PeopleofSuperintelligence

Researcher

Yi Yang

Also known as 杨易

Yi Yang is a computer scientist whose work covers cross-media analysis and visual object retrieval, and the International Association for Pattern Recognition named him a Fellow in 2024. He completed a Ph.D. at Zhejiang University in 2010 and then held a Discovery Early Career Research Award post at the University of Queensland from 2013 to 2015. He received a Google Faculty Research Award in 2016 and became a full professor at the University of Technology Sydney in 2017. The Australian Computer Society listed him among its 2017 Gold Disruptors, and he was an area chair for ICCV 2019, ICCV 2021, and CVPR 2021. As of October 2026, he is a distinguished professor of computer science at Zhejiang University.

Timeline

  1. 2010

    A Zhejiang University doctorate

    He completes a Ph.D. in computer science at Zhejiang University in 2010.

  2. 2013–2015

    A DECRA research post

    From 2013 to 2015 he works as a Discovery Early Career Research Award researcher at the University of Queensland, and then he moves to the University of Technology Sydney.

  3. 2016

    A Google Faculty Research Award

    He receives a Google Faculty Research Award in 2016.

  4. 2016–2017

    Full professor at UTS

    He becomes an associate professor at the University of Technology Sydney in 2016 and a full professor in 2017. At UTS he is also research lead on a deep learning smart systems project for educational management.

  5. 2017

    A Gold Disruptor award

    The Australian Computer Society lists him among the 2017 Gold Disruptors in its ICT Researcher of the Year category.

  6. 2019–2021

    Area chair at ICCV and CVPR

    He serves as an area chair for ICCV 2019, ICCV 2021, and CVPR 2021.

  7. 2024

    An IAPR Fellow

    The International Association for Pattern Recognition names him a Fellow in 2024 for contributions to cross-media analysis and visual object retrieval.

  8. As of October 2026

    A distinguished professor at Zhejiang

    He is a Distinguished Professor of Computer Science at Zhejiang University.

Sources and credits

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  1. 杨易-西安交通大学新港报告 xgbg.xjtu.edu.cn. Checked 14 October 2026.
  2. ReLER Lab: Industry Showcase uts.edu.au. Checked 14 October 2026.
  3. MEDIA STATEMENT: ACS celebrates excellence in ICT with the 2017 Digital Disruptor Awards acs.org.au. Checked 14 October 2026.
  4. 【讲座预告】数学与统计系列第一期讲座-西安交通大学新港报告 xgbg.xjtu.edu.cn. Checked 14 October 2026.
  5. Chronological List of IAPR Fellows – International Association for Pattern Recognition iapr.org. Checked 14 October 2026.