Jianying Hu
Jianying Hu | |
|---|---|
| Born | China |
| Occupation | Computer scientist |
| Years active | 1993–present |
| Known for | Data mining, machine learning, artificial intelligence, health informatics |
| Notable work | Over 150 scientific articles and more than 50 patents |
Jianying Hu is a Chinese-American computer scientist affiliated with IBM's Thomas J. Watson Research Center in Yorktown Heights, NY. She is recognized for her significant work in the fields of data mining, machine learning, artificial intelligence, and health informatics. Hu holds the title of IBM Fellow, serves as the Global Science Leader for AI in Healthcare, and leads as Director of Healthcare and Life Sciences Research at IBM. She also holds an adjunct professorship in the Department of Medicine at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai. Throughout her career, Hu has authored more than 150 scientific articles and possesses over 50 patents.
Hu completed her undergraduate studies in electrical engineering at Tsinghua University in Beijing from 1984 to 1988, followed by a Ph.D. from Stony Brook University in 1993. Her professional journey began at Bell Labs in 1993, transitioned to Avaya Labs Research in 2000, and she joined IBM as a Research Staff Member in 2003. Over time, she progressed through various leadership positions including manager (2011), senior manager and Principal RSM (2015), program director and Distinguished RSM (2016), culminating in her appointment as an IBM Fellow in 2018.
Her accolades include being named a Fellow of the International Association for Pattern Recognition in 2010 for her work on pattern recognition techniques, IEEE Fellow in 2015 recognizing her achievements in business and health analytics, Fellow of the International Academy of Health Sciences Informatics in 2020, and Fellow of the American College of Medical Informatics in 2021. In addition, she received the Asian American Engineer of the Year award in 2013.