Prof. Dr. Yung Lan Yeh | Data Science | Research Excellence Award

Prof. Yung-Lan Yeh is an accomplished aerospace engineer and academic leader with extensive expertise spanning aerospace engineering, experimental fluid mechanics, aerodynamics, computational fluid dynamics, smoke-flow visualization, jet flow control, and UAV systems. His professional portfolio integrates advanced UAV design and system integration with industrial and aerodynamic design, civil aviation systems, maintenance practices, and modern manufacturing approaches such as 3D printing. He has led and contributed to high-impact technological projects focused on aerodynamic property verification, bio-inspired wind turbine development, and the investigation and prediction of complex jet flow structures using artificial neural network methods. Beyond research and industry engagement, he has played a sustained role in academic service, including editorial responsibilities in an international aeronautics journal, and has supported education and research through teaching and technical assistance in aerospace and aeronautics departments. His technical competencies further include aircraft maintenance, ultrasonic testing, and carbon fiber composite material repair, reflecting a strong balance between theoretical knowledge and applied engineering practice. His scholarly output comprises 23 published documents, which have collectively received 157 citations across 150 citing documents, resulting in an h-index of 5, demonstrating consistent contributions to aerospace science, fluid mechanics, and applied engineering research.