Dr. Ying Yang Working for Wellbeing

Deputy Director of KnowSys Research Lab

Clayton School of Information Technology

Faculty of Information Technology

Monash University, Clayton Campus

Clayton, VIC 3800, Australia

Office: +61 3 99053298

Education

Ph.D.

Computer Science, 2003

Monash University, Melbourne, Australia

Thesis: Discretization for Naive-Bayes Learning (2003) [PDF] [Picture] [Ceremony]

Keywords: machine learning, naive-Bayes learrning, discretization bias and variance

This thesis was nominated for the Mollie Holman Award: Best PhD Thesis of Year 2003, Faculty of Information Technology, Monash University.

B.Sc.

Computer Science, first class honours, 1999

Beijing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Beijing, P.R.China

Research Interest in Data Mining and Machine Learning

Handling numeric attributes in Bayesian learning

Anytime learning

Data stream mining

Conceptual Equivalence

DeNoise

Related Conferences

SIGKDD, SIGMOD, ICML, IJCAI, ICDM, PKDD, ECML, AAAI, AusAI

Publications

Journal Papers, Book Chapters, Conference Papers

Hobbies

Reading

I am currently reading Big Stone Gap by Adriana Trigiani. I recently finished, in reverse order, The Three Musketeers by Alexandre Dumas, The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini, The Secret Servant by Daniel Silva, The Memory Keeper’s Daughter by Kim Edwards, Upside Down Inside Out by Monica McInerney, Mao’s Last Dancer by CunXin Li, Better Than Chocolate: 50 Proven Ways To Feel Happier by Siimon Reynolds, Harry Potter and Deathly Hallows, Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets and Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone by Joanne K. Rowling, Digital Fortress by Dan Brown, The Devil Wears Prada by Lauren Weisberger, Mao: The Unknown Story by Jung Chang and Jon Halliday, Angels and Demons by Dan Brown, Deception Point by Dan Brown, The Good Earth by Pearl S. Buck, A Thousand Pieces of Gold: A Memoir of China's Past Through Its Proverbs by Adeline Yen Mah, Dude, Where's My Country by Michael Moore,  My Life (Audio Book) by Bill Clinton,  2nd Chance, Pop Goes the Weasel, Violets are Blue, Roses are Red, 1st to Die and 3rd Degree by James Patterson,  Living History by Hillary Rodham Clinton,  The Five People You Meet in Heaven by Mitch Albom, The Ultimate Weight Solution by Dr. Phil McGraw, The Teeth of The Tiger by Tom Clancy, Lucia Lucia by Adriana Trigiani, The Beach House by James Patterson & Peter De Jonge, The Da Vinci Code by Dan Brown, Snow Falling on Cedars by David Guterson, Wild Swans: Three Daughters of China by Jung Chang, River God by Wilbur A. Smith, Moment in Peking by Yutang Lin, Men of Men by Wilbur A. Smith,  Birds of Prey by Wilbur A. Smith, Red Peony by Yutang Lin, and Morning, Noon & Night by Sidney Sheldon.

Yoga and Aerobics

Exercises are essential for human being's wellbeing. Actually my computer chair is a fitness ball!

Play the piano

My first piano Pearl River was a gift from my parents when I was a little girl. She is now still living with my parents in China. My current piano Yamaha is my wedding gift from my husband, Zhen.

Travel

There is no better way than traveling that broadens one's view as well as boosts his (her) fitness. Photos are very helpful to keep those beautiful travel stories. My favorite place is Rome, Italy.

Cooking

I have a huge collection of cookbooks. Actually my engagement ring arrived at me in company with a cookbook, The Food of China, which is the gorgeous masterpiece on Chinese cuisine.