Yaoqing Yang

Yaoqing Yang is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Computer Science at Dartmouth College. His research focuses on machine learning, 3D computer vision, distributed computing, and information theory. He holds a B.A. from Tsinghua University and a Ph.D. from Carnegie Mellon University.

Education:

• B.A., Tsinghua University, Beijing, China
• Ph.D., Carnegie Mellon University

Research interests include diagnosing and mitigating failures in machine learning models, analyzing high-dimensional spaces such as loss landscapes, and applying techniques to 3D point clouds and graphs. His work draws on statistical learning and information theory.

Recent publications explore topics like temperature balancing in neural networks, ensemble effectiveness, and generalization metrics in NLP models. He has received grants from DOE and DARPA, and his work has been recognized with awards including the Burke Research Initiation Award.

Professional service includes roles as an Area Chair at NeurIPS and ICLR, and Session Chair at ICLR 2025. He has organized workshops on AI for Science and contributed to conferences worldwide.