Jiancheng Yang

Jiancheng (JC) Yang is a Principal Investigator at the ELLIS Institute Finland and Assistant Professor (Tenure-Track) at Aalto University, where he leads the Health Intelligence (HINT) group. He received his Bachelor’s and PhD degrees from Shanghai Jiao Tong University, was a visiting fellow at Harvard, and completed postdoctoral training at EPFL.

His research advances AI for health, with a focus on spatial intelligence, generative AI, and multimodal deep learning. JC has authored over 60 publications and is recognized for developing MedMNIST. He serves as Area Chair for MICCAI/MIDL and is an Editorial Board Member of npj Digital Medicine. He was the co-founder and CTO of a medical AI startup, with NMPA-approved (China's FDA) products and multi-million-dollar venture funding. He is a Forbes 30 Under 30 honoree and a recipient of the WAIC Yunfan Award.