Yuan An

Dr. Yuan An is an Associate Professor and Director of International Programs at the College of Computing & Informatics, Drexel University. His research focuses on health and biomedical information integration, semantic-ontology mapping, and knowledge representation.

Education:

• PhD in Computer Science, University of Toronto
• Master of Computer Science, Dalhousie University
• Master of Engineering in Systems Engineering, Tsinghua University
• Bachelor of Engineering, Tsinghua University

Research Interests include conceptual modeling, schema and ontology mapping, information integration, healthcare systems, and semantic web technologies. His work bridges data science and healthcare informatics, with a focus on structured database design and case-based schema development.

Selected Publications highlight his contributions to automated coding for occupational epidemiology, EMR error detection, and semantic mapping in biomedical contexts. His projects span data quality in medical records, big data analytics, and biological network mining.

Scientific Awards & Grants

• NSF IU/CRC CVDI Center ($98,000, PI, 2013-2014)
• NSF I/UCRC Phase I ($275,000, Co-PI, 2012-2017)
• Best Student Paper Award at IEEE BIBM 2013
• Precarn Scholarship (2004-2005)

Professional Activities include service on program committees for IEEE BIBM, CIKM, and ACM conferences, as well as leadership in international academic initiatives.