My name is Hongyan Gu (Chinese: 谷宏言). I am a senior scientist at KUMC Pathology. I recently earned my Ph.D. degree in Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE) at UCLA advised by Prof. Xiang 'Anthony' Chen. Before that, I obtained my M.S. in UCLA ECE, and B.Eng. in Automation from Zhejiang University.
My research lies in the unique intersection of computational pathology and Human-Computer Interaction (HCI). I design, build, and evaluate human-AI collaborative digital pathology systems that align with pathologists' clinical workflows, incorporate their domain knowledge, and augment their diagnostic capabilities while preserving their decision autonomy. In doing so, my overarching goal is to establish a new paradigm in digital pathology that fosters efficient, accurate, and accountable collaboration between pathologists and AI, ultimately enabling faster, cheaper, and more precise histopathological diagnoses that improve patient care.