Yifan Wang

Yifan Wang is Assistant Professor of Computer Science at University of Hawaii at Manoa, specializing in database systems and information retrieval. His research develops efficient algorithms for high-dimensional data processing.

Educational background:

• PhD in Computer Science from University of Florida (2024)
• Master's in Computer Science from University of Florida
• BS from Huazhong University of Science and Technology

Research innovations include:

• Vector database indexing techniques
• Machine learning-enhanced query optimization
• Scalable similarity search algorithms

Publications focus on improving efficiency of high-dimensional data operations, with applications in large-scale information retrieval. Wang serves on program committees for major database conferences including VLDB and ICDE.