Hanchen David Wang
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About Me
Welcome! My name is David. I recently defended my PhD at Vanderbilt University, advised by Prof. Meiyi Ma, with a thesis titled Explanation-Guided Adaptive Learning for Human-Centered Cyber-Physical Systems. My research focuses on eXplainable AI in Healthcare and Deep Learning. Outside of research, I love staying active through workouts, expressing creativity through drawing, and exploring the outdoors. I'm also a big cat lover! Whether it's grabbing boba or coffee, I'm always up for a good conversation. ☕🧋
Research Interests
My research spans across multiple areas of artificial intelligence and computer science, with a focus on making AI systems more explainable, reliable, and beneficial for healthcare applications.
Key Areas: Explainable AI (XAI), Healthcare AI, Machine Learning, Physical Therapy & Motion Analysis, Nursing Education Simulations, Formal Verification, Multimodal Learning, Continual Learning
Education
Ph.D. in Computer Science (Defended)
Vanderbilt University
Aug 2021 - May 2026
Advisor: Prof. Meiyi Ma
Thesis: Explanation-Guided Adaptive Learning for Human-Centered Cyber-Physical Systems
Master of Science in Computer Science
Vanderbilt University
Aug 2021 - May 2023
Bachelor of Science in Computer Science, Magna cum Laude (top 6%) GPA: 3.89
University of California, Irvine
Aug 2017 - Jun 2021
Recent Highlights
Latest Research
AI-Assisted Competency Assessment from Egocentric Video in Simulation-Based Nursing Education (Jul 2024 - Mar 2026)
Proposed a three-stage framework for automated competency assessment from egocentric nursing simulation video using frozen visual encoders and few-shot learning
Recent Publication
AI-Assisted Competency Assessment from Egocentric Video in Simulation-Based Nursing Education
CVPR Workshop on Computer Vision for Education (CV4EDU) - Accepted
Current Position
Software Engineer III @ Google (Jul 2026 - Present)
Latest Talk
Learning with Preserving for Continual Multitask Learning
AAAI 2026 (Oral Presentation)
Let's connect! Feel free to reach out for collaborations or discussions about AI and healthcare.