Yue Lu

Yue Lu is a Professor of Electrical Engineering and of Applied Mathematics at Harvard University, affiliated with the John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences. His research interests include Applied Mathematics, Control Theory and Stochastic Systems, Data Science, Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, Applied Probability, and Signal Processing. He serves as Director of Graduate Studies in Applied Mathematics and is involved in undergraduate teaching. His lab focuses on Signal and Information Processing. Lu was approved for tenure in 2019 and named a Harvard College Professor in 2024 for his commitment to undergraduate education.

Yue M. Lu is the Gordon McKay Professor of Electrical Engineering and of Applied Mathematics at Harvard University, specializing in signal and information processing. His research focuses on developing advanced techniques for signal recovery, subspace learning, and nonconvex optimization. He has contributed significantly to areas such as low-rank matrix factorization, spectral initialization, and high-dimensional learning. His work explores the intersection of signal processing, machine learning, and applied mathematics, with applications in image processing, power systems, and acoustic analysis. Lu's research emphasizes theoretical foundations and practical algorithms for robust signal recovery and data analysis.