Brief Introduction:

Yanru Bai, Female, Associate Professor, Academy of Medical Engineering and Translational Medicine, Tianjin University, Master’s Supervisor/Advisor, China Postdoctoral International Exchange Program Introduction Project talent winner. She respectively obtained her bachelor's and master's degrees from Tianjin University in 2009 and 2012. From June 2012 to May 2013, she worked as a research assistant at the University of Macau. From October 2013 to May 2015, she worked as a research assistant at the University of Hong Kong. From August 2015 to March 2020, she pursued her Ph.D. degree at Nanyang Technological University in Singapore and underwent postdoctoral training thereafter. In December 2020, she joined the School of Medicine at Tianjin University, and in 2021, I was selected for the China Postdoctoral International Exchange Program Introduction Project. The research focuses on neural engineering and rehabilitation, brain-computer interaction, audiovisual perception and cognition, selective attention, speech recognition and decoding, hearing assessment and auditory assistance, dizziness assessment and regulation, etc. It involves techniques such as biomedical signal processing, statistical analysis, deep learning, and artificial intelligence. Over 30 papers have been published in high-level journals and academic conferences such as Hearing Research and GeroScience. Multiple national invention patents and PCT patents have been granted. She has led projects including the National Natural Science Foundation of China Youth Project, the Military Commission Science and Technology Commission Project, the China Postdoctoral International Exchange Program Introduction Project, and sub-projects of the National Key Research and Development Program, and has participated in numerous national and provincial research projects.

Admissions/Position Openings

Researchers or students with background in Biomedical Engineering, Intelligent Medical Engineering, Software Engineering, Electronic Information, and related fields are welcome to join us. If you are passionate about research in areas such as brain-machine interaction, audiovisual perception, biomedical signal processing, artificial intelligence, and big data analytics, we encourage you to apply to join our research team! Please contact Prof. Bai at yr56_bai@tju.edu.cn.

Academic Achievements:

Publications：

1. Hongxing Liu#, Yanru Bai#, Zihao Xu, Jihan Liu, Guangjian Ni, Dong Ming，The Scalp Time-varying Network of Auditory Spatial Attention in “Cocktail-Party” Situations, Hearing Research, 2024, 442: 1-13.

2. Ran Zhao#, Tao Yue#, Zihao Xu, Yunqi Zhang, Yubo Wu, Yanru Bai*, Guangjian Ni*, Dong Ming, Electroencephalogram-based Objective Assessment of Cognitive Function Level Associated with Age-related Hearing Loss, GeroScience, 2024. 46(1): 431-446.

3. Yutong Han#, Yanru Bai#, Qiang Liu, Yuncheng Zhao, Taisheng Chen, Wei Wang, Guangjian Ni*, Assessing Vestibular Function using Electroencephalogram Rhythms Evoked during the Caloric Test, Frontiers in Neurology, 2023, 14:1126214.

4. Caihong Ye#, Yanru Bai#, Shu Zheng, Han Yu, Guangjian Ni*, OCT imaging of endolymphatic hydrops in mice: association with hearing loss, Acta Oto-Laryngologica, 2023, 143(9):759-765.

5. Guangjian Ni#*, Zihao Xu#, Yanru Bai, Qi Zheng, Ran Zhao, Yubo Wu, Dong Ming, EEG-based Assessment of Temporal Fine Structure and Envelope Effect in Mandarin Syllable and Tone Perception, Cereb Cortex. 2023, 33(23):11287-11299.

6. Zihao Xu#, Yanru Bai#, Ran Zhao, Qi Zheng, Guangjian Ni*, Dong Ming*, Auditory Attention Decoding From EEG-based Mandarin Speech Envelope Reconstruction, Hearing Research, 2022, 422(1): 108552.

7. Zihao Xu#, Yanru Bai#, Ran Zhao, Hongmei Hu, Guangjian Ni*, Dong Ming*, Decoding Selective Auditory Attention with EEG Using a Transformer Model, Methods, 2022, 204: 410-417.

8. Wenli Wang#, Yanru Bai#, Qi Zheng, Shu Zheng, Xiuyun Liu*, Guangjian Ni*, Otoacoustic Emission and Its Application in Anesthesia：European Review for Medical and Pharmacological Sciences, 2022, 26(15): 5426-5435.

9. Junpei Liu#, Yanru Bai#, Qianli Cheng, Shu Zheng, Stephen Elliott*, Guangjian Ni*, Microstructural Interactions Contribute to the Hotspot in The Living Cochlea, Current Research in Neurobiology, 2022, 3: 100045.

10. Qianli Cheng#, Han Yu#, Liu Junpei, Zheng Qi, Yanru Bai*, Guangjian Ni*, Design and Optimization of Auditory Prostheses Using the Finite Element Method: A Narrative Review, Annals of Translational Medicine, 2022, 10(12): 715.

