Lening Nick Cui

PhD student, EECS, University of Michigan - Ann Arbor
Researcher, Mentor, Algoverse AI Research
Researcher, Biomedical Engineering, Vanderbilt University
Undergrad student, Biomedical Engineering, Vanderbilt University
Joined
May 2025

Names

Lening Nick Cui (Preferred)
, 
Lening Cui
, 
Nick Cui

Emails

****@vanderbilt.edu (Confirmed)
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****@gmail.com
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****@umich.edu (Confirmed)

Personal Links

Career & Education History

PhD student
EECS, University of Michigan - Ann Arbor (umich.edu)
2026 – Present
Researcher
Mentor, Algoverse AI Research (algoverseairesearch.org)
2024 – 2026
Researcher
Biomedical Engineering, Vanderbilt University (vanderbilt.edu)
2023 – 2026
Undergrad student
Biomedical Engineering, Vanderbilt University (vanderbilt.edu)
2022 – 2026

Advisors, Relations & Conflicts

Coauthor
David A. Tovar
2025 – Present
Coauthor
Kevin Zhu
2024 – Present
Coauthor
Brett Byram
2023 – 2025

Expertise

neuroAI
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computational neuroscience
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neural alignment
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biological alignment
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bioinspired AI
2025 – Present
deep learning
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computer vision
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efficient AI
2024 – Present
deep learning
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medical imaging
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computational ultrasound
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ultrasound imaging
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beamforming
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signal processing
, 
neural architecture search
2023 – 2025

Publications

Co-Authors