 神经医学大模型智能联合实验室负责人
  • 2023 - 2024：灵脑科技 Founder（获前微软全球副总裁/百度CEO陆奇博士奇绩创坛投资）
  • 2022 - 2025：BrainQuant Co-Founder（2025年交易规模与回报率进入主流交易所前1%）
Current Members
Miao Jing
Intern
Jiang Wu
Research Assistant
Alumni
Chunchang Shao @ Queen Mary University of London
Dr. Xianda Zheng @ The University of Auckland
Dr. Weiguo Lu @ UM @ GDIIST
Dr. Tao Fang @ UM
Dr. Huan Gao @ Microsoft
Weihai Zhi @ SCUT @ Huawei
Tao Lu @ CAS
Qiangjun Ji @ SYSU @ WPS
Mengting Jia @ UM @ GDIIST
Yaru Li @ HKBU
Zhiling Wu @ NUS
Tingyi Chen @ HKUST @ GDIIST
Wei Zhou @ PKU @ Pony.ai
Hongxi Mao @ WHU @ Pony.ai
Kaixuan Wang @ BNU
Xiuqi Fan @ BNU

🚀 Join Us: We are actively recruiting motivated Ph.D./Master students and Postdocs.
课题组常年招收实习生、推免/报考硕博研究生及博士后，欢迎联系！

Selected Publications 部分论文

2026

  • MedGR²: Breaking the Data Barrier for Medical Reasoning via Generative Reward Learning
    W. Zhi, J. Guo, S. Li*
    AAAI Conference on Artificial Intelligence (AAAI), 2026 (CCF-A)
  • Beyond Classification Accuracy: Neural-MedBench and the Need for Deeper Reasoning Benchmarks
    M. Jing, et al., S. Li*
    International Conference on Learning Representations (ICLR), 2026 (CCF-A)

2025

  • Subgraph Federated Learning with Information Bottleneck Constrained Generative Learning
    S. Li, J. Guo
    ACM Transactions on Knowledge Discovery from Data (TKDD), 2025 (JCR Q1, CCF-B)
  • Harnessing Pre-trained Language Models for EEG-based Epilepsy Detection
    T. Lu#, S. Li#*
    IEEE International Conference on Multimedia and Expo (ICME), 2025 (CCF-B)
  • Empowering Cross-Patient Adaptive-Length Epilepsy Diagnosis with ECNorm: A Channel-wise Approach
    K. Wang, T. Lu, S. Li*
    Proceedings of the Cognitive Science Society (CogSci), 2025 (CCF-B)

2024

  • Spindle Oscillation Emerges at the Critical State of the Electrically Coupled Network in Thalamic Reticular Nucleus
    S. Li, C. Wang, S. Wu
    Cell Reports, 2024 (JCR Q1, Cell 子刊, 中科院一区 )
  • BrainPy: a Flexible, Integrative, Efficient, and Extensible Framework for General-Purpose Brain Dynamics Programming
    C. Wang, et al., S. Li, S. Wu
    eLife, 2024 (JCR Q1, 中科院一区 )
  • BrainPy: a Differentiable Brain Simulator Bridging Brain Simulation and Brain-Inspired Computing
    C. Wang, et al., S. Li, S. Wu
    International Conference on Learning Representations (ICLR), 2024 (CCF-A)

See full publications at Google Scholar, DBLP.

Contact 联系方式

📍 Address: Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications (北京邮电大学), Beijing, China

📧 Email: nic_lab@163.com