Yunming Chen
About Yunming Chen
Yunming Chen is a Research Assistant at NYU Langone Health with a background in AI engineering and business analysis, holding a Master's degree in Data Science from New York University and a Bachelor's degree in Statistics from the University of California, Davis.
Current Role at NYU Langone Health
Yunming Chen is currently working as a Research Assistant at NYU Langone Health. Since 2023, he has been remotely contributing to research projects in New York, United States. In this role, he performs various research tasks and supports ongoing medical studies in line with the institution's objectives.
Previous Experience at Huawei
In 2023, Yunming Chen served as an AI Engineer specializing in Machine Learning at Huawei in Shanghai, China. During his two-month tenure, he specifically focused on developing and implementing AI models to advance the company's technological capabilities. This experience at Huawei provided him with hands-on expertise in applying machine learning techniques to real-world problems.
Educational Background in Data Science and Statistics
Yunming Chen holds a Master’s degree in Data Science from New York University, where he studied from 2022 to 2024. Additionally, he earned a Bachelor's degree in Statistics from the University of California, Davis, completing his studies from 2019 to 2022. His academic background has equipped him with robust analytical and statistical skills crucial for his professional and research endeavors.
Multimodal Diagnostic Model Development
Yunming Chen played a significant role in developing a multimodal diagnostic model utilizing the MIMIC dataset, which includes chest X-rays and diagnostic reports. The model integrated Vision Transformer (ViT) and Masked Autoencoder techniques to generate comprehensive image embeddings. Further, these image embeddings were fused with LLaMA embeddings to establish a robust multimodal framework. Chen enhanced image-text matching accuracy through CLIP-style contrastive learning, optimizing similarity measures and improving diagnostic AUC outcomes with advanced fine-tuning techniques.
Past Role as Business Analyst at Hua Chuang Securities
In 2021, Yunming Chen worked as a Business Analyst at Hua Chuang Securities Co Ltd in Shanghai, China. Over the course of two months, he contributed to analyzing business trends and providing insights that supported the company’s financial strategies. This role honed his analytical skills and offered him valuable experience in the financial sector.