11. Ran Zhao, Yanlin Hu, Guangjian Ni, Yanru Bai, The influence of age-related hearing loss on working memory based on EEG analysis, International Conference on Complex Medical Engineering 2022.

12. Mingkun Guo, Yanru Bai, Zihao Xu, Siyang Han, Guangjian Ni, Auditory Event-Related Potential Features as Underwater Target Recognition Assessment：International Conference on Complex Medical Engineering 2022.

13. Hongxing Liu, Yubo Wu, Yanru Bai, Guangjian Ni, Effects of mismatch negative elicited by auditory deviant of horizontal locations in virtual space：International Conference on Complex Medical Engineering 2022.

14. Yanru Bai, Clement Yuen, Quan Liu, A Modified Least-Squares Method for Quantitative Analysis in Raman Spectroscopy, IEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Quantum Electronics, 2021, 27(4): 1-9.

15. Shu Zheng#, Yanru Bai#, Zihao Xu, Pengfei Liu, Guangjian Ni, Optical Coherence Tomography for Three-dimensional Imaging in the Biomedical field: A Review, Frontiers in Physics, 2021, 9: 552.

16. Xueqing Zhang#, Yanru Bai#, Taisheng Chen*, Wei Wang*, Xi Han, Shanshan Li, Qiang Liu, Chao Wen, A Show of Ewald's Law: I Horizontal Semicircular Canal Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo, Frontiers in Neurology, 2021, 12: 5.

17. Clement Yuen, Xiaohong Gao, James Jia Ming Yong, Prem Prakash, Chalapathy Raja Shobana, Perera Adhikarige Taniya Kaushalya, Yuemei Luo, Yanru Bai, Chun Yang, Peter R. Preiser, Quan Liu, Towards Malaria Field Diagnosis Based on Surface-Enhanced Raman Scattering With On-Chip Sample Preparation And Near-Analyte Nanoparticle Synthesis, Sensors and Actuators B: Chemical, 2021, 343:130162.

18. Yanru Bai, Quan Liu, Denoising Raman Spectra by Wiener Estimation with a Numerical Calibration Dataset, Biomedical Optical Express, 2020, 11(1): 200-14.

19. Jian Ju, Chao-Mao Hsieh, Yao Tian, Jian Kang, Ruining Chia, Hao Chang, Yanru Bai, Chenjie Xu, Xiaomeng Wang, Quan Liu, Surface Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy Based Biosensor with a Microneedle Array for Minimally Invasive In Vivo Glucose Measurements, ACS Sensors, 2020, 5(6): 1777-1785.

20. Yanru Bai, Gan Huang, Yiheng Tu, Ao Tan, Yeung Sam Hung, Zhiguo Zhang， Normalization of Pain-Evoked Neural Responses Using Spontaneous EEG Improves the Performance of EEG-Based Cross-Individual Pain Prediction，Frontiers in Computational Neuroscience, 2016, 10(31).

21. Yiheng Tu, Ao Tan, Yanru Bai, Yeung Sam Hung, Zhiguo Zhang, Decoding Subjective Intensity of Nociceptive Pain from Pre-Stimulus and Post-Stimulus Brain Activities, Frontiers in Computational Neuroscience, 2016, 10(31).

22. Dong Ming, Yanru Bai, Xiuyun Liu, Hongzhi Qi, Longlong Cheng, Baikun Wan, Yong Hu, Yatwa Wong, K.D.K. Luk, John C Y Leong, A Gait Stability Investigation into Fes-Assisted Paraplegic Walking Based on the Walker Tipping Index：Journal of Neural Engineering, 2009, 6(6): 066007.

23. Dong Ming, XiuYun Liu, Yanru Bai, Guangju Zhang, Longlong Cheng, Hongzhi Qi, Zhaojun Xue, Baikun Wan, Yong Hu, L.Y. Li, K.D.K Luk, Measurement Of Upper Extremity Joint Moments In Walker-Assisted Gait：IET Science, Measurement & Technology, 2009, 3(5): 343-353.

Patents:

1. Yanru Bai, Ran Zhao, Guangjian Ni, Hongxing Liu, Mingkun Guo, Qi Zheng, Qi Tang, A brain-computer interface control system and its control method and implementation method, China National invention patent, ZL202311395030.2

2. Dong Ming, Yanru Bai, Yue Ren, Hongzhi Qi, Baikun Wan, Image-action EEG identity recognition method based on fusion features, China National invention patent, ZL201010200753.9

3. Dong Ming, Lin Meng, Li Feng, Yanru Bai, Hongzhi Qi, Baikun Wan, Identification based on multi-angle detection of pyroelectric information of human body, China National invention patent, ZL201010187237.7

