Hey there!

I am Yiyun —

Developer & AI Researcher.

I am a PhD Candidate in Data Science at the University of Queensland. My research focus is on AI/computer vision in remote sensing and vision-language models. I am genuinely passionate about solving problems using state-of-the-art technologies. In addition to my research skills, I have professional experience in software development for the industry.

Feel free to explore my research, projects, and get in touch!

Featured Projects

Featured Publication

Experience

Research Assistant

07.2021 - now

University of Queensland · Part-time

Casual Academic

07.2022 - 07.2023

University of Queensland · Part-time

Learning Designer

12.2021 - 12.2022

University of Queensland · Part-time

Software Developer Intern

11.2019 - 02.2020

EquatorIT, LLC. · Internship

Education

Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)

2022 - 2026

University of Queensland

Bachelor of Information Technology (Hons I)

2018 - 2022

University of Queensland

Awards

  • Class of 2022 Valedictorian (July 2022, UQ EECS)
  • Future Leader (2021, UQ)
  • Prentice Scholar (2020, UQ)
  • EAIT Scholar (2019, UQ)
  • Winter Research Scholarship (2021, UQ)
  • UQ International Scholarship (2021, UQ)
  • Dean’s Commendations for Academic Excellence x 6 (2018-2022, UQ)
  • Service Excellence Award (2025, ADC)
  • Certificate of Appreciation (2023, ADC)