School of Biomedical Engineering / Shanghai Jiao Tong University
Research Interests
Soft Tissue Biomechanics
Cellular Biomechanics
Multiscale Finite Element Modeling
Multimodal Ultrasound Imaging Processing
Biomaterials
Rehabilitation Engineering
Nonlinear Finite Element Analysis
Dynamic Ultrasound Imaging and Pattern Recognition
Tissue Engineering
Clinical Translation through Multiscale Biomechanics
Professional Affiliations
- Member
- Orthopaedic Research Society (ORS) (2017-present)
- Senior Member
- Chinese Society of Biomedical Engineering (CSBME)
- Member
- Chinese Society of Theoretical and Applied Mechanics (CSTAM)
- Chinese Society for Biomaterials (CSBM)
- Life Member
- World Association for Chinese Biomedical Engineers (WACBE) (2019-present)
- Committee Member
- Additive Manufacturing Medical Devices Committee
- China Association for Medical Devices Industry (CAMDI)
- Committee Member
- Shanghai Rehabilitation Medical Engineering Research Association
- Committee Member
- Geriatric Medicine Translation Branch
- Shanghai Society of Aging and Degenerative Diseases
- Youth Committee Member
- Jiusan Society Shanghai Jiao Tong University Branch
- Editorial Board Member
- Medicine in Novel Technology and Devices (since 2020)
- Section Editor
- Medicine in Novel Technology and Devices
- Youth Editorial Board Member
- Journal of Orthopaedic Translation
- Guest Editor
- Bioengineering (Special Issue)
- Reviewer for multiple SCI journals including IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Engineering
- Journal of the Mechanical Behavior of Biomedical Materials
- Journal of Medical and Biological Engineering
- Medical Engineering & Physics
- Journal of Wrist Surgery
- Mathematical Biosciences and Engineering
Academic Honors
- Pujiang Talent Program
- Shanghai (2019)
- Shanghai Rising Star Talent Program (2024)
- Forbes China 30 Under 30 (2020)
- Young Scholar Award
- 9th WACBE World Congress (2019)
- Global Scholarship Programme for Research Excellence
- CUHK (2014)
Professional Experience
Bachelor of Engineering in Biomedical Engineering
Shanghai Jiao Tong University (2012)
Bachelor of Science in Mathematics and Applied Mathematics
Shanghai Jiao Tong University (2012)
Doctor of Philosophy in Biomedical Engineering
The Chinese University of Hong Kong (PhD
Supervisor: Prof Arthur F.T. Mak)
Bachelor of Engineering in Biomedical Engineering
Shanghai Jiao Tong University (2012)
Bachelor of Science in Mathematics and Applied Mathematics
Shanghai Jiao Tong University (2012)
Doctor of Philosophy in Biomedical Engineering
The Chinese University of Hong Kong (PhD
Supervisor: Prof Arthur F.T. Mak)
Biography
Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Cleveland Clinic, USA (2016-2018); Assistant Professor (Tenure-track), School of Biomedical Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University (2019-2023); Tenure-track Associate Professor, School of Biomedical Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University (2024-present); Visiting Scholar, Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Sheffield, UK; Adjunct Professor, Weifang Medical University (since 2019); Co-founder & Executive Director, Weisi Technology Co., Ltd.
Awards & Recognition
- Forbes China 30 Under 30 (2020)
- Young Scholar Award
- 9th WACBE World Congress (2019)
- Global Scholarship Programme for Research Excellence
- CUHK (2014)
- Merit Award
- Hong Kong University Innovation and Entrepreneurship Competition
Publications & Representative Works
Complete Bibliography
and intervention of diseases through multiscale biomechanics.
and rehabilitation engineering. He aims to provide support for the prevention
multimodal ultrasound imaging
multiphysics finite element modeling
and serves as a PhD supervisor. His research focuses on soft tissue biomechanics
Shanghai Jiao Tong University
Dr. Yifei Yao is currently a tenure-track Associate Professor at the School of Biomedical Engineering
