Dr. Changxiao Cai

Assistant Professor

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Biography

Changxiao Cai is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Industrial and Operations Engineering at the University of Michigan. He previously served as a postdoctoral researcher at the University of Pennsylvania. He earned his PhD in Electrical Engineering from Princeton University in 2021 and holds a degree in Electronic Engineering from Tsinghua University, obtained in 2016. His research interests broadly encompass the intersection of statistics, optimization, and machine learning. He is particularly focused on developing provably scalable methods for information extraction from high-dimensional data, aiming to achieve an optimal balance between statistical accuracy and computational efficiency.

Research Interests

Requirements for University of Michigan

Master Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3.5
TOEFL
Total
Required:84
GRE General
Verbal
Required:155
Verbal Percentile
Required:50
Quantitative
Required:168
Quantitative Percentile
Required:50
Analytical Writing
Required:3.6
Writing Percentile
Required:50
Prerequisites
Bachelor degree in engineering, physics, or mathematics Calculus Physics
Application Checklist
  • Rackham Graduate School Application
  • Official Transcripts
  • 3 Letters of Recommendation
  • Academic Statement of Purpose
  • Personal Statement
  • CV/Resume
Specialization Notes

Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science