Ruey-Song HUANG黃瑞松
Assistant Professor

Academic Qualification

  • Ph.D. in Cognitive Science, University of California, San Diego, USA
  • M.S. in Cognitive Science, University of California, San Diego, USA
  • M.S. in Electrical Engineering, National Chung Cheng University, Taiwan
  • B.S. in Electrical Engineering, National Chung Cheng University, Taiwan

Professional Experience

  • 10/2019 – Present: Assistant Professor, Centre for Cognitive and Brain Sciences, Institute of Collaborative Innovation, University of Macau
  • 07/2018 – Present: Associate Project Scientist, Institute for Neural Computation, University of California, San Diego, USA
  • 07/2010 – 06/2018: Assistant Project Scientist, Institute for Neural Computation, University of California, San Diego, USA
  • 2009 – 2015: Acting Principal Investigator and Lab Director, NIH R01 Award, Department of Cognitive Science, University of California, San Diego, USA
  • 07/2006 – 06/2010: Postdoctoral Fellow, Swartz Center for Computational Neuroscience, University of California, San Diego, USA

Teaching

M.Sc. and PhD Courses

  • Special Topics in Biomedical Engineering: MRI Principles and Practice (ECEN7023)

Research

Research Interests

  • Multimodal neuroimaging: fMRI, EEG, and fNIRS.
  • Development of MRI-compatible devices (wearable stimulation techniques) and multisensory (4-D) entertainment technology
  • Topological mapping of visual, auditory, somatosensory, motor, and multisensory areas using fMRI
  • Neural basis of spatial cognition in peripersonal space: linking the brain, body, space, and action
  • Spatiotemporal multisensory integration in peripersonal space
  • Spatiotemporal brain dynamics during sustained-attention tasks and visually-guided actions

Research Projects

  • Investigating the Spatiotemporal Brain Dynamics of Multisensory Integration with Multimodal Neuroimaging, Start-up Research Grant, University of Macau, PI, 2019–2022.
  • Validation and classification of human brain mapping data, UCSD Frontiers of Innovation Scholars Program, Co-PI, 2016–2017.
  • Cognitive functions of multisensory cortical maps, NIH R01 MH081990, Acting PI, 2009–2015.
  • A functional magnetic resonance study of ego-reference-point spatial construals of time, UCSD Kavli Institute for Brain and Mind, Co-PI, 2007–2009.

Patent

  • Huang, R.S., Sereno, M.I., “Wearable device for noninvasive tactile stimulation”, WO2013025823; US patent application, 2014/0197937 A1.

Publications

Journal Papers

  1. Chen, C.F., Kreutz-Delgado, K., Sereno, M.I., Huang*, R.S. (2019), Unraveling the spatiotemporal brain dynamics during a simulated reach-to-eat task. NeuroImage, 185, 58–71.
  2. Huang*, R.S., Chen, C.F., Sereno, M.I. (2018), Spatiotemporal integration of looming visual and tactile stimuli near the face. Human Brain Mapping, 39(5), 2156–2176.
  3. Huang*, R.S., Chen, C.F., Sereno, M.I. (2017), Mapping the complex topological organization of the human parietal face area. Neuroimage, 163, 459–470.
  4. Chen, C.F., Kreutz-Delgado, K., Sereno, M.I., Huang*, R.S. (2017), Validation of periodic fMRI signals in response to wearable tactile stimulation. Neuroimage, 150, 99–111.
  5. Huang*, R.S., Chen, C.F., Sereno, M.I. (2015), Neural substrates underlying the passive observation and active control of translational egomotion. The Journal of Neuroscience, 35(10), 4258–4267.
  6. Sereno, M.I., Huang, R.S. (2014), Multisensory maps in parietal cortex. Current Opinion in Neurobiology, 24, 39–46.
  7. Huang*, R.S., Sereno M.I. (2013), Bottom-up retinotopic organization supports top-down mental imagery. The Open Neuroimaging Journal, 7, 58–67.
  8. Huang*, R.S., Chen, C.F., Tran, A.T., Holstein, K.L., Sereno, M.I. (2012), Mapping multisensory parietal face and body areas in humans. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA, 109(44), 18114–18119.(featured by Biomedical Picture of the Day [BPoD] http://bpod.mrc.ac.uk/archive/2012/12/31)
  9. Chuang, S.W., Ko, L.W., Lin, Y.P., Huang, R.S., Jung, T.P., Lin, C.T. (2012), Co-modulatory spectral changes in independent brain processes are correlated with task performance. Neuroimage, 62(3), 1469–1477.
  10. Filimon, F., Nelson, J.D., Huang, R.S., Sereno, M.I. (2009), Multiple parietal reach regions in humans: cortical representations for visual and proprioceptive feedback during online reaching. The Journal of Neuroscience, 29(9), 2961–2971.
  11. Huang*, R.S., Jung, T.P., Delorme, A., Makeig, S. (2008), Tonic and phasic electroencephalographic dynamics during continuous compensatory tracking. NeuroImage, 39(4), 1896–1909.
  12. Huang*, R.S., Sereno, M.I. (2008), Visual stimulus presentation using fiber optics in the MRI scanner. Journal of Neuroscience Methods, 169(1), 76–83.
  13. Lin, C.T., Ko, L.W., Chiou J.C., Duann, J.R., Huang, R.S., Liang, S.F., Chiu, T.W., Jung, T.P. (2008), Noninvasive neural prostheses using mobile and wireless electroencephalography. Proceedings of the IEEE, 96(7), 1167–1183.
  14. Huang, R.S., Sereno, M.I. (2007), Dodecapus: An MR-compatible system for somatosensory stimulation. NeuroImage, 34(3), 1060–1073. (recommended by F1000Prime; http://f1000.com/prime/1058779)
  15. Sereno†, M.I., Huang†, R.S. (2006), A human parietal face area contains aligned tactile and visual maps. Nature Neuroscience, 9(10), 1337–1343. (†equal contribution; recommended by F1000Prime; http://f1000.com/prime/1046322)
  16. Pitzalis, S., Galletti, C., Huang, R.S., Patria, F., Committeri, G., Galati, G., Fattori, P., Sereno, M.I. (2006), Wide-field retinotopy defines human cortical visual area V6. The Journal of Neuroscience, 26(30), 7962–7973.
  17. Kuo, C.J., Lin, T.G., Huang, R.S., Odeh S.F. (2003), Facial model estimation from stereo/mono image sequence. IEEE Transactions on Multimedia, 5(1), 8–23.
  18. Kuo, C.J., Huang, R.S., Lin, T.G. (2002), 3D facial model estimation from single front-view facial image. IEEE Transactions on Circuits and System for Video Technology, 12(3), 183–192.
  19. Huang, R.S., Tsai, L.L., Kuo, C.J. (2001), Selection of valid and reliable EEG features for predicting auditory and visual alertness levels. Proc. Natl. Sci. Counc. ROC(B): Life Sciences, 25(1), 17–25.

