Dr. Yixin Wang

Biography

Yixin Wang is an assistant professor in the Department of Statistics at the University of Michigan. He completed his Ph.D. in Statistics at Columbia University in 2020, where he was advised by Professor David Blei. Previously, he held a postdoctoral researcher position under Professor Michael Jordan at the University of California, Berkeley. Yixin's research interests center around machine learning, causal inference, and Bayesian statistics, with a focus on probabilistic generative modeling and statistical computational theory. His work includes applications in fields such as recommender systems, computational biology, electronic health records, and materials discovery, exploring the intersection of human-AI interactions. Yixin is actively seeking postdoctoral candidates to join his research group to work on projects related to causal machine learning and probabilistic generative modeling.

Research Interests