معرفی
Yifan Hu is a Professor of Practice at Northeastern University, specializing in AI/ML/NLP and Information Visualization. He held senior roles at Amazon (Senior Manager of Applied Science, 2023-2024) and Yahoo! Research (Senior Director, 2014-2023), leading teams in AI-driven projects. Earlier, he contributed to AT&T Labs, Wolfram Research, and Daresbury Laboratory. His research focuses on graph visualization, machine learning, and data science applications.
Research interests include advanced visualization techniques (e.g., SmartGD framework), AI moderation systems, graph algorithms, and federated learning fairness. He has pioneered methods for graph layout optimization, dynamic data visualization, and adversarial NLP defenses.
Notable achievements include winning the 2017 IEEE ICDM 10-Year Highest-Impact Paper Award for work on collaborative filtering. He currently teaches Data Mining (CS 6220) and Machine Learning (CS 6140) at Northeastern, emphasizing practical applications of AI.
Labs/Projects: Actively develops visualization tools like SmartGD and DeepGD, exploring interdisciplinary applications in healthcare, cybersecurity, and large-scale data analysis. His work bridges theoretical advancements with industrial-scale implementations.
