Xinhui Li

My name is Xinhui Li (黎欣惠). I am a postdoctoral researcher at the Center for Translational Research in Neuroimaging and Data Science (TReNDS). I completed my Ph.D. at the Georgia Institute of Technology, advised by Prof. Vince D. Calhoun and Dr. Rogers F. Silva. During my Ph.D., I interned as a data scientist at Amazon. Previously, I worked as a research engineer at the Child Mind Institute, advised by Dr. Michael P. Milham and Dr. Ting Xu.

I work at the intersection of machine learning and computational neuroscience, developing methods and tools for large-scale neuroimaging data analysis to better understand the brain and its disorders.

• Multimodal Representation Learning: I develop multimodal fusion methods that learn latent representations from high-dimensional, multimodal neuroimaging data, with a focus on identifying phenotypic and neuropsychiatric biomarkers.
  • Related work: Multimodal Subspace Independent Vector Analysis, Multimodal Independent Vector Analysis, Torch-MISA
• AI for Mental Health: I design generative models, agentic systems, and neuroimaging-based metrics for characterizing and assessing neuropsychiatric disorders, with the goal of improving diagnosis and treatment of mental illness.
  • Related work: Functional Network Connectivity Interpolation, AI Psychiatrist Assistant, Brainwide Risk Score
• Open and Reproducible Science: As a first-generation scholar, I am committed to creating an open, collaborative research culture. I study variability in neuroimaging preprocessing pipelines and contribute to open-source tools and standards to improve the reproducibility and reliability of neuroimaging analysis.
  • Related work: Interpipeline Agreement, C-PAC, NMIND
• Cross-Species Neuroimaging: I build deep learning models for brain extraction and segmentation across species, including non-human primate MRI.
  • Related work: DeepBet, DeepSeg

I love art in many forms. I often spend my free time at museums and theaters. I collaborate with talented artists to create artwork related to my research, such as Butterfly Effect and Schizosymphony. I also enjoy watching soccer games and cheer for Argentina, Barcelona, and Arsenal. Please feel free to reach out if you would like to discuss research questions or collaboration opportunities.