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Author IDs
ORCID iD: 0000-0003-1373-8023
Scopus Author ID: 7406432700
Impact
Qualifications (Brief)
PhD (Washington University in Saint Louis, USA); BS and MS (Xi'an JiaoTong University, China)
Qualifications/Experiences
- Sep 2008 - Aug 2018, Assistant and Associate Professor, Michigan State University, East Lansing, USA. Dr. Sun joined the Department of Computer Science and Engineering at MSU as an Assistant Professor in 2008. She was promoted to Associate Professor with tenure in 2015.
Biography
Yanni Sun is an Associate Professor in the Department of Electrical Engineering at City University of Hong Kong. Before she joined CityU, she was an Associate Professor with tenure at Michigan State University (USA). She received the B.S., M.S. degrees from Xi'an JiaoTong University (China), and the Ph.D. degree from Washington University in Saint Louis, USA, all in Computer Science.
Her research interests include: computational biology, bioinformatics, deep learning-based sequence analysis, BIG genomic data mining, algorithm design and software development. In particular, she is interested in applying computational models, algorithms, machine learning/deep learning/data mining methods to analyze biological data. She was a recipient of NSF CAREER Award (USA) in 2010 while she was working at MSU.
Her research interests include: computational biology, bioinformatics, deep learning-based sequence analysis, BIG genomic data mining, algorithm design and software development. In particular, she is interested in applying computational models, algorithms, machine learning/deep learning/data mining methods to analyze biological data. She was a recipient of NSF CAREER Award (USA) in 2010 while she was working at MSU.
Prizes/Honours
- 2010 “NSF CAREER Award (USA) ” National Science Foundation.
- 2019 “Outstanding Teacher Award” Electrical Engineering Department, City University of Hong Kong. Department teaching award.
- 2021 “Outstanding Teacher Award” Electrical Engineering Department, City University of Hong Kong. Department teaching award.
Research Interests/Areas
- Bioinformatics, deep learning for genomic data
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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Keywords
- QA75 Electronic computers. Computer science
- Bioinformatics
- applied machine learning
- big genomic data
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Research output
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Dissecting the gut microbial communities and resistomes of wild rats from different ecological areas in Hong Kong
Wen, C. (Co-first Author), Guan, J. (Co-first Author), Uea-Anuwong, T., Shang, J., Peng, C., Tang, X., Magouras, I., Sun, Y. (Co-last Author) & Li, F. (Co-last Author), 15 Oct 2025, In: Environmental Research. 283, 122108.Research output: Journal Publications and Reviews › RGC 21 - Publication in refereed journal › peer-review
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GOPhage: protein function annotation for bacteriophages by integrating the genomic context
Guan, J., Ji, Y., Peng, C., Zou, W., Tang, X., Shang, J. & Sun, Y., Jan 2025, In: Briefings in Bioinformatics. 26, 1, bbaf014.Research output: Journal Publications and Reviews › RGC 21 - Publication in refereed journal › peer-review
Open AccessFile28 Downloads (CityUHK Scholars) -
MOSTPLAS: A Self-correction Multi-label Learning Model for Plasmid Host Range Prediction
Zou, W., Ji, Y., Guan, J. & Sun, Y., Mar 2025, In: Bioinformatics. 41, 3, btaf075.Research output: Journal Publications and Reviews › RGC 21 - Publication in refereed journal › peer-review
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PVGA: a precise viral genome assembler using an iterative alignment graph
Song, Z., Cai, D., Sun, Y. & Wang, L., 2025, In: GigaScience. 14, giaf063.Research output: Journal Publications and Reviews › RGC 21 - Publication in refereed journal › peer-review
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RTTAP: 基於短讀長的全感染組分類分析流程
Translated title of the contribution :RTTAP: A Read-based Total-infectome Taxonomic Analysis Pipeline Research output: Patents, Agreements and Assignments › RGC 51 - Patents (CityUHK)
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STG-ExtU-Lead: Foundation Models-Empowered Ambient Intelligence Systems for Early Diagnosis, Personalized Intervention, and Complex Cross-Disease Interplay Analysis of Aging-Related Degenerative Diseases
Xing, G. (Main Project Coordinator [External]) & SUN, Y. (Principal Investigator / Project Coordinator)
1/01/25 → …
Project: Research
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GRF: Advancing Plasmid Characterization in Metagenomic Data: Plasmid Protein Annotation and Host Range Identification
SUN, Y. (Principal Investigator / Project Coordinator)
1/11/24 → …
Project: Research
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GRF: Accurate Characterization of Bacteriophages by Integrating Their Properties with Deep Learning Models
SUN, Y. (Principal Investigator / Project Coordinator)
1/01/24 → …
Project: Research
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DON_RMG: AI-assisted Plasmid Host Prediction towards Better Understanding of Plasmid-mediated Transfer of ARGs - RMGS
SUN, Y. (Principal Investigator / Project Coordinator)
1/06/23 → …
Project: Research
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GRF: Internet Cable Path Planning - Overcoming Challenges of Excess Data Availability or Missing Ground Motion Data
ZUKERMAN, M. (Principal Investigator / Project Coordinator), SUN, Y. (Co-Investigator) & VISHKIN, U. (Co-Investigator)
1/09/22 → …
Project: Research
Prizes
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Silver Medal at the 50th International Exhibition of Inventions Geneva
ZUKERMAN, M. (Recipient), Moran, W. (Recipient), SUN, Y. (Recipient), Wang, Y. (Recipient), Wang, G. (Recipient), Cucker, F. (Recipient), Guo, J. (Recipient), WANG, X. (Recipient), WANG, T. (Recipient), WANG, Q. (Recipient), GUO, C. (Recipient), TAHCHI, E. (Recipient), CHEN, F. (Recipient), LEUNG, C. F. (Recipient), LIN, S. (Recipient), XU, J. (Recipient) & WANG, Z. (Recipient), Apr 2025
Prize: RGC 64B - Prizes and awards
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Bronze Medal at the 49th International Exhibition of Inventions of Geneva
ZUKERMAN, M. (Recipient), WANG, Y. (Recipient), SUN, Y. (Recipient), Moran, W. (Recipient), WANG, Z. (Recipient), WANG, G. (Recipient), GUO, J. (Recipient), CUCKER, F. (Recipient), WANG, X. (Recipient), GUO, C. (Recipient), WANG, T. (Recipient), Eli Tahchi (Recipient), WANG, Q. (Recipient) & C F Leung (Recipient), Apr 2024
Prize: RGC 64B - Prizes and awards
Press/Media
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CityUHK triumphs at the International Exhibition of Inventions of Geneva with 36 awards
PANG, S. W., TSE, C. K., FENG, S. P., CHAN, C. H., WU, G., KUO, W., JIANG, C., ZHU, Z., CHUNG, S. H. H., HU, J., CHEN, M. K., TSAI, D.-P., LIN, S. K. C., CHAN, L. L., LU, J., LY, T. H., LI, L., LAU, C., LI, X., HILL, F. I., WANG, C., KO, C. C. V., LEUNG, M. Y. K., YU, K. N. P., LAU, T. C., HO, J. C. Y., SONG, L., WANG, S., TU, K. N., LIU, Y., LU, Z., ZUKERMAN, M., WANG, Y., SUN, Y., YAN, H., LAU, C. K. T. & BAN, K.
20/04/24
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Press/Media: Press / Media