I am an Assistant Professor of Physics and of Applied Mathematics at Harvard University, where I am also an Institute Investigator at the Kempner Institute for the Study of Natural and Artificial Intelligence, and a member in the Center for Brain Science. In addition, I hold a part-time appointment at the Center for Computational Neuroscience at the Flatiron Institute (a research division of Simons Foundation focused on computation). 

My research interests are at the intersection of computational neuroscience and deep learning. I am interested in understanding computation in the brain and artificial neural networks by:

1. analyzing geometries underlying neural or feature representations, embedding and transferring information

2. developing neural network models and learning rules guided by neuroscience.

To do this, I use tools in statistical physics, machine learning, and high-dimensional geometry & statistics.

[Attn: Prospective PhD applicants for Fall 2026] For the Fall 2026 admission cycle, applicants interested in doing a thesis in my group should apply through Harvard’s Physics, Biophysics, or Neuroscience PhD programs and mention SueYeon Chung in their application materials. I will not be recruiting through SEAS (Applied Math, Applied Physics, or Computer Science) for Fall 2026.