PhD, professor of Shanghai Maritime University Logistics Research Center, doctorate supervisor, deputy director of the Institute, director of Shanghai Shipping Logistics Information Engineering Technology Research Center, dean of Graduate School of Shanghai Maritime University, researcher of Supply Chain Research Institute of China (Shanghai) Free Trade Zone and first batch of experts settled in Exploratory Think Tank.

Professor Yang has directed over 50 graduate students and published more than 60 academic papers. He has presided over and participated in more than 10 national, provincial and ministerial-level projects of the Ministry of Science and Technology, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, the Shanghai Municipal Science and Technology Commission and the Shanghai Municipal People's Government Development Research Center. He has completed more than 30 consulting and R&D projects entrusted by enterprises and institutions and won the third prize of Shanghai Science and Technology Progress Award, the first prize for scientific and technological progress of China Logistics and Purchasing Federation and the second prize of Shanghai Higher Education Teaching Achievements.