Zhisheng Yan

Man with glasses and dark blazer stands in front of a gray wall
Titles and Organizations

Associate Professor / Tenured; Co-Director of MS INFS Program

Contact Information

Campus: Fairfax
Building: Research Hall
Room 424
Phone: 703-993-7283
Email: zyan4@gmu.edu 

Personal Websites

Biography

Zhisheng Yan leads the Mason immErsive meDia computIng and Applications (MEDIA) Lab. He explores the system efficiency and security of immersive cyber-human systems, such as VR, AR, imaging, and video systems. He is a recipient of NSF CAREER Award, CRII Award, Mason Presidential Award for Faculty Excellence in Research, ACM SIGMM Best PhD Thesis Award, and University at Buffalo CSE Best Dissertation Award. His research papers have been recognized by NDSS'24 Distinguished Paper Award, ACM MMSys'22 Best Student Paper Award, ACM HotMobile'18 Best Demo Award, and IEEE HealthCom'14 Best Student Paper Runner-up.

Research

  • Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning
  • Cybersecurity
  • Human-Centered Computing
  • Immersive Systems

Teaching

  • Networking and Telecommunications
  • Operating System
  • Computer Fundamentals

Degrees

PhD, Computer Science and Engineering, State University of New York at Buffalo