Ying Zhang

Dr. Ying Zhang is a Professor in the School of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Georgia Institute of Technology and serves as Senior Associate Chair. She directs the Sensors and Intelligent Systems Laboratory. Her research focuses on interdisciplinary systems engineering, including wireless sensor networks, IoT, biomedical engineering, structural health monitoring, and intelligent diagnostic systems. She holds a B.S. from Tongji University and advanced degrees from the University of Illinois at Chicago, University of Massachusetts Lowell, and Ph.D. in Systems Engineering from UC Berkeley.

Education:

• B.S., Materials Science and Engineering, Tongji University
• M.S., Materials Engineering, University of Illinois at Chicago
• M.S., Electrical Engineering, University of Massachusetts Lowell
• Ph.D., Systems Engineering, University of California, Berkeley

Research Interests: Her work spans AI-enabled systems, MEMS, smart materials, thermal management of bioimplants, and energy-efficient wireless sensor networks. Recent projects include adaptive thermal management for implantable devices and human-in-the-loop control for HVAC systems.

Awards:

• NSF CAREER Award (2013)
• Lockheed Martin Dean's Excellence in Teaching Award (2012)
• Hesburgh Award Teaching Fellow (2017)
• TechConnect Innovation Awards (2017)

Grants & Labs: Leads projects funded by NSF, including adaptive thermal management for bioimplants and supercapacitor-based power management. Directs the Sensors and Intelligent Systems Lab, which collaborates on structural health monitoring, biomedical sensors, and energy harvesting.