Dr. Christina Lee Yu

Assistant Professor

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Biography

Christina Lee Yu is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Operations Research and Information Engineering at Cornell University. She is also a graduate field member in Operations Research, Statistics, and Computer Science. Christina earned her PhD and MS in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and her BS in Computer Science from the California Institute of Technology. She has received numerous accolades, including the NSF CAREER Award, ACM SIGMETRICS Rising Stars Award, and the Intel Rising Stars Award. Christina's research focuses on algorithm design and analysis, high-dimensional statistics, inference networks, sequential decision-making under uncertainty, online learning, and network causal inference. She has held prior positions at Microsoft Research New England. Her research contributions have been recognized in several leading conferences and journals within the field. Christina is an associate editor for Stochastic Systems and actively supports her field through mentoring and collaboration. Her research is funded by grants from the National Science Foundation and the Air Force Office of Scientific Research, among others.

Research Interests

Awards

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NSF CAREER Award

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ACM SIGMETRICS Rising Stars Award

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Intel Rising Stars Award

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JPMorgan Faculty Research Award

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Ralph S. Watts ‘72 Excellence in Teaching Award

Requirements for Cornell University

Master Program
Requirements
TOEFL
Listening
Required:15
Reading
Required:20
Writing
Required:20
Speaking
Required:22
Total
Required:100
IELTS
Overall
Required:7
Prerequisites
Bachelor's degree in Architecture or related field
Application Checklist
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Specialization Notes

Department of Architecture