CV

Curriculum vitae.

Contact Information

Name Yudong Chen
Professional Title Assistant Professor in Statistics
Email yudong.chen@warwick.ac.uk

Professional Summary

Assistant Professor in the Department of Statistics, University of Warwick.

Experience

  • 2018 - 2021

    Cambridge

    Statistics Clinic Consultant/Organiser
    University of Cambridge
    Offered free statistical and practical consulting to Cambridge university members from a range of departments; organised clinic sessions, arranged helpers, responded to client queries, collected feedback, and updated the clinic website.
  • 2018 - 2021

    Cambridge

    Undergraduate Supervisor
    University of Cambridge
    Small group undergraduate teaching for mathematics students at Cambridge. Courses included IB Statistics and II Principles of Statistics.
  • 2015 - 2015

    Shanghai

    Teaching Assistant
    Harvard Summit for Young Leaders in China (HSYLC)
    Designed and supported a Harvard-style seminar on Case Studies in Modern Architecture, and led a 30-student team in intensive leadership and teamwork challenges.
  • 2014 - 2014

    Hong Kong

    Summer Intern in Group IT and Group HR
    Jardine Matheson
    Helped complete feasibility study reports, proofread and improved conference timetables, contacted hotels and companies, tested the conference system, and drafted intranet homepage design research.

Education

  • - 2023

    PhD
    University of Cambridge
    Statistics
  • - 2023

    MA
    University of Cambridge
  • - 2018

    MMath
    University of Cambridge
    Mathematics
  • - 2018

    BA
    University of Cambridge
    Mathematics

Awards

  • 2023
    Class Teacher Award
    London School of Economics
  • 2020
    Smith-Knight Essay Prize
    Faculty of Mathematics, University of Cambridge
  • 2014
    Jardine Foundation Scholarship
    Jardine Matheson

    2014-2018

  • 2017
    Henry Cavendish Scholar in Mathematics
    Peterhouse
  • 2016
    Senior Burkill Prize for Mathematics
    Peterhouse

    2016-2017

Skills

Research interests: High-dimensional statistics, Changepoint detection, Robust statistics, Online algorithms, Machine learning
Programming: R, Python, Matlab, C++

Service

Interests

Hobbies: Piano, ukulele, swimming, table tennis, baseball, travelling