Chen receives St. Louis Innovator Award from St. Louis Bar Association
The award recognizes his innovation and entrepreneurship
Yixin Chen, professor of computer science & engineering in the McKelvey School of Engineering, was given the St. Louis Innovator Award by the Bar Association of Metropolitan Saint Louis at its inaugural Spirit of Innovation Awards Jan. 23, 2025.
Chen was selected his contributions and dedication to fostering innovation and entrepreneurship in our region, specifically, in AI and large-language models and their applications in health care and legal practices.
Chen's research focuses on artificial intelligence, machine learning, data mining, foundation models, AI for scientific discovery and computational biomedicine. He is particularly interested in human-AI collaboration, deep learning and their applications.
“St. Louis is emerging as a dynamic hub for innovation and entrepreneurship, and I am excited to be part of this incredible journey,” Chen said when receiving the award. “This city is rich with talent across diverse fields, from our world-renowned medical institutions to our exceptional law firms and a growing community of AI researchers and technologists. I am truly honored to contribute to this vibrant ecosystem, and I firmly believe that through collaboration and continued innovation, we can position St. Louis as a leader in technological advancement and entrepreneurship.”
Earlier this month, Chen was elected a Fellow of the Association for the Advancement of Artificial Intelligence (AAAI). He is the first from WashU to be elected as an AAAI fellow, one of the highest honors in the AI community. Chen, who also director of the Collaborative Human-AI Learning and Operation (HALO) Center, was elected for his contributions to machine learning, pioneering widely used architectures and algorithms for graph neural networks and lightweight deep neural networks.
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