Ye Pan is a tenured associate professor and researcher with a decade of experience at the intersection of AI and computer graphics, specializing in avatar representation and character performance to enhance user experience. She has authored 50+ technical papers—25 as first or corresponding author in top-tier venues—and holds three patents translating research into practical creative-media technologies. Her work has earned Forbes China 30 Under 30 (Science) and a spot among Forbes China’s 50 Top Women in Tech, and she has been recognized by Shanghai’s Thousand Talents Program and Microsoft Research Asia’s StarTrack. Prior roles at Disney Research and UCL reflect a blend of industry-facing R&D and academic leadership, with hands-on experience building immersive systems and novel 3D user interfaces. Based in Glendale, CA, she combines rigorous PhD-level scholarship with a track record of applied innovation that frequently bridges labs and production environments.
10 years of coding experience
11 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor's degree, Communication and Information Engineering, Bachelor's degree, Communication and Information Engineering at University of Electronic Science and Technology of China
Bachelor of Science (BS), Electrical and Computer Engineering, Bachelor of Science (BS), Electrical and Computer Engineering at Purdue University
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