My research interests are in computational neuroscience and brain-inspired intelligence. It mainly focuses on computational modeling of memory, neurocomputational simulation and quantitative analysis of consciousness

My current research interests focus on the following directions:

• Brain-inspired Working Memory Models.
• Brain-inspired Consciousness Modeling.

The goal for my research on Brain-inspired Intelligence is to understand the neural architecture that gives rise to conscious experiences.

• Brain-inspired Cognitive Intelligence Engine (BrainCog) : (2013.6-) [Member]
• Frontier Scientific Research Program of Chinese Academy of Sciences (2019.12-) [Principle Investigator]

• System and Computational Neuroscience [2019-], University of Chinese Academy of Sciences

• Qian Zhang, Han Lu, Jihang Wang, Taoyi Yang, Weida Bi, Yi Zeng, Buwei Yu. Hierarchical rhythmic propagation of corticothalamic interactions for consciousness: A computational study. Computers in Biology and Medicine, 169: 107843，2024.
• Jindong Li, Guobin Shen, Dongcheng Zhao, Qian Zhang, Yi Zeng. FireFly: A High-Throughput Hardware Accelerator for Spiking Neural Networks With Efficient DSP and Memory Optimization. IEEE Transactions on Very Large Scale Integration (VLSI) Systems, 31(8), 1178-1191，2023. (Co-corresponding Author).
• Yi Zeng, Dongcheng Zhao, Feifei Zhao, Guobin Shen, Yiting Dong, Enmeng Lu, Qian Zhang, Yinqian Sun, Qian Liang, Yuxuan Zhao, Zhuoya Zhao, Hongjian Fang, Yuwei Wang, Yang Li, Xin Liu, Chengcheng Du, Qingqun Kong, Zizhe Ruan, Weida Bi. BrainCog: A Spiking Neural Network based Brain-inspired Cognitive Intelligence Engine for Brain-inspired AI and Brain Simulation. Patterns, Cell Press, 2023.
• Dongcheng Zhao, Yi Zeng, Yang Li, Jihang Wang, Qian Zhang. Spiking CapsNet: A spiking neural network with a biologically plausible routing rule between capsules. Information Sciences, 2022.
• Qian Zhang, Yi Zeng, Tielin Zhang, Taoyi Yang. Comparison Between Human and Rodent Neurons for Persistent Activity Performance: A Biologically Plausible Computational Investigation. Frontiers in Systems Neuroscience, 2021, First Author
• Qian Zhang, Yi Zeng, Taoyi Yang. Computational Investigation of Contributions from Different Subtypes of Interneurons in Prefrontal Cortex for Information Maintenance. Scientific Reports, 2020, First Author
• Qian Zhang, Qiao Jiang, Na Li, Luru Dai, Qing Liu, Linlin Song, Jinye Wang, Yaqian Li, Jie Tian, Baoquan Ding, Yang Du. DNA Origami as an In Vivo Drug Delivery Vehicle for Cancer Therapy. ACS Nano, 2014, First Author