Science
I am a researcher in Neural Connectivity Lab at UCSF, working with Dr. Pratik Mukherjee. I develop analysis methods for neuroimaging, especially for diffusion MRI, and use them to seek better understandings of neurological and psychiatric diseases. 

Before UCSF, I was a postdoc in Emily Cooper's lab at UC Berkeley. I studied natural scene statistics and motion perception in aquatic environment. 

Before UC Berkeley, I studied binocular vision and motion perception with Prof. Benjamin Backus, and received my Ph. D. degree in Vision Sciences from SUNY College of Optometry. 
Previous projects at Berkeley
I construct and calibrate a petit  omnidirectional video camera system capable of recording panoramic natural scenes in air and under water. Calibration procedures include characterizing fisheye cameras spatial distortion, stereo calibration between multi-cameras, spectrum sensitivity and response linearity, contrast sensitivity and resolution, etc. This camera system is built to record a variety of fish natural habitats for natural scene analysis that's relevant to visual motion perception.
Projects at Berkeley

  • Bayesian model for 3D velocity perception
  • Zebrafish motion perception and vision-based behaviors
Earlier projects

Contact
tianhao.cai@ucsf.edu