Jiannan Yang
Computer Science Researcher / Ph.D. Candidate
I am a Ph.D. candidate in Computer Science at Stony Brook University, working with Prof. Tengfei Ma. I am interested in using advanced mathematical frameworks to understand and improve machine learning methods, with applications in graph representation learning and diffusion models.
Research Areas
Graph Neural Networks
Generative Models
Optimal Transport
Education
2022 - Present
Ph.D. in Computer Science
Stony Brook University, Department of Computer Science
Advisor: Prof. Tengfei Ma, Co-advised by Prof. Xianfeng Gu | GPA: 3.95/4.0
2019 - 2021
Master of Mathematical Sciences (with Commendation)
Australian National University, Mathematical Sciences Institute
Advisor: Prof. John Urbas | GPA: 6.94/7.0
2014 - 2018
Bachelor of Science (Hons.) in Statistics, Minor in Japanese
Hong Kong Baptist University
Second Class Honours, Division I
Publications
Skills
Python
PyTorch
Functional Analysis
Stochastic Modeling