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Jun Yang is the Knut Schmidt Nielsen Distinguished Professor of Computer Science at Duke University's Trinity College of Arts & Sciences, with current appointments since 2014. He's also an Associate of the Duke Initiative for Science & Society.
- Education: Ph.D. and M.S. from Stanford University (2001), B.A. from University of California, Berkeley (1995)
His research focuses on Databases and Data-Intensive Computing, particularly Computational Journalism to preserve public interest journalism through computing. He co-directs the Duke Database Research Group within the Systems and Architecture Group.
Recent publications include work on SQL query debugging (Qr-Hint system), relational query education tools, and vaccine misinformation taxonomy. NSF grants (2024-2027, 2022-2026, 2020-2024) support his research, along with funding from Knight Foundation, NIH, Google, HP, and IBM.
- Scientific Awards: NSF III: Medium Responsive Optimization Grant, NSF III: Medium Ask the Experts Grant, NSF IIS: Small Grant, and multiple industry grants
He maintains strong connections with No.7 High School of Chengdu alumni network, having created its web-based alumni system in the 1990s. His work combines technical innovation with societal impact applications.
