The Database and Web Technology (DW) group at the Department of Computer Science welcomes Yan Zhao as new Assistant Professor.
Yan Zhao holds a Master’s degree in Geographic Information System from the University of Chinese Academy of Sciences and received her PhD degree in Computer Science from Soochow University earlier this year.
Describe your area and research interests?
- My research interests include spatial data management, data mining and machine learning, with a focus on spatial crowdsourcing.
Why did you choose to continue your career at Aalborg University?
- In the position as Assistant Professor at AAU, I believe that I can practice my research and teaching skills and improve them to a higher level. Moreover, I will continuously update myself with the latest technologies to move up the career ladder. I have read a lot about Aalborg University, which is one of the top universities in the world within our field. Furthermore, Denmark is frequently ranked as one of the happiest countries in the world, and I fell in love with the fact that Danes are apparently the happiest people on the planet.