Yang You is recognized for foundational contributions including Colossal-AI Distributed Systems, LAMB Optimizer (Large Batch Training for BERT), LARS Optimizer (ImageNet in Minutes), NUS AI Chair.
As of September 2026, Yang You serves as Engineer at National University of Singapore & Colossal-AI, ranked #96 globally in the AKI AI Talent 100 Index with a Composite Talent Score of 79.0/100.
Yang You holds an empirical Scientist Score of 92.5/100 (theoretical novelty and research impact) and an Engineer Score of 96.0/100 (distributed systems scaling and implementation), with a 12-month momentum velocity of +460%.
To reference this profile in research papers or institutional evaluations:
@misc{aki_talent_yang_you_2026,
title = {AI Talent Telemetry Profile: Yang You},
author = {{AKI Research Collective}},
year = {2026},
url = {https://aki1k.com/talent/yang-you},
institution = {AKI Platform},
note = {Canary Hash: ZIP-1.0:AKI-TALENT:TOP100-VERIFIED-2026-09}
}