Siyan Chen

Siyan Chen

PhD Fellow · Machine Learning Group, SFI Visual Intelligence

UiT – The Arctic University of Norway

About Me

I am a PhD Fellow in the Machine Learning Group at the SFI Visual Intelligence centre, UiT – The Arctic University of Norway (March 2026–present). My doctoral research focuses on weather forecasting models, neural operator learning, and continual learning — aiming to develop robust, data-efficient deep learning methods for complex physical and spatio-temporal systems.

I hold an MSc in Computer Science and Engineering from the Technical University of Denmark (2023–2025), where I graduated with the highest grade (12/12) on my thesis on IoT honeypot security. I also hold a BSc in Electronic Information Science & Technology from Beijing Information Science & Technology University (Top 5% of cohort, GPA 3.70/5.0).

Before academia, I spent three years as an Embedded Software Engineer at Beijing Highlander Digital Technology, where I developed maritime navigation and voyage data recording systems, and held a CN patent on ship model parameter estimation. My background bridges low-level embedded systems with modern machine learning — giving me a distinctive perspective on applying AI to real-world physical environments.

Current Position
PhD Fellow · UiT Norway
Supervisors
Research Focus
Neural Operators · Weather AI · Continual Learning
MSc
Technical University of Denmark, 2025
Prior Experience
3+ yrs Embedded Software · Maritime Systems

Research Interests

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Weather Forecasting Models

Developing and adapting deep learning models for numerical weather prediction, exploring hybrid physics-informed and data-driven approaches to improve forecast accuracy and generalisation.

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Neural Operator Learning

Investigating operator learning frameworks (e.g., FNO, DeepONet) for learning solution operators of PDEs, with applications in climate and fluid dynamics simulation.

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Continual Learning

Designing machine learning systems that can incrementally acquire knowledge from non-stationary data streams without catastrophic forgetting — critical for adaptive forecasting systems.

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Explainable AI for Vision

Making Vision Transformer-based foundation models self-explainable via keypoint counting classifiers — turning opaque ViTs into interpretable, human-communicable decision processes.

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IoT Security

Honeypot architectures and psychological deception strategies for hardening IoT infrastructure against cyber threats, with data-driven dashboards for attacker behavioural analysis.

Embedded & Maritime Systems

Real-time embedded software for maritime navigation, heading control, and voyage data recording — bridging sensor-level signal processing with system-level reliability requirements.

Publications & Academic Work

Patents

Contact

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Institution
UiT – The Arctic University of Norway
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Location
Tromsø, Norway