Education
Nanjing University, 1998, BS, Biochemistry; New Jersey Institute of Technology, 2001, MS, Computer Science; Columbia University, 2008, PhD, Biomedical Informatics
Professional Areas
Primary research focus is on clinical natural language processing (NLP), where he develops innovative AI methods and tools to extract information from clinical text in electronic health records. By unlocking insights embedded within clinical notes, he advances clinical and translational research, accelerating the generation of real-world evidence.
Citation
For exceptional contributions to the field of biomedical informatics through the development of innovative AI methods and applications, enabling the extraction and analysis of valuable information from biomedical textual data, including clinical notes and scientific literature, to advance clinical research and improve human health.