Hi everyone! I am Yuqing Cai. My primary research interest focuses on developing and validating models to predict pupil size changes in response to dynamic visual stimuli (e.g., movies). Pupillometry is a powerful tool for investigating cognition and vision. However, because pupil size is also strongly influenced by low-level visual features (e.g., luminance and contrast), its application is restricted, especially in complex environments.

During my PhD, I aim to address this limitation by advancing the pupil modeling approach and exploring its applications in various domains: in clinical contexts to detect visual field defects and spatial neglect, in cognitive researches to index visual attention, and in everyday settings to measure cognitive effort in driving.