Computational Human-sociocultural Experimental Neuroscience (CHEN) Lab
Department of Psychology, National Taiwan University
Pin-Hao Andy Chen
Director [CV] [Email] [Google scholar]
Andy Chen is now an Associate Professor in the Department of Psychology at National Taiwan University. He received his Ph.D. at Dartmouth College. He uses an interdisciplinary approach, combining experimental social psychology and computational methods to gain a better understanding of the psychological and neural mechanisms involved in interacting minds. He has published in Nature Human Behaviour, Science Advances, eLife, and Neuroimage. He received The Young Scholars' Creativity Award from the Foundation for The Advancement of Outstanding Scholarship in 2024 and also the Ta-You Wu Memorial Award (Early Career award) from Taiwan NSTC in 2021. He is now a consulting editor at JoCN and the secretary at the Social and Affective Neuroscience Society (SANS).
Feng-Chun Ben Chou
PhD student [CV] [Google scholar]
Ben received his bachelor's degree in Physics. He is now a Ph.D. student in the Social Psychology program at National Taiwan University.
Research interest: Interacting minds, social network analysis, computational social neuroscience, machine learning & non-verbal behaviors.
Publications and Honors:
(1) 2023-2025 NTU Doctoral Scholarship
(2) Hsiao, P.-Y. A., Kim, M.J., Chou, F.-C. B., & Chen, P.-H. A. (2024). Brain Imaging and Behavior.
(3) Chou, F.-C. B.,* Chen, Y.-C. C.,* Kuo, Y.-S. A., Hsiao, P.-Y. A., Lin, C. R., Huang, Y.-W. Y., Pan, H.-J. S., & Chen, P.-H. A. (Under revision).
Po-Yuan Alan Hsiao
Graduate student
Alan received his bachelor's degree in Psychology. He is now a graduate student in the Social Psychology program at National Taiwan University.
Research interest: Computational social neuroscience, ideology & machine learning.
Publications and Honors:
(1) Hsiao, P.-Y. A., Kim, M.J., Chou, F.-C. B., & Chen, P.-H. A. (2024). Brain Imaging and Behavior.
(2) 2022 NSTC NTU Undergraduate Thesis - Dean’s Award
(3) 2022 NSTC Undergraduate Research Grant
Tung-An Phoenix Chiu
Graduate student
Phoenix received her bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering. She is now a graduate student in the Social Psychology program at National Taiwan University.
Research interest: Preference, computer vision, computational social neuroscience & machine learning.
Publications and Honors:
(1) Chiu, T.-A. P., Chou, F.-C. B., Hsiao, P.-Y. A., & Chen, P.-H. A. (2024). Poster presented at Social & Affective Neuroscience Society (SANS) 2024 Annual Conference, Toronto, Canada.
(2) Chiu, T.-A. P., Chou, F.-C. B., Hsiao, P.-Y. A., & Chen, P.-H. A. (2023). Symposium Talk at Taiwanese Psychological Association 2023 Annual Conference, Hsinchu, Taiwan.
Chien-Yu Evany Huang
Head of Marketing
Evany received her MBA in International Business at National Taiwan University. She is now our Head of Marketing.
Area of expertise: Marketing, social media marketing, content marketing.
Chih-Yuan Edward Chang
Undergraduate research assistant
Edward is a senior undergraduate student with a double major in Environmental Engineering and Psychology at National Taiwan University.
Research interest: Interacting minds, large language model, natural language processing & machine learning.
Publications and Honors:
(1) Chang, C.-Y. E., Chou, F.-C. B. & Chen, P.-H. A. (2023). Taiwanese Psychological Association 2023 Annual Conference, Hsinchu, Taiwan.
(2) Chen, Y.-C. C., Chou, F.-C. B., Jao, C.-Y. M., Chang, C.-Y. E., Liu, Y.-W. J., Chiu, T.-A. P., & Chen, P.-H. A. (2024). Poster presented at Social & Affective Neuroscience Society (SANS) 2024 Annual Conference, Toronto, Canada.
Chih-Yu Maggie Jao
Undergraduate research assistant
Maggie is a senior undergraduate student with a major in Life Science at National Taiwan University.
Research interest: Computational social neuroscience & self-regulation.
Publications and Honors:
(1) Chen, Y.-C. C., Chou, F.-C. B., Jao, C.-Y. M., Chang, C.-Y. E., Liu, Y.-W. J., Chiu, T.-A. P., & Chen, P.-H. A. (2024). Poster presented at Social & Affective Neuroscience Society (SANS) 2024 Annual Conference, Toronto, Canada.
Hsin-Lien Sophie Hsieh
Undergraduate research assistant
Sophie is a senior undergraduate student with a major in Veterinary Medicine at National Taiwan University.
Research interest: Computer vision, facial behavioral analysis & interacting minds.
Yu-Chieh May Chang
Undergraduate research assistant
May is a junior undergraduate student with a major in Psychology and a minor in Life Science at National Taiwan University.
Research interest: Computational social neuroscience & interacting minds.
Chung-Lien William Chen
Undergraduate research assistant
William is a junior undergraduate student with a major in Medicine at National Taiwan University.
Research interest: Computational social neuroscience & mental health.
Ting-Ruei Henry Wang
Undergraduate research assistant
Henry is a senior undergraduate student with a double major in Foreign Languages & Literatures and Psychology at National Taiwan University.
Research interest: Computational cultural neuroscience & affective neuroscience.
Tzu-Chi Kelly Chou
Undergraduate research assistant
Kelly is a senior undergraduate student with a major in Business Administration at National Taiwan University.
Research interest: Personality Science & interacting minds.
Chia-Chen Jane Li
Undergraduate research assistant
Jane is a junior undergraduate student with a major in Psychology and a minor in Social Work at National Taiwan University.
Research interest: Computational clinical psychology & interacting minds.
Shih-Chueh Tyler Wang
Undergraduate research assistant
Tyler received his bachelor's degree in Computer Science & Engineering. He is now a sophomore undergraduate student with a major in Psychology at National Taiwan University.
Research interest: Computer vision & facial behavioral analysis.
Pin-Yu Sophie Wu
Undergraduate research assistant
Sophie is now a sophomore undergraduate student with a major in Computer Science & Information Engineering at National Taiwan University.
Research interest: Large language model & interacting minds.
Lab Alumni
Lulu Lin, former full-time RA. She received her Master of information systems management at Carnegie Mellon University. She is now a Software Engineer.
Rose Lin, former undergraduate RA. She received her Master of Applied Data Science at Utrecht University. She is now a Program Manager.
Sharon Pan, former undergraduate RA. She is now enrolled in the Master of Engineering in Autonomy & Robotics program at University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign.
Ashlee Kou, former graduate student. She is now a UX Analyst.
Wendy Lee, former undergraduate RA. She is now enrolled in a Master of Clinical Psychology program.
Chloe Chen, former graduate student. She is now a Management Associate.
Julie Liu, former undergraduate RA. She is now a Data Consultant.