Yan Chen (SM'14) received the bachelor degree from the University of Science and Technology of China in 2004, the M.Phil. degree from the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology in 2007, and the Ph.D. degree from the University of Maryland, College Park, MD, USA, in 2011. He was with Origin Wireless Inc. as a Founding Principal Technologist. From Sept. 2015 to Feb. 2020, he was a Professor with the School of Information and Communication Engineering at the University of Electronic Science and Technology of China. He is currently a Professor with the School of Cyberspace Security at the University of Science and Technology of China.

Interests
  • Multimodal Sensing and Imaging
  • Multimedia Signal Processing
  • Wireless Multimedia
  • Digital Health
Education

  • Ph.D., Electrical and Computer Engineering, 2007 - 2011

    University of Maryland, College Park (UMD)

  • Master, Electronic and Computer Engineering, 2005 - 2007

    Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST)

  • B.E., Electronic Engineering and Information Science, 2000 - 2004

    University of Science and Technology of China (USTC)

Professional Services
  • Associate Editor, IEEE Transactions on Signal and Information Processing over Networks, Jan. 2021- present
  • Associate Editor IEEE Transactions on Network Science and Engineering, Nov. 2020- present
  • IEEE SAM Technical Committee Member, Jan. 2023- Dec. 2025
  • Chair APSIPA SIPTM Technical Committee, Jan.2021- present
  • Distinguished Lecturer APSIPA 2020-2021
  • Symposium Chair WCSP 2019
  • Secretary-General, CES Young Scientist Network Multimedia Technical Committee, 2017- present
  • Organizing Co-Chair, PCM 2017
  • Special Session Co-Chair, APSIPA ASC 2017
  • Award Committee,ICME 10K Best Paper Award 2017
  • Area Chair ACM Multimedia 2021
Honors and Awards
  • MMSP Best Paper Award Runner-Up, 2022
  • IEEE TNSE Excellent Editor, 2021
  • APSIPA ASC Best Paper Award, 2020
  • PCM Best Student Paper Award, 2017
  • IEEE ICASSP Best Student Paper Award, 2016
  • IEEE Globecom Best Paper Award, 2013
  • UMD ECE Distinguished Dissertation Fellowship Honorable Mention, 2011
  • Finalist, Dean’s Doctoral Research Award, A. James Clark School of Engineering, UMD, 2011
  • Future Faculty Fellowship, UMDJan.2010 - Aug.2011
  • Chinese Government Award for Outstanding Students Abroad,2010