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張亞寧

Ya-Ning Chang

國立成功大學敏求智慧運算學院助理教授

Assistant Professor, Miin Wu School of Computing, NCKU

電話：(06) 2757575 分機 80985

電子郵件：yaningchang@gs.ncku.edu.tw

研究室：國立成功大學勝利校區成功創新中心-旺宏館4樓485室

TEL: +886-6-2757575 ext. 80985

E-mail: yaningchang@gs.ncku.edu.tw

Office: Room. 485, 4th Floor, NCKU Miin Wu School of Computing

Bio

I am an assistant professor at Miin Wu School of Computing, National Cheng Kung University, Taiwan, and a visiting fellow at MRC Cognition and Brain Sciences Unit (Cambridge, UK). I completed my PhD in Psychology at the University of Manchester, UK. Before joining NCKU Miin Wu School of Computing, I worked as a research staff at MRC Cognition and Brain Sciences Unit (Cambridge, UK) and a senior research associate at Lancaster University (Lancaster, UK). My work involves using a combination of computational modelling, behavioural investigations, neuroimaging techniques , and corpus analysis to investigate various aspects of language processing in our mind and brain, and how the processes are related to education, learning, and memory. I have applied (neuro)computational modelling to language processing in different populations including children, adults and patients (e.g., dyslexia, aphasia). Recently, I have developed an interest in cognition, brain-inspired computing and AI techniques , which enables the connection of basic research to real-world applications in digital health and precision medicine (e.g., developing speech biomarkers for the early detection of mental health issues and dementia) and precision sports (e.g., player recommendation systems).

If you are interested in my research, please do not hesitate to contact me!

學歷 Educations

PhD. in Psychology, School of Psychological Sciences, University of Manchester, UK

MSc. in Cognitive Science, School of Informatics, University of Edinburgh, UK

研究計畫 Projects

Current
- Bridging brain, behaviour, and computation: Cross-language neurocomputational models of processing in English and Chinese (2024-2025, NSTC 113-2410-H-006 -118-, PI)
- Generative AI based Interactive Cognitive Assessment System for Detection of Language Disorders (2024-2025, Google Research Grant, PI)
- Multimodal Multitask Neuroimaging for Cross-Linguistic Comparisons between English and Chinese (2025-2026, NCKU International Exchange Programme, PI)
- Enhancing fan engagement and immersive multimedia via crowdsourced live streaming for a 5G smart sports stadium (3/4, 2025-2026, NSTC 114-2425-H-006-004, Co-PI)
- Factors influencing lexical selection in multilingual language production (2024-2025, Seed Funding Grant Special Scheme, The Education University of Hong Kong, Co-PI)
- Designing and Implementing Generative AI Service Robots: Exploring Applications in Companionship and Home Services (1/3, 2024-2025, NSTC 113-2224-E-006 -003-, Co-PI)

Complete
- Using computational modelling, corpus analysis and neuroimaging techniques to investigate individual differences in reading: the influence of word properties and functional and structural organization of the brain, Ministry of Science and Technology, Taiwan (2021-2024, MOST 110-2423-H-194-001-MY3, PI)
- Multilingual approaches for early Alzheimer's disease detection through spontaneous speech (2023-2024, NSTC 112-2927-I-006-507, PI)
- Developing a mobile device-based automatic AI assessment for rapid screening of language abnormalities using Chinese spontaneous speech (2023-2024, Google Research Grant, PI).
- Towards neurocomputational modelling of Chinese language processing (2022 – 2023, The Small Dragon Gate Programme, National Cheng Kung University, PI)
- Language features of Chinese spontaneous speech for early detection of cognitive decline. (2022, Satu Joint Research Scheme, National Cheng Kung University, PI)
- Enhancing fan engagement and immersive multimedia via crowdsourced live streaming for a 5G smart sports stadium (2/4, 2024-2025, NSTC 113-2425-H-006-007, Co-PI)
- Enhancing fan engagement and immersive multimedia via crowdsourced live streaming for a 5G smart sports stadium (1/4, 2023-2024, NSTC 112-2425-H-006-001, Co-PI)
- Crosslinguistic influence in L2 word processing and learning: the role of L1-L2 phonological similarity (2020, Cambridge Language Sciences Incubator Fund, University of Cambridge, UK, Co-PI)

學術服務 Academic Services

Organizing Committee: The Virtual Psycholinguistic Forum
Topic Editor: Frontiers in Human Neuroscience (Research Topic: Neurocomputational Models of Language Processing)
Review Editor: Frontiers in Language Sciences, and Behavior Research Methods
Ad Hoc Reviewer for Journals: Journal of Educational Psychology, Psychological Review, Journal Experimental Psychology: General, Frontiers in Psychology, Cognitive Science, Behavior Research Methods, Acta Psychologica, Journal of Psycholinguistic Research, Psychophysiology, Memory, Neurobiology of Language, and Brain and Language.
Reviewer for Project/Grant Proposals: Croatian Science Foundation (HRZZ), NSTC, and NTU

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