Yang-Hui He Author & Editor

Professor Yang-Hui He is a mathematical physicist working at the interface of geometry, number theory and quantum field theory/string theory. Recently, he helped introduce machine learning into the field of pure mathematics by using AI to help uncover new patterns and raise new conjectures (cf. interview by Science [Vol 365, July, 2019] and by New Scientist [Dec 9 Issue, 2019]). He has over 150 papers and 2 books, with more than 6500 citations, h-index 45 (Google Scholar). Professor He received his BA from Princeton University (summa cum laude), MA from Cambridge (distinction, Tripos) and PhD from MIT. He is currently Fellow of the London Institute, Royal Institution, jointly tutor in mathematics at Merton College, University of Oxford, professor of mathematics at City, University of London, and chair professor of physics at Nankai University.