Dr. Ying Zhang

Professor

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Biography

Ying Zhang received a B.S. degree from Tongji University in Materials Science Engineering. She obtained an M.S. degree from the University of Illinois at Chicago in Materials Engineering and another M.S. degree from the University of Massachusetts Lowell in Electrical Engineering in 2001 and 2002, respectively. She completed her Ph.D. in Systems Engineering at the University of California at Berkeley in 2006. Dr. Zhang is a Licensed Professional Engineer and currently serves as a Professor in the School of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the Georgia Institute of Technology, where she is also the Senior Associate Chair, effective August 1, 2021. She is the director of the Sensors Intelligent Systems Laboratory at Georgia Tech. Her research interests focus on systems-level interdisciplinary problems including wireless sensor networks, the Internet of Things, biomedical engineering, and structural health monitoring.

Research Interests

Awards

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Lockheed Martin Dean's Excellence Teaching Award

2012-01-01
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NSF Early Faculty Career Development (CAREER) Award

2013-01-01
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Hesburgh Award Teaching Fellow

2017-01-01
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TechConnect National Innovation Award

2017-01-01
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TechConnect Defense Innovation Award

2017-01-01

Requirements for Georgia Institute of Technology

Doctorate Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3.5
TOEFL
Listening
Required:19
Reading
Required:19
Writing
Required:19
Speaking
Required:19
Total
Required:100
IELTS
Listening
Required:6.5
Reading
Required:6.5
Writing
Required:5.5
Speaking
Required:6.5
Overall
Required:7.5
Prerequisites
Undergraduate degree in computer science or related field
Application Checklist
  • Online application
  • Official transcripts
  • Three letters of recommendation
  • Statement of Purpose
Specialization Notes

Department of Computer Science: GRE scores are optional for Fall 2026.