Graduate Students

Aditi Behera

2023 B.S. in Data Science, University of California Riverside

Research Interests: TBA
Degree Objective: Ph.D.
Office: 2278

aditi.behera@email.ucr.edu

Fangyi Cao

B.S. in Mathematics, University of Macau

M.S. in Biostatistics, University of California San Diego

Research Interests: High-Dimensional Statistics, Machine Learning, Astrostatistics
Degree Objective: Ph.D.
Office: OLMH 1108

fangyi.cao@email.ucr.edu

Shengming Cheng

TBA

shengming.cheng@email.ucr.edu

John Eager

B.S. In Applied Mathematics, Brown University

M.S In Applied Statistics, Louisiana State University

Research Interests: TBA

Degree Objective: Ph.D.

Major Professor: Not yet chosen

Office: OLMH 1108

john.eager@email.ucr.edu

Behzad FallahiFard

M.S. in Statistics, University of New Mexico

M.S. in Mathematical Statistics, Shahid Chamran University of Ahvaz

B.S. in Statistics, Shahid Chamran University of Ahvaz

Research Interests: TBA
Degree Objective: Ph.D.
Office: OLMH 1108

behzad.fallahifard@email.ucr.edu

Ji Feng

Research Interests: TBA
Degree Objective: Ph.D.
Major Professor: Not yet chosen
Office: OLMH 1108

ji.feng1@email.ucr.edu

Shiwei Fu

B.B.A. In Accounting, Xiamen University

M.S. In Statistics, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

Research Interests: Statistical Genetics, Bioinformatics, Omics Data

Degree Objective: Ph.D.
Major Professor: Not yet chosen
Office: OLMH 1108

shiwei.fu@email.ucr.edu

Axel Galicia Lona

B.S in Statistics, University of California Riverside

Research Interests: TBA
Degree Objective: M.S.
Office: TBD

axel.galicialona@email.ucr.edu

Xiao Gao

B.S. In Statistics, Southern University of Science and Technology

M.S. In Applied Statistics, University of California Riverside

Research Interests: TBA

Degree Objective: Ph.D.

Major Professor: Not yet chosen

Office: OLMH 1415

xgao045@ucr.edu

Makena Grigsby

TBA

makena.grigsby@email.ucr.edu

Eric Hayes

2014 B.A. in Economics, University of California Los Angeles
2018 M.S. in Statistics, San Diego State University

Research Interest: TBA
Degree Objective: Ph.D.
Major Professor: Not yet chosen
Office: OLMH 1109

eric.hayes@email.ucr.edu

Shyann Hou

B. Econ in Financial Mathematics, University of International Business and Economics

B. Mgt. in Information Management an Information Systems, University of International Business and Economics

M.S. in Mathematical Finance, University of Southern California

Research Interest: Stochastic modeling, machine learning, and reinforcement learning with applications in quantitative finance and complex systems
Degree Objective: Ph.D.
Major Professor: Not yet chosen
Office: WEBB 2278

xiaoyang.hou@email.ucr.edu

Zhuo Huang

M.S in Data Analytics, University of Southern California

Research Interests: Deep Learning
Degree Objective: Ph.D.
Major Professor: Dr. Shujie Ma
Office: OLMH 1108

zhuan224@ucr.edu

Jonathan Jiang

B.S in Statistics, University of California, Davis

Degree Objective: M.S.
Major Professor: Not yet chosen
Office: TBA

jonathan.jiang@email.ucr.edu

Shuang Jiang

B.S. In Mathematics and Applied Mathematics, Wuhan University

M.S. In Statistics, George Washington University

Research interests: TBA

Degree Objective: Ph.D.

Major Professor: Not yet chosen

Office: OLMH 1108

shuang.jiang@email.ucr.edu

Nathalie Jones

2021 B.S. in Mathematics with a minor in Applied Statistics and Data Analytics - Kennesaw State University
2023 M.S. in Data Science and Analytics - Kennesaw State University

Research Interest: Statistical Methods of all types, equitable AI/ML, graphical models
Degree Objective: Ph.D.
Major Professor: Not yet chosen
Office: OLMH 1109

nathalie.jones@email.ucr.edu

Sharvee Joshi

2020 B.S. in Statistics, University of California Riverside

2024 M.S. in Statistics, California State University Fullerton

Research interests: TBA

Degree Objective: Ph.D.

Office: WEBB 2278

sharvee.joshi@email.ucr.edu

Nahee Kim

B.E. In Statistics, Sungkyunkwan University

M.S. In Applied Statistics, Korea University

Research Interests: TBA

Degree Objective: Ph.D.

