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Yingyan (Celine) Lin is currently an Associate Professor and Co-Director of the newly established Center for Advancing Responsible Computing (CARE) at Georgia Institute of Technology. She leads the Efficient Intelligent Computing (EIC) Lab at Georgia Tech, focusing on developing efficient machine learning solutions through cross-layer innovations. Her research encompasses the design of efficient AI algorithms, AI hardware accelerators, and AI acceleration chips, promoting green AI and enabling ubiquitous AI-powered intelligence. Lin earned her Ph.D. in Electrical and Computer Engineering from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in 2017. Previously, she served as an Assistant Professor at Rice University from 2017 to 2022. Lin has received multiple accolades, including the Facebook Research Award, NSF CAREER Award, IBM Faculty Award, and Meta Faculty Research Award (twice). She was also honored with the ACM SIGDA Outstanding Young Faculty Award and the SRC Young Faculty Award. At Georgia Tech, she received the James D. Lester III Endowment Award in 2024 and the CoC Outstanding Mid-Career Faculty Research Award in 2025. Her contributions to the field have been recognized through significant placements in prestigious competitions and conferences, as well as several prestigious presentations and awards throughout her career.
Rice University • Houston, TX
Served as an Assistant Professor in the field of Electrical and Computer Engineering, contributing to research in machine learning and computer architecture.
Department of Computer Science: GRE scores are optional for Fall 2026.