Jize Yan

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Prof. Jize Yan, a Sensor Technology and Microsystem expert at the University of Southampton, holds a BEng from Tsinghua University and a PhD from the University of Cambridge. As a PI and co-I, he's secured £14M+ in research grants, having 100+ peer-reviewed publications and several best-paper awards. He leads a dedicated team of 10+ PhD students and Post-Docs, collaborating with industry leaders to address vital challenges in infrastructure safety, battery, and quantum technology.

His pioneering research in Sensor Technology and Microsystem has set world records, driving innovations in silicon-photonics sensors, distributed fibre optic sensors, MEMS sensors, meta-lenses and vortex-beam based microscope and sensors, wireless sensor networks and energy harvesting based on cleanroom fabrication. His research also develops precise instruments to explore quantum theory's boundaries, serving as a testbed for theoretical predictions, such as gravity-related collapse models, topological quantum computers, and new frontiers in holographic duality.

With a portfolio of 10+ patents, he co-founded spin-out companies (8power, Wisen Innovation, Traco) and enabled technology transfer (Silicon Microgravity, NXP Semiconductors, Cementation Skanska), resulting in £16M+ income streams. Invited by venture capital panels, he evaluated 30+ startup proposals across various funding rounds. At the School of Electronics and Computer Science, he led and upgraded the Internal Grant-Application Review process and is the EEE Impact Champion. He serves as an Associate Editor for five international journals and a member of the EPSRC Review College. For education, he collaborates with leading AI education enterprises to champion AI technologies and promote future AI education standards.

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Prof. Jize Yan, a Sensor Technology and Microsystem expert at the University of Southampton, holds a BEng from Tsinghua University and a PhD from the University of Cambridge. As a PI and co-I, he's secured £14M+ in research grants, having 100+ peer-reviewed publications and several best-paper awards. He leads a dedicated team of 10+ PhD students and Post-Docs, collaborating with industry leaders to address vital challenges in infrastructure safety, battery, and quantum technology.
His pioneering research in Sensor Technology and Microsystem has set world records, driving innovations in silicon-photonics sensors, distributed fibre optic sensors, MEMS sensors, meta-lenses and vortex-beam based microscope and sensors, wireless sensor networks and energy harvesting based on cleanroom fabrication. His research also develops precise instruments to explore quantum theory's boundaries, serving as a testbed for theoretical predictions, such as gravity-related collapse models, topological quantum computers, and new frontiers in holographic duality.
With a portfolio of 10+ patents, he co-founded spin-out companies (8power, Wisen Innovation, Traco) and enabled technology transfer (Silicon Microgravity, NXP Semiconductors, Cementation Skanska), resulting in £16M+ income streams. Invited by venture capital panels, he evaluated 30+ startup proposals across various funding rounds. At the School of Electronics and Computer Science, he led and upgraded the Internal Grant-Application Review process and is the EEE Impact Champion. He serves as an Associate Editor for five international journals and a member of the EPSRC Review College. For education, he collaborates with leading AI education enterprises to champion AI technologies and promote future AI education standards.