Qian Yang
Assistant professor in Information Science at Cornell
Faculty field member at Computer Science
Assistant professor in Information Science at Cornell
Faculty field member at Computer Science
Co-director of the Cornell Digital and AI Literacy Initiative
Senior fellow at Cornell Brooks Tech Policy Institute
Schmidt Futures's Inaugural AI2050 Fellow
Senior fellow at Cornell Brooks Tech Policy Institute
Schmidt Futures's Inaugural AI2050 Fellow
Hi there 👋! This is Qian (pronounced chi-en). I am a human-AI interaction designer and researcher. My students and I create novel AI applications and services that demonstrate new ways of bridging frontier AI technologies, user needs, and societal betterment goals. I am also hugely passionate about teaching these emergent methods to future AI product innovators.
My students and I form the DesignAI group at Cornell. You can find more about our work on the group's website.
Cornell students interested in joining us: Most often, I mentor students in information science and computer science, though my latest research interests also exposed me to mentoring students in law and policy or business.
New RAship positions typically become available at the beginning of each semester (spring, summer, fall). Feel free to email me around that time, include [RAship application] in the email subject line, and briefly describe your skillsets and research interests. If you are interested in any of our ongoing research projects, make sure you mention it!
Miscellaneous
I received my Ph.D. in HCI from Carnegie Mellon University School of Computer Science and got an outstanding SIGCHI Ph.D. dissertation award along the way. I also have a Master's Degree in Design, a Bachelor of Engineering in Industrial Design, and a Bachelor of Business Administration, all from Shanghai Jiao Tong University. A bit of a degree haul, but it was fun!
I was, once upon a time, a concept car designer and researcher.
I was born and raised in Shanghai, China. Yang's Dumplings is my spiritual dumpling, and I have strong opinions about which is the best soup dumpling spot in Shanghai.