Dr. Zhifeng Chen | Biomedical Engineering | Excellence in Innovation Award 

Neusoft Medical Systems Co. Ltd | Australia

Zhifeng Chen, Ph.D., is an accomplished biomedical imaging scientist whose multidisciplinary career spans advanced MRI physics, deep learning–driven neuroimaging, quantitative MRI, and accelerated data acquisition methodologies. With a strong academic foundation from Zhejiang University and extensive postdoctoral training at premier institutions including Harvard Medical School, Massachusetts General Hospital, the University of Southern California, and Monash University he has developed a robust research portfolio focused on rapid, motion-resistant, and high-fidelity MRI techniques. Dr. Chen has made notable contributions to non-Cartesian reconstruction, ASL angiography, fMRI, susceptibility mapping, and liver DCE-MRI, integrating compressed sensing, low-rank subspace modeling, diffusion models, contrastive learning, and untrained neural networks. His expertise extends to pulse sequence programming on Siemens 3T and 7T platforms, advanced signal processing, and deep learning–based image reconstruction. A productive researcher with 26 documents, 214 citations, and an h-index of 9, he has demonstrated sustained scholarly impact across biomedical engineering, radiology, and computational imaging. His work has been recognized through competitive fellowships and prestigious awards, including multiple ISMRM Merit Awards, the International Postdoctoral Exchange Fellowship, and the Shandong Provincial Science and Technology Progress Prize. Dr. Chen has secured numerous grants as Principal Investigator, leading innovations in physics-informed deep learning, motion-corrected dynamic imaging, and quantitative MRI. His professional service includes reviewing for leading journals, coordinating special issues, and evaluating national and international research grants. With extensive experience mentoring students and collaborating across academia and industry, Dr. Chen continues to advance next-generation MRI technologies that enhance imaging speed, robustness, and clinical diagnostic value.

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Featured Publications 

Chen, Z. (2025). Accelerating multi-directional diffusion MRI through patch-based joint reconstruction. NeuroImage.

Ekanayake, M., Pawar, K., Chen, Z., Egan, G., & Chen, Z. (2025). PixCUE: Joint uncertainty estimation and image reconstruction in MRI using deep pixel classification. Journal of Imaging Informatics in Medicine.

Zhifeng Chen | Biomedical Engineering | Excellence in Innovation Award

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