Yang Yang Lecturer

Postdoc
University of Waterloo

Dr. Yang (Rena) Yang is an internationally experienced researcher with a multidisciplinary background in academia and industry in the fields of public health, health informatics, business management, information technology (IT), and computer engineering. She is currently a postdoc fellow in the School of Public Health Sciences at the University of Waterloo. As an academic researcher, Rena has expertise in applying statistical modeling and machine learning techniques and leveraging algorithms to solve real-world problems in public health and healthcare. She has led various multidisciplinary projects in digital health, data science, natural language processing, and health information management. Apart from her academic engagement, Rena possesses proficiency in managing business operations across various business units in industries such as medical device, IT, eCommerce, power transmission, and service outsourcing.