A Story of Scientific Discovery and Technology Innovation to Unravel the Mystery of the Brain

Speaker: Zhipei Liang

Venue: Lecture Theater East 102/103, Haining Campus

Abstract: Scientific research requires powerful tools for clucidating the secrets of nature. Today, understanding the brain — how itworks and what goes wrong when it is injured or diseased—is considered one of the last frontiers in science, and it has posed significant challenges for scientists and engineers to develop effective tools to meet this objective.Since its invention in the early 1970s, magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) has revolutionized radiology, neuroscience andmedicine.And yet, the magnetic resonance phenomenon (often known as spin in physics) has never ceased to amaze those inthe field with new capabilities emerging every few years. Recent synergistic integration of AI with MRI is transforming the field and producing unprecedented imaging capabilities to unravel the mystery of the brain. This talk will give an overview of the major scientific discoveries and technical innovations behind the development of MRI and discuss new exciting opportunities available to develop next-generation AI-powered MRI systems.