Major Professor: Not yet chosen

Office: OLMH 1109

nkim153@ucr.edu

Ryan Kitagawa

B.S. in Statistics with a Statistical Computing Concentration, University of California, Riverside

Degree Objective: M.S

Major Professor: Not yet chosen

Office: N/A

ryan.kitagawa@email.ucr.edu

Tian Liang

B.A In Mathematics, Oberlin College

Research Interests: TBD

Degree Objective: Ph.D.

Major Professor: Not yet chosen

Office: OLMH 1109

tlian031@ucr.edu

Pei-Ling Lin

B.S. in Economics, National Taiwan University

M.S. in Statistics, National Cheng Kung University

Research Interest: Biostatistics, Genomics, and High-dimensional Data
Degree Objective: Ph.D.
Major Professor: Not yet chosen
Office: OLMH 1417

peiling.lin@email.ucr.edu

Ying Lin

M.S. in Biostatistics, Emory University

B.A. in Statistics, Xiamen University

Research Interest: TBA
Degree Objective: Ph.D.
Office: OLMH 1415

ying.lin1@email.ucr.edu

Linlin Liu

B.S. in Statistics, University of California Riverside

Research Interest: TBA
Degree Objective: Ph.D.
Office: OLMH 1417

linlin.liu@email.ucr.edu

Ruijie Liu

MS in Statistics, Northwestern University

Research Interest: Casual Inference
Degree Objective: Ph.D.
Major Professor: Not yet chosen
Office: WEBB 2278

ruijie.liu@email.ucr.edu

Yuxin Liu

BEC in Finance, Shenzhen University

BS in Applied Mathematics, Shenzhen University
MS in Applied Statistics, Cornell University

Research Interest: Machine Learning; Deep Learning
Degree Objective: Ph.D.
Major Professor: Not yet chosen
Office: OLMH 1419

yuxin.liu@email.ucr.edu

Nancy Lopez

B.S. in Statistics, University of California Riverside

Research Interest: TBA
Degree Objective: M.S.
Office: TBD

nancy.lopez@email.ucr.edu

Shijie Mao

B.A. in Data Science & Finance, University of Arizona

M.S. in Data Science, Brown University

Research Interest: Probability & Explanatory Theory of Deep Learning

Degree Objective: Ph.D.

Major Professor: Not yet chosen
Office: OLMH 1111

smao027@ucr.edu

Ace Mejia-Sanchez

A.B in Statistics and Government, Harvard University

Research Interest: Casual Inference, Political Methodology, Machine Learning, High-Dimensional Data

Degree Objective: Ph.D.

Major Professor: Not yet chosen

Office: WEBB 2278

aceisabel.mejiasanchez@email.ucr.edu

Yun Mo

2019 B.S. in Information and Numerical Science, Nankai University, PRC

2020 M.S. in Statistics, University of Wisconsin Madison

Research Interest: High Dimensional Statistics and Machine Learning
Degree Objective: Ph.D.
Major Professor: Not yet chosen
Office: OLMH 1108

ymo011@ucr.edu

Yudi Mu

B.S. In Statistics, East China Normal University

M.S. In Statistics, University of Wisconsin Madison

Research Interests: Biostatistics, Machine Learning

Degree Objective: Ph.D.

Major Professor: Not yet chosen

Office: OLMH 1417

ymu015@ucr.edu

Greyson Navarro

B.S. in Applied Mathematics, CSU San Bernadino
M.S. of Art - Mathematics, CSU San Bernadino

Research Interest:

Mathematical/ Statistical Oncology
Creating Predictive Models for Cancer Detection
Individualized Medicine
Parameter Estimation for PDEs
Sparse Data
High Dimensional Data
Mathematics and Statistics Pedagogy

Degree Objective: Ph.D.

Major Professor: Not yet chosen

Office: WEBB 2278

walter.navarro@email.ucr.edu

Brian Neal

B.A. in Economics, University of California Santa Cruz

M.A. in Mathematics, San Francisco State University

Research Interests: Statistical Learning, Computational Statistics, Applications to Biology, Economics, Social Sciences, and Earth Sciences
Degree Objective: Ph.D.

Major Professor: Not yet chosen
Office: OLMH 1111

brian.neal@email.ucr.edu

Funmi Olawole

B.Sc., Obafemi Awolowo University, Nigeria

Research Interests: TBA

Degree Objective: M.S.

Major Professor: TBA

Office: TBA

funmi.olawole@email.ucr.edu

Emily Ouyang

B.S. in Applied Statistics, University of California Riverside

Research Interests: Applications in Education Research

Degree Objective: Ph.D.

Major Professor: Not yet chosen

Office: OLMH 1419

eouya001@ucr.edu

Sitong Pan

Masters at University of California Riverside

Bachelors at University of California San Diego

Research Interests: Machine Learning, Data Mining, Statistics, and Biostatistics
Degree Objective: Ph.D.
Office: OLMH 1419

sitong.pan@email.ucr.edu

John Pleines

2020 B.A. in Economics, California State University San Marcos

Research Interests: TBA

Degree Objective: Ph.D.

