ABOUT ME
Hi, I'm Harlon Yang
Dr. Yiyuan Yang (杨翌元）
Principle Investigator
Assistant Professor
Presidential Young Professorship
Department of Biomedical Engineering
The N.1 Institute for Health
The Institute for Digital Medicine (WisDM)
National University of Singapore
Email: yyy@nus.edu.sg
Education Background
2016-2021: Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering,
Northwestern University
2012-2016: B.S. in Material Science and Engineering,
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Professional Experience
2021-2024: Postdoctoral fellow,
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Postdoctoral Fellow
Pancheng ZHU
Research
Ultrasonic Devices, Wearable Devices, Micro/nano Fabrications.
Education
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PhD, Mechanical Engineering, Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics, 2023
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CSC PhD, Chemical Engineering, Delft University of Technology, 2023
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MSc, Mechanical Engineering, Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics, 2019
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BE, Aircraft Environment and Life Support Engineering, Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics, 2016
Xiao WANG
Research
Ingestible Devices, Chemical Sensing.
Education
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PhD, Biosystem Engineering, Zhejiang University, 2024
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Visiting PhD, Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering, National University of Singapore, 2024
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BE, Mechano-electronic Engineering, Huazhong Agricultural University, 2019
Shoulu GONG
Estimated time to join: December
Research
Sensing-actuation integrated micromachines
Education
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PhD, Mechanical Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, 2025
BE, Mechanical Engineering, Shandong University, 2020
PhD Students
Zheng DOU
Research
Optogenetics, Implantable.
Education
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MSc, ME, National University of Singapore, 2024
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BEng, ME, Beijing University of Technology, 2022
Kai San CHAN
Research
Bioelectronics, Computer Vision
Education
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MSc, Biomedical Engineering, Tsinghua University, 2024
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MSc, Biomedical Engineering, Johns Hopkins University, 2023
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BEng, Biomedical Engineering, The University of Hong Kong, 2022
Jiaqi WANG
Research
Bioelectronics
Education
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MEng, Instrument Science and Technology, Beihang University, 2025
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BEng, Instrument Science and Technology, Beihang University, 2022
Jiaqi ZHANG
Research
Wearable Device, Micro-fabrication
Education
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MEng, Biomedical Engineering, National University of Singapore, 2025
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PhD, Chemistry, National University of Singapore, 2024
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BEng, Chemical Engineering, Dalian University of Technology, 2022
Jianhao QU
Research
Tissue Engineering, Ingestible Device
Education
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BEng, Chemical Engineering, National University of Singapore
Master Students
Jiaqi DING
Research
Computer Vision.
Education
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BEng, ECE, University of Leeds, 2022
Jingye XU
Research
Image Processing.
Education
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BEng, BME, Sichuan University, 2022
Rongyi WU
Research
Bioelectronics, Wearable Device.
Education
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BEng, BME, Chongqing University, 2024
Shihan ZHANG
Research
Biomedical Informatics
Education
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BEng, Bioengineering, Southwest Jiaotong University, 2025
Yusi CHENG
Research
Microscopic robots, Product modeling.
Education
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BEng, Intelligent Manufacturing Engineering, Nanjing University of Science and Technology, 2025
Akil Tharik
Research
Regenerative medicine, biomaterials.
Education
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B.tech, Biomedical Engineering, SRM Institute of Science and Technology,2025
Visiting Scholar
Lingxiao SUN
Research
Biological evaluation of medical devices
Education
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MEng, Bioengineering, Ocean University of China, 2013
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BSc, Biotech, Ocean University of China, 2011
Professional Experience
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Senior Engineer, Shandong Institute of Medical Device and Pharmaceutical Packaging Inspection, 2014-Present
Visiting Students
You WU
Research
Ingestible Devices, Bioresorbable implants, Medical Imaging
Education
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BEng, BME, Beihang University, 2022-present
Junhe CHENG
Estimated time to join: June 2026
Research
Neurodevice
Education
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PhD, Civil Engineering, Southeast University, 2023-present
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BEng, Civil Engineering, Xi'an University of Technology, 2023
Undergraduate Student
Preeraruj Kittichaidamrong
Research
Gastrointestinal Imaging, Biochemical Sensing, Cardiology
Education
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BEng, NUS-Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, 2023-present
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Raffles Institution, 2023
Jia WEI
Research
Clinical AI, Translational Medicine.
Education
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BS, Pharmacy, Fujian Medical University, expected 2026.
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BEng, BME, National University of Singapore (Suzhou) Research Institute, Expected 2026.
Han LIN
Research
R language analyse, Biomarker validation tasks.
Education
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BS, Pharmacy, Fujian Medical University, expected 2026.
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BEng, BME, National University of Singapore (Suzhou) Research Institute, Expected 2026.
Alumni
Chenxi HU
Research
Biosensing, Bioinformatics
Education
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B.S., Pharm, Zhejiang University, 2023-present
Yujie HU
Research
Lipid Nanoparticle，Nanomaterials
Education
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B.S., Pharm, Zhejiang University, 2022-present
Buyuan LU
Research
Wearable, Implantable, Ingestible Devices
Education
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BEng, ECE, University of Nottingham, 2022-present