About Me

Steven Yang standing beside a mountain lake

I’m going after applied interpretability for world models because of the real world consequences of physical AI systems.

I’m currently exploring fine grained steering methods to improve robotics task outcomes off frozen JEPA models. I'm also researching how learning mechanisms behind self supervised video models can be optimized during pretraining.

In the past, I’ve spent time investigating pattern separation in the hippocampus at UC Irvine’s Center for Neurobiology of Learning and Memory. The focus of my cognitive and computational neuroscience research was on human memory and attention mechanisms. Lots of MRI experiments and analysis!

During my degree, I also interned at Hoag Hospital and loved seeing the impact I could have on patients in the ICU. Currently, I work as a product manager at Experian, leading our 0 to 1 product development around AI and data science.

I also compete in martial arts! I’ve trained with UFC athletes and enjoy the constant pursuit of learning and improving.

If you’re ever in New York drop me a message! Contact links are on the bottom of the page.