Yijie Yuan

Honors & Awards

2015

PKU Undergraduate Physics Tournament
2nd Place (Team)

2014

31st Chinese Physics Olympiad (CPhO)
Silver Medal
AI & Data Science Competitions
Earnings
$

2024

MIDRC - XAI Grand Challenge
3rd Place (84 teams)
Kaggle - CMI Problematic Children Internet Use
Silver Medal (91/3,628)

2023

MIDRC - mRALE Mastermind Challenge
5th Place
Peer-Reviewed Publications

2025

Yijie Yuan, Grace J. Gang, J. Webster Stayman, "Deep learning CT image restoration using system blur and noise models," J. Med. Imag. 12(1) 014003 (3 February 2025) https://doi.org/10.1117/1.JMI.12.1.014003

Conference Proceedings & Thesis

2024

Yijie Yuan, Huay Din, Grace Hyun Kim, Michael McNitt-Gray, J. Webster Stayman, Grace J. Gang, "Recovery of GLRLM Features in Degraded Images Using Deep Learning and Image Property Models," (Upcoming).

Yijie Yuan, J. Webster Stayman, Grace J. Gang, "End-to-end deep learning restoration of GLCM features from blurred and noisy images," Proc. SPIE 12927, Medical Imaging 2024: Computer-Aided Diagnosis, 129271C (3 April 2024); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.3006205

2023

Yijie Yuan, Matthew Tivnan, Grace J. Gang, J. Webster Stayman, "Deep learning CT image restoration using system blur models," Proc. SPIE 12463, Medical Imaging 2023: Physics of Medical Imaging, 124634J (7 April 2023); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2655806

2021

Yuan, Yijie (2021). Synthesize 3D realistic CT textures and anatomy in the XCAT phantom using Generative Adversarial Network (GAN). Master's thesis, Duke University. Retrieved from https://hdl.handle.net/10161/23160

Presentations
2025-02
"Recovery of GLRLM Features in Degraded Images using Deep Learning and Image Property Models"
SPIE Medical Imaging, Poster Presentation
2024-12
"MIDRC XAI Grand Challenge Review: AI Decisions for Pneumonia"
MIDRC Seminar Series | Watch here
2024-07
"End-to-End Deep Learning Restoration of GLCM Features from Blurred and Noisy Images"
66th American Association of Physicists in Medicine Annual Meeting, Oral Presentation
2024-02
"End-to-End Deep Learning Restoration of GLCM Features from Blurred and Noisy Images"
SPIE Medical Imaging, Oral Presentation | Watch here
2023-02
"Deep Learning CT Image Restoration Using System Blur Models"
SPIE Medical Imaging, Poster Presentation