Biography
Johnson Yang joined George Brown in 2007 and he teaches mathematics, statistics and computer applications. Before that he was a faculty member at Inner Mongolia University of Science and Technology from 1985 to 1996. After he finished his PhD at Beihang University (Beijing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics) at the end of 1999, he joined the faculty there.
Johnson has done research in bio-mathematics and intelligent control theory and has published many papers in both fields. He successfully stabilized the triple inverted pendulum system with a digital controller and subsequently developed his own model of the triple inverted pendulum. He holds a patent on the mechanical design of this new model and has manufactured it for use in many universities.
Academic Credentials
College Teacher Training Program for Internationally Trained Immigrants, George Brown College, 2007
Doctor of Philosophy, Electrical Engineering, specializing in Navigation, Guidance and Control, Beihang University, 1999
Master of Science, Applied Mathematics, Xi’an Jiaotong University, 1990
Bachelor of Science, Applied Mathematics, Tianjin University, 1985
Areas of Specialization
Statistics for Analytics
Quantitative Methods
Business Statistics
Mathematics for Business and Management
Financial Mathematics
Mathematics Analysis for Marketers
Business Computer Applications
Areas of Expertise
Intelligent Control Theory
Dynamic System Analysis
Statistical Analysis
Career Highlights
2007-Present – Professor, George Brown College Centre for Business
2007-2009 – Part-time Professor at Centennial College
1999-2001 – Associate Professor, School of Automation Science and Electrical Engineering, and Vice Dean, Department of Automatic Control, Beihang University
1998-2001 – Director of Chinese Association for System Simulation
1985-1996 – Lecturer and Associate Professor, School of Mathematics, Physics and Biology
Engineering, Inner Mongolia University of Science and Technology
Other Activities
Volunteer tutor – JUMP math elementary school program
Awards
Excellent Dissertation for PhD, Ministry of Education of China, 1999
Excellent Teaching, Inner Mongolia University of Science and Technology, 1994