4. Dong Ming, Yanru Bai, Guangju Zhang, Changcheng Sun, Baikun Wan, Multi-source gait feature extraction and identity recognition method based on artificial neural network, China National invention patent, ZL201010115897.4

5. Guangjian Ni, Hongxing Liu, Yanru Bai, Qi Zheng, Evaluation system of spatial sound source perception ability and minimum audible Angle V1.0, Software copyright, 2023SR0506265

6. Guangjian Ni, Qi Zheng, Yubo Wu, Yanru Bai, Hongxing Liu, A system for objective quantitative assessment of auditory perception V1.0, Software copyright, 2023SR0506267

Grants:

1. National Key Research and Development Program of China: Interaction and Intervention Enhancement Strategies of Audiovisual Perception Dual-Mode Information, 2023.11-2026.10, Sub-project Leader.

2. National Natural Science Foundation of China: Study on the Electrophysiological Characteristics and Regulatory Mechanism of Visual-vestibular Network for Central Vertigo, 2022.12 - 2025.12, Project leader.

3. National Key Research and Development Program of China: Study on Acquisition, Decoding and Long-term Monitoring of Signals from Artificial Enzyme Electrodes, 2021.12 - 2024.11, Project leader.

4. Science and Technology Innovation Special Zone Theme Project: XXX, 2020.12 - 2021.12, Project leader.

5. Commercial Research Funds: Study on Auditory Perception and Cognitive Function of Elderly Deafness Based on Electroencephalogram Analysis, Tellyes Scientific Inc., 2022.04 – 2023.03, Project leader.

6. China Postdoctoral International Exchange Program Introduction Project: Study on Cross-Modal BNMSC Mechanisms and EEG Responses in Vestibular Migraine, 2021.06 - 2023.05, Project leader.

7. Tianjin University Independent Innovation Fund Project: Research on Underwater Target Recognition Technology Inspired by Auditory Perception, 2023.01 - 2023.12, Project leader.

8. Tianjin University Independent Innovation Fund Project: Study on the Neurophysiological Characteristics of Visual-Vestibular Cortical Network for Dizziness, 2022.01 - 2022.12, Project leader.

9. Tianjin University's Independent Innovation Fund Project: Cognitive Function Assessment of Deaf Children Based on Electroencephalography (EEG), 2021.01 - 2021.12, Project leader.

10. Science and Technology Innovation Special Zone Theme Project: XXX, 2022.03 - 2023.12, Key project participant.

11. Tianjin Municipality Applied Basic Research Project: Research on Precision Rehabilitation of Children with Developmental Language Disorder Based on Semantic Encoding in Artificial Intelligence, 2022.10 - 2025.09, Key project participant (On-campus leader).

Honors & Awards:

Awards:

1. "Silent Communication - Design and Implementation of Speech-Imagined Brain-Computer Interface System", the 2nd National Post-doctoral Innovation and Entrepreneurship Competition leading title Winner Award, 2023

2. "Novel Diagnostic Technologies for Hearing Impairments and Knowledge Graph Construction", First Prize in the Postdoctoral Category at the Tianjin "Haihe Talent" Innovation and Entrepreneurship Competition, 2022

3. The Youth Outstanding Paper Competition (Postgraduate) Award of China Biomedical Engineering Conference and Innovative Medical Summit, 2023 (Mentor)

4. Excellent Mentor at Tianjin University; Outstanding Class Supervisor and Mentor at Tianjin University School of Medicine, 2023

5. 2023 Tianjin University School of Medicine Outstanding Contribution Award, 2023

6. "Research on Decoding Brain Signals for Normal and Imagined Vocalizations Based on Deep Learning Models", Excellent Paper Award at the Tianjin Biomedical Engineering Society Youth Forum, 2022

7. The Bronze Award in the Tianjin Region at the China International "Internet+" College Students Innovation and Entrepreneurship Competition, 2022 (Mentor)

8. Scientific Research New Talent Award, Medical College of Tianjin University, 2021

9. Outstanding Service Award, Medical College of Tianjin University, 2021

10. Outstanding Teaching Award, Medical College of Tianjin University, 2021

11. Best Teaching Assistant of the Year, Nanyang Technological University (Singapore), 2019

12. "Research on Individual Differences in Multi-paradigm Evoked EEG for Biometric Identification", Tianjin Outstanding Master's Thesis Award by the Tianjin Municipal People’s Government Degree Committee, 2013

13. Nominee for the Tianjin University Student Science Award, 2011

14. "Remote Identity Recognition System Based on Multiple Gait Features", First Prize at the Tianjin Challenge Cup and Special Prize from Tianjin University Challenge Cup, 2009

Academic and Social Positions:

1. Young Editorial Board Member of the "Brain-X" Journal, 2023

Contribution to well-rounded education

1. Class director of the 2021 Intelligent Medical Engineering Class.

2. Mentor for the 2022 class of Intelligent Medical Engineering.