Book Chapter

  1. Huang*, R.S., Sereno, M.I. (2018), Chapter 7. Multisensory and Sensorimotor Maps. in Vallar, G., Coslett, H.B. (Eds.), The Parietal Lobe. Neurological and neuropsychological deficits (Handbook of Clinical Neurology, vol. 151, Elsevier). pp. 141-161.

Conference Papers

  1. Huang, R.S., Jung, T.P., Makeig, S. (2009), Tonic changes in EEG power spectra during simulated driving. In: Schmorrow DD et al. editors. Augmented Cognition, HCII 2009, LNAI 5638, 394–403.
  2. Duann, J.R., Chen, P.C., Ko, L.W., Huang, R.S., Jung, T.P., Lin, C.T. (2009), Detecting frontal EEG activities with forehead electrodes. In: Schmorrow D.D. et al. editors. Augmented Cognition, HCII 2009, LNAI 5638, 373–379.
  3. Chuang, S.W., Huang, R.S., Ko, L.W., Jeng, J.L., Duann, J.R., Jung, T.P., Lin, C.T. (2009), Independent modulators mediate spectra of multiple brain processes in a VR-based driving experiment. In: Szu H.H. and Agee F.J. editors, Independent Component Analyses, Wavelets, Neural Networks, Biosystems, and Nanoengineering VII, Proceedings of the SPIE, Vol. 7343, 73431C1–9.
  4. Huang, R.S., Jung, T.P., Makeig, S. (2007), Event-related brain dynamics in continuous sustained-attention tasks. In: Schmorrow D.D., Reeves L.M., editors. Augmented Cognition, HCII 2007, LNAI 4565, 65–74.
  5. Huang, R.S., Jung, T.P., Makeig, S. (2007), Multiscale EEG brain dynamics during sustained attention tasks. In: Proc. IEEE ICASSP’07, Vol. IV, 1173–1176.
  6. Viirre, E., Wing, S., Huang, R.S., Strychacz, C., Koo, C., Stripling, R., Cohn, J., Chase, B., Jung, T.P. (2007), EEG markers of spatial disorientation. In: Schmorrow D.D., Reeves L.M., editors. Augmented Cognition, HCII 2007, LNAI 4565, 212–219.
  7.  Huang, R.S., Jung, T.P., Makeig, S. (2005), Analyzing event-related brain dynamics in continuous compensatory tracking tasks. Proc. The 27th Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society (EMBS), Shanghai, China.
  8. Huang, R.S., Lin, T.G., Chen, C.C., Kuo, C.J., Liang, C.C. (1998), Multiresolution 3D facial model compression. In: Proc. IEEE International Conference on Image Processing (ICIP98), Chicago, IL.
  9. Kuo, C.J., Huang, R.S., Lin, T.G. (1997), Synthesizing lateral face from frontal facial image using anthropometric estimation. In: Proc. IEEE International Conference on Image Processing (ICIP97), Santa Barbara, CA.
  10. Kuo, C.J., Huang, R.S., Lin, T.G. (1997), Constructing 3D facial model based on only one 2D frontal facial image by anthropometric estimation, In: Proc. Workshop on Consumer Electronics, Taipei, Taiwan.
  11. Huang, R.S., Kuo, C.J., Tsai, L.L. (1996), EEG pattern recognition-arousal states detection and classification, In: Proc. IEEE International Conference on Neural Network, Washington, D.C.

Services

Ad Hoc Reviewer for Journals

  • Sleep, Journal of Neuroscience Methods, Cognitive Processing, Journal of Cognitive Science , Behavior Research Methods, IEEE Transactions on Neural Systems & Rehabilitation Engineering, IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Engineering, NeuroImage, Visual Neuroscience, Brain Research, Human Brain Mapping, Neuroscience Letters, PLOS One, and Neuroscience.

Contact Details

Faculty of Science and Technology
University of Macau, E11
Avenida da Universidade, Taipa,
Macau, China

Centre for Cognitive and Brain Sciences
Institute of Collaborative Innovation
https://ccbs.ici.um.edu.mo/prof-ruey-song-huang/

Room: N21-1002a
Telephone: 8822-9217
Fax: (853) 8822-2426
Email: rshuang