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Stephen J.H. Yang, PhD Ministry of Education, Taiwan |
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03-4227151-35308 jhyang@csie.ncu.edu.tw |
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Professor
Stephen J.H. Yang graduated
from the University of Illinois at Chicago with a Ph.D. in computer science.
He is the Vice President for R&D and Chair Professor of Computer Science
and Information Engineering at National Central University, Taiwan. Professor
Yang was the first Director of the Department of Information and Technology
Education, Ministry of Education, Taiwan. Professor Yang also convenes the
Future Earth Taipei, Sustainable in the Digital Age WG, promoting digital
technology to explore sustainable development. Professor
Yang is a top computer scientist and education scholar. Professor Yang ranks
in the top 2% (actually is in the top 1.2%) of the world based on the
“World’s Top 2% Scientists 2022” released by Stanford University. Professor
Yang has published over 100 journal papers, of which more than 80 are SSCI
and SCI journal papers. According to 2019 to 2023 Elsevier Scopus/SciVal,
Professor Yang’s publications, 30% are in the top 1% high-cited, 50% are in
the top 10% high-cited publications worldwide, with 6.11 FWCI. Professor
Yang’s paper citations have exceeded 12,000 with a 51 h-index in Google
Scholar. Professor Yang won the Ministry of
Science and Technology Outstanding Research Award twice in 2010 and 2017. His
research areas include generative AI in learning analytics, LLMs in
education, human-centered AI, and sustainable education. Research projects
include ESG analytics, precision education, human-center AI, and the BookRoll
Partnership with Kyoto University. Professor Yang is currently counseling
Applied Materials, Inc. in ESG analytics, investigating how to use NLP
technology to analyze corporate ESG reports and developing more accurate ESG
rating prediction algorithms through Fortune 500 corporate reports and media
news training data. Help enterprises identify key ESG issues that need
improvement, formulate improvement strategies, and improve ESG ratings. And
further analyze company’s ESG opportunities and risk management and promptly
provide semi-automatic response information through generative AI and LLMs. Professor Yang and Kyoto University
jointly established the BookRoll Partnership Taiwan (BRPT), whose members
include more than 32 universities, 84 teachers, 383 courses, and 22,527
students. It is the largest international digital learning initiative in
Taiwan and Japan. Professor
Yang’s recent research areas are “Precision education,” “Human-centered AI in
education,” and “AI in sustainable education.” The special issue “Precision
education - a new challenge for AI in education,” edited by Professor Yang
and published in Educational Technology & Society in 2021, is the
world’s first SSCI journal special issue that applies AI to precision
education. The special issue “Human-centered AI in education: augment human
intelligence with machine intelligence,” co-edited by Professor Yang and
published in Educational Technology & Society in 2023, is the
first international SSCI journal special issue to discuss human-centered AI
in education. The special issue “AI in smart learning for sustainable
education,” co-edited by Professor Yang, will be published in Smart
Learning Environments Journal in 2023. It is also the first international
journal special issue to discuss AI in sustainable education. |
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