Yang Song

Associate Professor

Always drawn to the ocean, Dr. Yang Song found UNCW to be a natural fit after completing their Ph.D. at NC State under Dr. Edward Gehringer. Their research centers on data science, data mining, and deep learning, with a particular passion for applying machine learning and data mining to oceanography. Their work aims to improve forecasting methods while also addressing the unique machine learning challenges that arise in human learning and social science.

Education

Ph.D. in Computer Science, NCSU
M.S. in Computer Science, BUPT
B.S. in Compute Science, BIT

Specialization in Teaching

Below are a few courses I teach regularly -
CSC 302 - Intro. AI
CSC 322 - Data & Machine Learning
CSC 452 - Computer Vision
DSC 502 - Intro. to Computational Data Science
DSC 522 - Machine Learning II
DSC 541 - Data Science Practicum

Research Interests

Data Science
Deep Learning
Some AI topics, such as AI ethics, Computer Vision, and Robotics
... and their applications in related fields (marine science, education, social science, etc.)

A member of UNCW Brain Health Hub, Pillar 3 - Prevention: Neck strengthening and its relationship to traumatic brain injuries and concussions
(UNCW Brain Health Resilience Hub: https://uncw.edu/research/projects/brain-health-resilience/)

Professional Service

MSCSIS graduate program coordinator