Xiaojing Yuan

Dr. Xiaojing (Jane) Yuan is a Professor in the Department of Engineering Technology at the University of Houston’s Cullen College of Engineering. She specializes in biomedical signal processing, intelligent systems, and wireless sensor networks. Her research focuses on applications in health informatics, disease management, and sensor network optimization.

Education

• Ph.D. in Robotics and Automation, Tulane University (2003)
• M.S. in Computational Intelligence, Tulane University (2002)
• M.S. in Computer-Aided Automation, University of Science and Technology of China (1997)
• B.S. in Electrical Engineering, Hefei University of Technology (1994)

Research Interests
Dr. Yuan’s work spans biomedical signal/image processing, intelligent system modeling, and distributed sensor networks for health monitoring. She develops algorithms for skin cancer detection and wireless sensor network protocols for chronic disease management. Her lab, the Intelligent Sensor Grid and Informatics Lab, integrates hardware and software solutions for real-world applications.

Grants & Projects

• Principal Investigator (PI) of projects totaling over $200k in funding, including grants from NASA, NSF, and the Texas Emerging Technology Fund
• Co-PI for interdisciplinary initiatives like the NSF NeTS-NOSS program and NASA’s ISHM testbed

Labs & Teams
Director of the Intelligent Sensor Grid and Informatics Lab and advisor for the International Society of Automation (ISA).