Yegang Du

Yegang Du

Assistant Professor

Tohoku University

Biography

Yegang Du is currently an Assistant Professor of Smart Ageing International Research Center, Tohoku University. He got Ph.D. from Japan Advanced Institute of Science and Technology supervised by Professor Yasuo Tan. And he has worked as a researcher and lecturer at National Institute of Information and Communications Technology, Dalian Maritime University, and Waseda University, respectively.

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Interests
  • Intelligent System
  • AIoT
  • HCI
  • Pervasive Computing
Education
  • Ph.D. in Information Science, 2020

    Japan Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (JAIST)

  • M.S. in Computer Science, 2015

    Dalian Maritime University

  • B.Eng. in Network Engineering, 2012

    Dalian Maritime University

Experience

 
 
 
 
 
Tohoku University
Assistant Professor
May 2024 – Present Sendai, Japan
Smart aging system research and international collaborative research projects.
 
 
 
 
 
Waseda University
Junior Researcher (Assistant Professor)
May 2022 – Mar 2024 Tokyo, Japan

The overall objective of e-VITA is to improve well-being in older adults in Europe and Japan. Responsibilities include:

  • Project Management
  • Robot Development
  • Thesis Guidance
 
 
 
 
 
Dalian Maritime University
Lecturer
May 2021 – Apr 2022 Dalian, China
Geographic information science, Navigation College.
 
 
 
 
 
Air Quality Index(AQI) prediction based on distributed machine learning and federated learning.

Recent Publications

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(2025). Behavioral Effects of AI-generated Synthetic Vocalizations in Free-Moving Marmosets. 2025 IEEE Cyber Science and Technology Congress (CyberSciTech).

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(2025). Designing A Dietary Management App Aimed at Preventing Cognitive Decline. 2025 IEEE Cyber Science and Technology Congress (CyberSciTech).

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(2025). Mitigating Elderly Isolation Through Newspaper Engagement: A Quantitative Exploration. 2025 IEEE Cyber Science and Technology Congress (CyberSciTech).

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(2025). Perception and Comprehension of a Humanoid Robot by Older Adults with Dementia: Evidence from a Nursing Home Study in Japan. 2025 IEEE Cyber Science and Technology Congress (CyberSciTech).

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(2025). Variational Autoencoder-Based Synthesis of Marmoset Vocalizations Using Linear Spectrograms. 2025 IEEE Cyber Science and Technology Congress (CyberSciTech).

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Awards

Chinese Overseas High-level Talents
China Scholarship Council (CSC) and JAIST Joint Scholarship
Japan Monbukagakusho Honors Scholarship for Privately-Financed International Students
National Scholarship for Postgraduate Students

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