Yihui (Ray) Ren
Res Staff 4 Computational, Comput. Sci. Mach. Learning, Computational Science Initiative

Brookhaven National Laboratory
Computational Science Initiative
Bldg. 725
P.O. Box 5000
Upton, NY 11973-5000
(631) 344-4638
yren@bnl.gov
Yihui, a.k.a. "Ray", works in the general area of Artificial Intelligence (AI), its applications in science and its interaction with novel hardware. Ray's current research topics include unpaired image translation to bridge the gap between simulation and experiments, neural network optimization and deployment for real-time systems, novel hardware exploration and benchmarking, privacy-preserving AI, and bringing advanced AI methods to scientific domains.
Expertise | Education | Appointments | Highlights
Expertise
- Deep learning
- High-performance computing
- Performance analysis
- Network dynamics and modeling
Education
Ph.D., Physics, University of Notre Dame, 2015
Ph.D., Physics, Hunan University, China, 2009
Professional Appointments
- 2021-present, Associate Research Scientist, Brookhaven National Laboratory
- 2019-2021, Assistant Research Scientist, Brookhaven National Laboratory
- 2018-2019, Postdoctoral Research Associate, Brookhaven National Laboratory
- 2015-2018, Postdoctoral Research Associate, Virginia Tech
Research Highlights
Google Scholar Page

Brookhaven National Laboratory
Computational Science Initiative
Bldg. 725
P.O. Box 5000
Upton, NY 11973-5000
(631) 344-4638
yren@bnl.gov