Assistant Professor Dr Wang Wenya Honoured as 2025 Asian Young Scientist Fellow
Dr Wang Wenya, Assistant Professor at CCDS, has been named one of the 2025 Asian Young Scientist (AYS) Fellows, a prestigious recognition that celebrates exceptional early-career researchers across Asia. Her selection affirms the global relevance of research that seeks to make artificial intelligence not only more powerful, but also more trustworthy.
While large language models have achieved remarkable progress, they often operate as “black boxes” that lack transparency. Dr Wang’s work addresses this challenge directly. By bridging symbolic logic with modern deep learning, she is creating AI systems that can reason step by step, explain their decisions, and adapt to complex situations. This line of research has the potential to transform high-stakes domains such as healthcare, education, and scientific discovery.
“Trust in AI comes from transparency, not just accuracy,” she explains. “My goal has been to make AI not only smarter but also more understandable and dependable, especially in domains where decisions truly matter.”
The AYS Fellowship not only recognises her achievements but also motivates her to push further, collaborate across disciplines, and translate research into real-world impact.
“It is an incredible honour and a meaningful milestone,” she reflects. “At this stage in my career, it motivates me to take bolder steps—whether it’s pushing the frontier of AI research, collaborating across disciplines, or translating ideas into real-world impact. I also see this fellowship as a responsibility—to contribute to the scientific community, mentor the next generation, and help shape an inclusive and forward-looking research ecosystem in Asia and beyond.”
Dr Wang’s journey, from her doctoral studies at CCDS to postdoctoral research at the University of Washington’s Allen School and now her return as faculty, reflects her steady growth as a researcher. For the CCDS community, her achievement is both a celebration and an inspiration, a reminder that research can shape not just technologies but the trust and values that underpin them.
