معرفی
Dr. Yezhou (YZ) Yang is a tenured Associate Professor in the School of Computing and Augmented Intelligence (SCAI) at Arizona State University (ASU). He leads the ASU Active Perception Group, focusing on Cognitive Robotics, Computer Vision, and Generative AI. His work integrates vision, deep learning, and AI to interpret human actions and environmental geometry.
Education:
- Ph.D. Computer Science, University of Maryland, College Park (2016)
- M.S. Computer Science, University of Maryland, College Park (2013)
- B.E. Computer Science and Engineering, Zhejiang University, China (2010)
Research Interests: Dr. Yang’s research emphasizes Visual Recognition with Knowledge (VR-K), Autonomous Vehicles, and Multimodal Learning. Key projects include:
- Developing Secure and Decentralized Generative Models (NSF SaTC Grant)
- Enhancing Robustness in Vision-Language Tasks (NSF Robust Intelligence Grant)
- Traffic Safety Assessment via Infrastructure Cameras (Institute of Automated Mobility)
Publications: Recent work spans Text-to-Image Generation (e.g., RefEdit), Event-based Vision (e.g., SEVD Dataset), and Connected Autonomous Vehicles (e.g., CAROM). His team’s contributions to benchmarks like VL-GLUE and ConceptBed advance multimodal reasoning and model evaluation.
Awards & Recognition:
- NSF CAREER Award (2020)
- Amazon AWS ML Research Award (2019)
- Co-founder of ARGOS Vision Inc.
Lab & Teams: The ASU Active Perception Group collaborates with industry (e.g., Arizona DOT) and academic partners. Ongoing projects include Robust Multimodal Foundational Models and Socially-Adept Autonomous Vehicles.
