Driven by an intellectual curiosity for data and emergent information technologies, and a passion for designing and building things, Yan has oriented her career in a direction that integrates research, teaching and practice in the realm of information science. She aspires to conduct impactful scholarship to advance scientific knowledge and make the world a better place.

Yan’s expertise in machine learning and AI, digital inclusion, mobile health and design science research will see her lead a Fulbright project that aims to ensure the digital inclusion of an AI-enabled digital cognitive assessment tool for the early detection of dementia.

Home Institution Claremont Graduate University
Host Institution University of New South Wales
Award Name Fulbright Future Scholarship, Funded by the Kinghorn Foundation
Discipline Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence
Award Year 2023