Ph.D., Information Engineering, Oct. 1999

Niigata University, Niigata, Japan

Master of Science, Applied Mathematics, July 1990

Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xian, Shaanxi, China

Bachelor of Engineering, Applied Mathematics, July 1985

Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xian, Shaanxi, China

12/2002-present Professor, Dept. of Electronic Engineering,

Tsinghua Univ.

04/2000-12/2002 Associate Professor,

Dept. of Electronic Engineering,

Tsinghua Univ.

101999-03/2000 Assistant Professor,

Dept. of Information Engineering,

Niigata University.

03/1994-01/1996 Associate Professor, Dept. of Applied Mathematics,

Northwestern Polytechnical University.

12/1990-03/1993 Lecture, Dept. of Applied Mathematics,

Northwestern Polytechnical University.

07/1985-12/1990 Assistant, Dept. of Applied Mathematics,

Northwestern Polytechnical University.

UndergraduateSignal Processing and Detection (2001-2010)

Advanced Mathematics (1990-1995)

Mathematics Analysis (1985-1990)

GraduateFuzzy Theory and Its Applications (2001-2010)

CONFERENCEIEEE ICMT 2010 TPC co-chair

IEEE APSAR 2009 TPC, session chair

PIERS 2009, session chair

PIERS 2007, session chair

PIERS 2006, session chair

IEEE APCC 2004 secretary

IEEE MDMC 2004 secretary

ACADEMIC ORGANIZATIONSenior Member, IEEE

Member, IEICE

Vice chair of IEEE AES in Beijing chapter (2009 – present)

Chair of IEICE in Beijing chapter (2007 - present)

Vice chair of IEICE in Beijing chapter during ( 2002 - 2006)

Associate editor of Chinese Journal of Radio Science, (2006-present)

Associate editor of Chinese Journal of System Engineering and Electronics, (2007-present)

Associate editor of Chinese Journal of Information and Electronic Engineering, (2007-present)

Radar Polarimetry

Applications of SAR

Data Fusion

Fuzzy Theory

1. National Natural Science Foundation of China, “Polarimetric SAR based target detection”, Jan. 2008- Dec. 2011, Head of the project

The Project is to develop some algorithms for target detection, based on polarimetric SAR data.

2. Research Institute of Electronics, Chinese Academy of Science, “Polarimetric SAR Data Based Target Classification”, July 2008-Dec. 2009, Head of the project

The Project is to develop some algorithms for target classification, based on polarimetric SAR data.

3. National Natural Science Foundation of China, “POLIN-SAR Data Based DEM Inversion”, Jan. 2006- Dec. 2008, Head of the project

The Project is to develop some algorithms for DEM invision, based on pol-in-SAR data.

4. Research Institute of Satellite Engineering, China, “Research on Applications of Polarimetric SAR”, July 2004-Dec. 2006, Head of the project

The Project is to develop some algorithms for polarimetric SAR applications

5. Research Institute of Electronic Engineering of Southeastern China, “Software on the Applications of Polarimetric SAR Data”, Jan 2003-Dec. 2005, Head of the project

The Project is to develop software for polarimetric SAR applications

6. National Natural Science Foundation of China, “Polarimetric SAR Data Based Target Classification”, Jan 2002-Dec. 2004, Head of the project

The Project is to develop algorithms of target classification, based on polarimetric SAR data

7. Research Institute of Education Instrument, Ministry of Education, China, “Design and Implement of an Education Instrument”, Jan 2000-Dec. 2001, Head of the project

The Project is to design and implement an education instrument.

New Century Excellent Talents in University, Ministry of Education, China, 2006

Education Award, Tsinghua University, 2003

Excellent Young Teacher, Ministry of Education, China, 2001

Award for Progress of Science and Technology, Ministry of Education, China, 1996. （as a member of a research team）

Award for Progress of Science and Technology, Ministry of Aviation, China, 1995. （as a member of a research team）

Award for Chinese Mathematical Contest in Modeling, Chinese Society of Industrial and Applied Mathematics,1995.(as the advisor of a team of Northwestern Polytechnical University)

Young Excellent Teacher, Northwestern Polytechnical University,1995

Award for Chinese Mathematical Contest in Modeling, Chinese Society of Industrial and Applied Mathematics,1994.(as the advisor of a team of Northwestern Polytechnical University)

Honorable mention on International Mathematical Contest in Modeling, American Society of Industrial and Applied Mathematics, 1993.(as the advisor of a team of Northwestern Polytechnical University)

Award for Excellent Young Lectures, Northwestern Polytechnical University, 1993.

Education Award for Distinguished Teaching, Northwestern Polytechnical University, 1993.

Award for Progress of Science and Technology, Shaanxi Province’s Government, China.1992 （as a member of a research team）

Award for Progress of Science and Technology, Shaanxi Province’s Government, China, 1991. （as a member of a research team）

[1] J. Yang, T. Xiong, Y. Peng, et al., “A fuzzy approach to filtering interferometric SAR images”, International Journal of Remote Sensing, 2007, 28(6), pp.1375-1382

[2] J. Yang, T. Xiong, Y. Peng, et al., “Polarimetric SAR image classification by using generalized optimization of polarimetric contrast enhancement”, International Journal of Remote Sensing, 2006, 27(16) , pp.3413 – 3424

[3] J. Yang, Y. Peng, et al., “On modified Huynen’s decomposition of a Kennaugh matrix”, IEEE Geosci. Remote Sensing Lett., 2006, 3 (3), pp.369-372

[4] J. Yang, Y. Chen, Y. Peng, et al., “New formula of the polarization entropy”, IEICE Trans. Commun., 2006, E89-B(3), 1033-1035

[5] J. Yang, G. Dong, Y. Peng, Y. Yamaguchi, and H. Yamada, “Generalized optimization of polarimetric contrast enhancement”, IEEE Geosci. Remote Sensing Letters 2004, l(3), pp.171-174

[6] J. Gu, J. Yang, H. Zhang, et al., “Speckle filtering in polarimetric SAR data based on the subspace decomposition”, IEEE Trans. Geosci. Remote Sensing, 2004, 42(8), pp. 1635-1641

[7] J. Yang, Y. Yamaguchi, Y. Yamada, et al., “The characteristic polarization states and the equi-power curves”, IEEE Trans. Geosci. Remote Sensing, 2002, 40(2), pp.305-313.

[8] J. Yang, Y. Peng, Y. Yamaguchi, et al., “Periodicity of scattering matrix and its application”, IEICE Trans. Commun., 2002, E85-B(2), pp. 565-567.

[9] J. Yang, Y. Yamaguchi, H. Yamada, et al., “Development of target null theory”, IEEE Trans. Geosci. Remote Sensing, 2001, 39(2), pp.330-338.

[10] J. Yang, Y. Yamaguchi, W.-M. Boerner, et al., “Numerical methods for solving the optimal problem of contrast enhancement”, IEEE Trans. Geosci. Remote Sensing, 2000, 38(2), pp. 965-971.