Yao Wang is a Chinese-American

video Video is an electronic medium for the recording, copying, playback, broadcasting, and display of moving visual media. Video was first developed for mechanical television systems, which were quickly replaced by cathode-ray tube (CRT) syste ...

engineer whose research topics include networked video,

video coding A video coding format (or sometimes video compression format) is a content representation format for storage or transmission of digital video content (such as in a data file or bitstream). It typically uses a standardized video compression algo ...

computer vision Computer vision is an interdisciplinary scientific field that deals with how computers can gain high-level understanding from digital images or videos. From the perspective of engineering, it seeks to understand and automate tasks that the hum ...

medical imaging Medical imaging is the technique and process of imaging the interior of a body for clinical analysis and medical intervention, as well as visual representation of the function of some organs or tissues (physiology). Medical imaging seeks to rev ...

, and the use of

machine learning Machine learning (ML) is a field of inquiry devoted to understanding and building methods that 'learn', that is, methods that leverage data to improve performance on some set of tasks. It is seen as a part of artificial intelligence. Machine ...

techniques to diagnose

lymphedema Lymphedema, also known as lymphoedema and lymphatic edema, is a condition of localized swelling caused by a compromised lymphatic system. The lymphatic system functions as a critical portion of the body's immune system and returns interstitial fl ...

and

concussion A concussion, also known as a mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI), is a head injury that temporarily affects brain functioning. Symptoms may include loss of consciousness (LOC); memory loss; headaches; difficulty with thinking, concentration, ...

s. She is a professor of electrical and computer engineering and of biomedical engineering in the

New York University Tandon School of Engineering The New York University Tandon School of Engineering (commonly referred to as Tandon) is the engineering and applied sciences school of New York University. Tandon is the second oldest private engineering and technology school in the United Sta ...

, where she is also Associate Dean for Faculty Affairs and holds an affiliated faculty position in the Radiology Department of the

New York University Grossman School of Medicine NYU Grossman School of Medicine is a medical school of New York University, a private research university in New York City. It was founded in 1841 and is one of two medical schools of the university, with the other being the Long Island School of ...

. She is also a member o
NYU WIRELESS

Education and career

Wang has bachelor's and master's degrees in electronic engineering from

Tsinghua University Tsinghua University (; abbreviation, abbr. THU) is a National university, national Public university, public research university in Beijing, China. The university is funded by the Ministry of Education of the People's Republic of China, Minis ...

, awarded in 1983 and 1985, respectively. She completed her Ph.D. in electrical and computer engineering in 1990 at the

University of California, Santa Barbara The University of California, Santa Barbara (UC Santa Barbara or UCSB) is a Public university, public Land-grant university, land-grant research university in Santa Barbara County, California, Santa Barbara, California with 23,196 undergraduate ...

, and in the same year joined the faculty of the

Polytechnic Institute of New York The New York University Tandon School of Engineering (commonly referred to as Tandon) is the engineering and applied sciences school of New York University. Tandon is the second oldest private engineering and technology school in the United Sta ...

, the predecessor institution to the NYU Tandon School.

Book

Wang is the coauthor, with Jörn Ostermann and Ya-Qin Zhang, of the textbook ''Video Processing and Communications'' (Prentice Hall, 2001).

Recognition

Wang was named a

Fellow of the IEEE The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) is a 501(c)(3) professional association for electronic engineering and electrical engineering (and associated disciplines) with its corporate office in New York City and its operation ...

in 2004, "for contributions to video processing and communication".

References

External links

NYU Video Lab
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Wang, Yao Year of birth missing (living people) Living people American electrical engineers American women engineers Chinese electrical engineers Chinese women engineers Tsinghua University alumni University of California, Santa Barbara alumni Polytechnic Institute of New York University faculty Fellow Members of the IEEE 21st-century American women