Zhi-De Deng, Ph.D.

Zhi-De Deng received the S.B. degree in physics in 2006, and the S.B. and M.Eng. degrees in electrical engineering and computer science in 2007, with a minor in economics, from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He went on to pursue graduate studies in electrical engineering at Columbia University, where he was the first engineering student to do dissertation work jointly with the Department of Psychiatry. He received the M.Phil. degree in 2011 and the Ph.D. degree in 2013, with a graduate minor in neuroscience. His doctoral research focused on the development of transcranial magnetic stimulation technology, and electromagnetic field modeling and optimization of various neuromodulation modalities, including electroconvulsive therapy, magnetic seizure therapy, transcranial direct current stimulation, and deep brain stimulation. His current research focuses on the electrophysiological correlates of therapeutic and neurocognitive outcomes in seizure therapy. He is also broadly interested in the nonlinear dynamics of physiological function and control.

Dr. Deng is a member of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, and was a student member in the American Physical Society, Society for Neuroscience, and the Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics. He is also the recipient of the Duke KL2 Career Development Award, Columbia University T32 Clinical and Translational Science Award, International Society for Neurostimulation Best Abstract Award, and the New York Times College Scholarship.