Originally from Suzhou, China, Yang moved to Hawaii in 2021 to pursue his Master’s degree in Computer Science. Currently, he is advancing his expertise as a doctoral candidate in the ICS department. During his tenure at UH Manoa, Yang has conducted research on affective computing and treatment planning prostate brachytherapy.

Education 

PhD, Information and Computer Sciences – Expected 2026, University of Hawai’i at Manoa 

MS, Information and Computer Sciences – 2023, University of Hawai’i at Manoa 

BA, Computer Science – 2021, Concordia College 

Research Interests 

I am deeply intrigued by the confluence of healthcare and artificial intelligence. As part of the Hawaii Digital Health Lab, my research is under the supervision of Peter Washington and focuses on leveraging advanced computational models to address challenges in healthcare. I am also interested in building large AI models for different downstream tasks like recognition, detection, and generative AI.