CS Faculty Candidate Talk: Dr. Yicong Huang

Title: Building a Collaborative and Interactive Data System to Broaden Access to Data Science, AI, and ML

Time: February 21, 2025 at 10:00 AM Eastern Time (US and Canada)

Location: M03-721. Refreshments will be served.

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Abstract: In an era where data-driven decision-making shapes industries, governments, and everyday life, the ability to leverage data science has become an essential skill. Modern data science techniques, including artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning (ML), and large language models (LLMs), offer advanced capabilities but often require programming expertise, limiting accessibility for a broader audience.

Bio: Yicong Huang is a final-year Ph.D. candidate from the Information Systems Group (ISG) in the Computer Science Department, University of California, Irvine. Under the guidance of Dr. Chen Li, his research focuses on big data management, data-processing systems, and systems for data science, AI and ML. Yicong has made significant contributions to the Texera project. He has published in top-tier database venues such as SIGMOD and VLDB. His interdisciplinary research spans venues such as TOCHI, PNAS Nexus, JAMIA, AMIA, and PLOS ONE. Yicong completed research internships at ByteDance, VISA, and Observe, where he contributed to patents and papers. At SIGMOD, his research has received a Best Demo Runner-Up Award. He received honors such as the 2024 Graduate Dean’s Dissertation Fellowship and the 2023 Public Impact Fellowship from UCI. For more information about his work, please visit yicong-huang.github.io.