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Jun Yang

Bishop-MacDermott Family Professor
Computer Science
Box 90129, Durham, NC 27708-0129
D308 LSRC, Durham, NC 27708

Overview


Jun's primary research interest lies in the area of databases and data-intensive computing. One of his current passions is computational journalism, the idea of leveraging computing to help preserve and advance journalism, especially in the public interest.

For Jun's publications, please see the publications page of his website. (The "Selected Publications" section below is NOT actively curated by himself.)

Current Appointments & Affiliations


Bishop-MacDermott Family Professor · 2020 - Present Computer Science, Trinity College of Arts & Sciences
Professor of Computer Science · 2014 - Present Computer Science, Trinity College of Arts & Sciences
Associate of the Duke Initiative for Science & Society · 2020 - Present Duke Science & Society, University Initiatives & Academic Support Units

In the News


Published January 21, 2022
Computational Science Is For Everyone
Published April 23, 2020
Five New Bass Professors Named for Excellence in Teaching and Research
Published September 29, 2016
Fact-Checking Senate Campaign Ads Just Got Easier

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Recent Publications


What Teaching Databases Taught Us about Researching Databases: Extended Talk Abstract

Conference ACM International Conference Proceeding Series · June 9, 2024 Declarative querying is a cornerstone of the success and longevity of database systems, yet it is challenging for novice learners accustomed to different coding paradigms. The transition is further hampered by a lack of query debugging tools compared to th ... Full text Cite

Qr-Hint: Actionable Hints Towards Correcting Wrong SQL Queries

Journal Article Proceedings of the ACM on Management of Data · May 29, 2024 We describe a system called Qr-Hint that, given a (correct) target query Q* and a (wrong) working query Q, both expressed in SQL, provides actionable hints for the user to fix the working query so that it becomes semantically equivalent to the targ ... Full text Cite

Development and validation of VaxConcerns: A taxonomy of vaccine concerns and misinformation with Crowdsource-Viability.

Journal Article Vaccine · April 2024 We present VaxConcerns, a taxonomy for vaccine concerns and misinformation. VaxConcerns is an easy-to-teach taxonomy of concerns and misinformation commonly found among online anti-vaccination media and is evaluated to produce high-quality data annotations ... Full text Cite
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Recent Grants


III: Medium: Responsive Optimization for Algorithmic Decision Systems

ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by National Science Foundation · 2024 - 2027

III: Medium: Ask the Experts: Generating Question-Answer Pairs for Addressing Information Deficits about Vaccines

ResearchCo-Principal Investigator · Awarded by National Science Foundation · 2022 - 2026

IIS: Small: Helping Novices Learn and Debug Relational Queries

ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by National Science Foundation · 2020 - 2024

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Education, Training & Certifications


Stanford University · 2001 Ph.D.
University of California, Berkeley · 1995 B.A.

External Links


Personal Website