Announcements

  • (May 2025) Excited to share that I will be presenting our work on the critical role of neural manifolds in human visual robustness at VSS 2025 in St. Pete Beach, Florida.
  • Publications and Presentations

    • The Role of Real-world Statistical Regularities in Visual Perception
      D. M. Beck, E. Center, and Z. Shao
      Current Directions in Psychological Science, 33(5), 317-324. (2024)

      Paper

    • Does Leveraging the Human Ventral Visual Stream Improve Neural Network Robustness?
      Z. Shao, L. Ma, B. Li, and D. M. Beck
      arXiv, 2024

      Paper Code

      Oral Presentation at Vision Science Society (VSS), St. Pete Beach, FL. (2024)

      Talk Session Recording

    • Is Attention Necessary for the Representational Advantage of Good Exemplars over Bad Exemplars?
      Z. Shao and D. M. Beck
      European Journal of Neuroscience, 59(9), 2129-2415. (2024)

      Paper Code

    • Is Attention Necessary for the Representational Advantage of Good Exemplars over Bad Exemplars?
      Z. Shao and D. M. Beck
      Poster presented at Vision Science Society (VSS), St. Pete Beach, FL. (2023)

      Abstract Poster

    • The similarity of CNN, behavioral, and PPA feature spaces.
      P-L Yang, Z. Shao, and D. M. Beck
      Poster presented at Vision Science Society (VSS), St. Pete Beach, FL. (2023)

      Abstract

    • Neural correlates of maltreatment timing during self-processing in depressed adolescents.
      M. Castro, Z. Shao, M. Engstrom, J. Y. Teoh, and K. Quevedo
      Poster presented at Minnesota Supercomputing Institute (MSI) Research Exhibition, Minneapolis, MN. (2019)

    Awards

  • Winner of Bio-informed AI Research Competition, UIUC (2024)
  • Elsevier/Vision Research International Travel Award, VSS2023 (2023)
  • Graduate College Conference Presentation Awards, UIUC (2023, 2024)
  • Illinois Distinguished Fellowship, UIUC (2020-2023)
  • Dean’s List, UMN (2016-2020)
  • Graduate with highest distinction, UMN (2020)
  • Maroon Global Excellence Scholarship, UMN (2016-2020)
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