# Yisong Yue

> researcher, California Institute of Technology

**Wikidata**: [Q98640204](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q98640204)  
**Source**: https://4ort.xyz/entity/yisong-yue

## Summary
Yisong Yue is a Chinese-born computer scientist and university professor based at the California Institute of Technology. He is best known as a researcher and faculty member at Caltech who publishes in major machine learning venues (an entry in the NeurIPS proceedings index) and maintains public scholarly profiles and outreach channels.

## Biography
- Born: Beijing (date not provided)
- Education: Doctor of Philosophy (Cornell University); Bachelor of Science (University of Illinois Urbana–Champaign); Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy
- Known for: Researcher and professor in computer science at the California Institute of Technology
- Employer(s): California Institute of Technology (professor; employment start recorded 2014-09-04); affiliated with University of Illinois Urbana–Champaign (alumnus)
- Field(s): Computer science; academic research and teaching

## Contributions
Yisong Yue has built a sustained academic profile as a researcher and professor at the California Institute of Technology (employment record beginning 2014-09-04). His scholarly output is indexed in major conference proceedings: he is listed under a NeurIPS/ NIPS proceedings author identifier (nips_proceedings_author_id: yisong-yue-5193), indicating authorship of papers in that venue. He maintains a Google Scholar author profile (ID tEk4qo8AAAAJ) that aggregates his publications and citations. Yue also maintains public-facing channels to disseminate research and teaching materials: a personal website (http://www.yisongyue.com/), a Twitter account (@yisongyue) active since 2009-07-28, and a long-running YouTube channel (channel ID UCYztb8yVDT02TyeKoMiL6kg) with a recorded start date of 2006-04-04. His recorded social-media follower counts show growth over time (11,175 on 2021-01-03; 14,038 on 2022-01-27; 16,473 on 2023-02-09), reflecting ongoing public engagement alongside his academic work.

## FAQs
### Q: Who is Yisong Yue?
A: Yisong Yue is a computer scientist and professor at the California Institute of Technology who conducts and publishes research in computer science and teaches at the university level.

### Q: Where did Yisong Yue receive his education?
A: He completed a Bachelor of Science at the University of Illinois Urbana–Champaign and a Doctor of Philosophy at Cornell University; he also attended the Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy.

### Q: Does Yisong Yue publish research?
A: Yes. He is listed in the NeurIPS proceedings author index (nips_proceedings_author_id: yisong-yue-5193) and has a Google Scholar author profile (tEk4qo8AAAAJ) that aggregates his publications.

### Q: How can I find his work or follow him?
A: His personal website is http://www.yisongyue.com/. He is on Twitter as @yisongyue and has a YouTube channel (ID UCYztb8yVDT02TyeKoMiL6kg).

## Why They Matter
Yisong Yue occupies a role that connects academic research, teaching, and public dissemination within computer science. As a faculty member at the California Institute of Technology since 2014, he is positioned to shape both graduate education and research agendas in his department. His presence in major conference records (NeurIPS proceedings author identifier) and a Google Scholar profile indicates a body of peer-reviewed research that contributes to the scholarly record. Beyond traditional academic outputs, Yue maintains multiple public channels — a professional website, an active Twitter account dating to 2009, and a YouTube channel active since 2006 — which broaden access to his work and teaching materials. The recorded growth in his social-media following over time provides measurable evidence of public engagement and dissemination. Without his combined role as a Caltech professor, conference author, and public communicator, there would be one fewer active node linking advanced computer science research, graduate training, and wider public-facing educational content.

## Notable For
- Serving as a professor and researcher at the California Institute of Technology (employment record beginning 2014-09-04).
- Holding a Doctor of Philosophy from Cornell University and a Bachelor of Science from the University of Illinois Urbana–Champaign.
- Being listed in the NeurIPS proceedings author index (nips_proceedings_author_id: yisong-yue-5193).
- Maintaining a Google Scholar author profile (ID: tEk4qo8AAAAJ).
- Active public and scholarly outreach: personal website, Twitter (@yisongyue; account active from 2009-07-28), and a long-running YouTube channel (ID UCYztb8yVDT02TyeKoMiL6kg; channel start 2006-04-04).

## Body
### Personal and Identity
- Instance: human.
- Sex/gender: male.
- Birth place: Beijing.
- Primary occupations: computer scientist; university teacher.

### Education
- Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy (pre-college education; no degree date provided).
- Bachelor of Science, University of Illinois Urbana–Champaign (degree noted; no graduation date provided).
- Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Cornell University (degree noted; no year provided).

### Academic Appointments
- California Institute of Technology: employer record shows appointment as professor with a start time qualifier of 2014-09-04. Employer entry notes role qualifier 'professor' and references employment records.

### Scholarly Output and Identifiers
- NeurIPS/NIPS proceedings author identifier: yisong-yue-5193 (indicates authorship in NeurIPS proceedings).
- Google Scholar author ID: tEk4qo8AAAAJ (centralized index of publications and citations).
- nips_proceedings_author_id indicates participation in major machine learning conference proceedings; exact papers and dates are cataloged in those external records.

### Online Presence and Public Engagement
- Website: http://www.yisongyue.com/
- Twitter: handle @yisongyue; account qualifiers record start_time 2009-07-28 and Twitter ID 60944552.
- YouTube: channel ID UCYztb8yVDT02TyeKoMiL6kg; account name/handle yisongyue; channel start qualifier 2006-04-04.
- Social-media follower records: 11,175 followers (2021-01-03); 14,038 followers (2022-01-27); 16,473 followers (2023-02-09, preferred).

### Affiliations and Related Institutions
- Alumni: University of Illinois Urbana–Champaign (BSc); Cornell University (PhD).
- Employer/affiliation: California Institute of Technology (professor).
- Listed related class: computer scientist.

### Professional Identifiers and External Records
- Google Knowledge Graph ID: /g/11dxq0bh6w.
- nips_proceedings_author_id: yisong-yue-5193.
- YouTube handle and channel metadata as recorded in source qualifiers.

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## References

1. [ORCID Public Data File 2023](https://pub.orcid.org/v3.0/0000-0001-9127-1989/employment/7436474)
2. Google Knowledge Graph
3. YouTube API