@ National Taiwan University
Our Research
The goal of our research is to provide a better understanding of how the brain controls blood flow and how this is affected in different pathologies, such as stroke and dementia: by doing this we can help clinicians to diagnose and to treat patients better.
Our work is based on the use of computational models and data analysis.​ In particular, we exploit the multi-scale nature of the brain to develop models that can be used at a whole-brain scale, but at reasonable computational expense. In this way we can help to understand better how the brain behaves and regulates itself in a variety of different conditions.
The Team
Professor Stephen Payne
Group head and Principal Investigator
Stephen has been a Professor at NTU since August 2021, before which he was University Lecturer (2006-14), Associate Professor (2015-18) and Professor (2018-21) at the University of Oxford (where he is currently a Visiting Professor). He is currently also Chair of the Cerebrovascular Research Network (CARNet) and the Editor-in-Chief of Medical Engineering and Physics.
Oran Hongchi Kao
Assistant
​With a B.A and a M.A. in English Literature from Fu Jen Catholic University, Oran worked as a project translator in an architecture firm for almost four years. After left the firm, he now is Prof Stephen Payne's assistant in IAM, NTU.
Tomy Fan
Master Student
I graduated from the National Taiwan Normal University's Department of Mechatronic Engineering in June 2023. My hobbies include fitness and playing basketball.
Dory Wang
Master Student
Received my B.S. degree from National Chung Hsing University with a major in Bio-industrial mechanical engineering in 2023, I am now studying at the Institute of Applied Mechanics in National Taiwan University. I love music and animals.