Qiang Yang

Qiang Yang is the founder of Shenzhen Qianhai Fourth Paradigm Data Technology Co., Ltd. Current jobs include Independent Non-Executive Director at China Mobile Ltd. since 2018, Independent Non-Executive Director at Z.AI Co., Ltd. starting 2025, Non-Executive Director at Phancy Group Co., Ltd. since 2021, Professor at The Hong Kong University of Science & Technology since 2017, and Chief AI Officer at The Hong Kong Polytechnic University starting 2025.
Former jobs include Chairman-Conference at the Association For The Advancement of Artificial Intelligence, Independent Director at WeBank Co., Ltd. from 2016 to 2018, Head-Noahs Ark Research Lab at Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. from 2012 to 2014, Associate Professor at The University of Waterloo from 1989 to 1995, Professor at Simon Fraser University from 1995 to 2004, and President at the International Joint Conference on Artificial Intelligence from 2017 to 2019.
Education includes an undergraduate degree from Peking University in 1982, graduate degrees from the University of Maryland in 1984 and 1987, and a doctorate from the University of Maryland in 1989.