Diyi Yang

Diyi Yang is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Computer Science at Stanford University, affiliated with the Stanford NLP Group, Stanford HCI Group, Stanford AI Lab (SAIL), and the Stanford Human-Centered AI Lab (HAI). Her research areas include Natural Language Processing (NLP), Large Language Models (LLMs), and Human-Computer Interaction, focusing on designing human-centered AI systems to enhance human capabilities in research, work, and daily life. Her work explores the deep integration of technology with human thinking, interaction, and collaboration, aiming to advance the practical applications and societal impact of AI.

• September 2022 – Present·Stanford University·Assistant Professor
  • Focus on the development of human-centered AI systems, researching Large Language Models and socially intelligent technologies.
• August 2019 – August 2022·Georgia Tech College of Computing·Assistant Professor
  • Conducted cutting-edge research in Natural Language Processing, Machine Learning, and Computational Social Science.

• 2013–2019·Carnegie Mellon University·Ph.D.
  • Specialized in Language Technologies.
• 2009–2013·Shanghai Jiao Tong University·Bachelor's Degree
  • Major in Computer Science (ACM Honors Class).

• Sloan Research Fellowship, 2024
• ONR Young Investigator Award, 2024
• ACL 2024 Best Social Impact Paper Award
• Adamic-Glance Young Distinguished Award, ICWSM 2023
• Kavli Fellow, NAS, 2023
• ACL Outstanding Paper Award, 2022
• NSF CAREER Award, 2022
• Microsoft Research Faculty Fellow, 2021
• Samsung AI Researcher of the Year, 2021
• IEEE AI's 10 to Watch, 2020
• Facebook Ph.D. Fellowship, 2017–2019
• EMNLP Inaugural Notable Data Set Award, 2015