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Yibi Huang is an Assistant Senior Instructional Professor in the Department of Statistics at the University of Chicago, where she also serves as the Director of Undergraduate Studies for the Statistics major. Her research primarily focuses on understanding how the brain learns and stores information, particularly through associative memory. Unlike computers that memorize details through rigid data structures, the brain excels in recalling interrelated objects and concepts. Huang's work explores the properties of learning models and memory capacities, alongside significant interests in statistics education. She actively contributes to the academic community by integrating findings from biological observations, such as synaptic plasticity, into models of associative memory learning. Her ongoing research seeks to bridge the gap between biological processes and statistical education methodologies.
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