Major Professor: Not yet chosen

Office: OLMH 1419

jplei003@ucr.edu

Xinhao Qu

Research Interests: TBA

Degree Objective: Ph.D.

Major Professor: Not yet chosen

Office: OLMH 1419

xinhao.qu@email.ucr.edu

Isaac Robles

B.A. in Economics, UC Santa Cruz

Research Interest: TBA
Degree Objective: M.S.
Major Professor: Not yet chosen
Office: N/A

isaac.robles@email.ucr.edu

Xin Shen

2016 B.B.A. in Accounting, Tongji University, PRC

2018 M.S. in Statistics, Rutgers University

Research Objective: TBA

Degree Objective: Ph.D.

Major Professor: Not yet chosen

Office: OLMH 1109

xshen049@ucr.edu

Luhan Tang

2024 B.S. in Statistics, Beijing Normal University

Research Interests: Machine Learning and Deep Learning

Degree Objective: Ph.D.

Major Professor: Not yet chosen

Office: WEBB 2278

luhan.tang@email.ucr.edu

Chin-Sheng Teng

B.S. In Agronomy, National Taiwan University

Minor in Psychology

Research Interests: TBA

Degree Objective: Ph.D.

Major Professor: Not yet chosen

Office: OLMH 1108

cteng011@ucr.edu

Brian Tran

2019 B.S. in Statistics, University of California Riverside

Research Interest: Biostatistics, Stochastic Processes, Longitudinal Data, and Time Series Analysis
Degree Objective: Ph.D.
Major Professor: Not yet chosen
Office: OLMH 1417

btran025@ucr.edu

Kaiming Wang

M.S. In Statistics, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

B.S. in Applied Mathematics and Computer Science, Brandeis University

Research Interests: TBA
Degree Objective: Ph.D.
Major Professor: Not yet chosen
Office: WEBB 2278

kaiming.wang@email.ucr.edu

Lusha Xu

M.A in Economics, California State University, Sacramento

Research Interests: Machine learning methods, High-Dimensional Data Analysis, Time Series Analysis, Statistical Inference, and Applications of Statistical Methods in Economics and Finance
Degree Objective: Ph.D.
Major Professor: Not yet chosen
Office: TBA

lxu099@ucr.edu

Xun Wang

B.A. in Applied Mathematics, Nanjing Audit University

M.S. in Actuarial Science, Central University of Finance and Economics

Research Interest: Not yet chosen

Degree Objective: Ph.D.

Major Professor: Not yet chosen

Office: OLMH 1108

xwang567@ucr.edu

Yifan Wu

Bachelor, Sichuan University

Research Interest: Time Series, Large Language Model

Degree Objective: M.S.

Major Professor: Not yet chosen

Office: TBD

yifan.wu@email.ucr.edu

Yijia Xue

M.S in Applied Mathematics, University of California, San Diego

B.S in Biostatistics, University of California, San Diego

Research Interests: Biostatistics, survival analysis, scRNA-seq analysis
Degree Objective: Ph.D.
Major Professor: Not yet chosen
Office: OLMH 1109

yijia.xue@email.ucr.edu

Chenguang Yang

Research Interests: GNN, ML, LLM
Degree Objective: Ph.D.
Major Professor: Not yet chosen
Office: WEBB 2278

chenguang.yang@email.ucr.edu

Sheng Yang

B.S in Statistics, Lanzhou University

Research Interests: High-Dimensional Statistics, Optimization, Machine Learning
Degree Objective: Ph.D.
Major Professor: Not yet chosen
Office: WEBB 2278

sheng.yang1@email.ucr.edu

Tianjian Yang

2017 B.S. in Statistics, Sun Yat-Sen University, PRC
2020 M.S. in Biostatistics, University of California Los Angeles

Research Interest: Machine Learning, Statistical Computing, Biostatistics, and Optimization
Degree Objective: Ph.D.
Major Professor: Not yet chosen
Office: OLMH 1419

tyang115@ucr.edu

Bradley Ye

B.S. in Statistics, University of California Riverside

M.S. in Statistics, University of California Berkley

Research Interest: TBD

Degree Objective: Ph.D.

Major Professor: Not yet chosen

Office: OLMH 1109

bradley.ye@email.ucr.edu

Jingjing Zhang

Degree Objective: Ph.D.

Major Professor: Not yet chosen

Office: OLMH 1108

jzhan678@ucr.edu

Liming Zhao

M.S. in Applied Statistics, Syracuse University

B.Sc. (Hons) in Investment Science, Hong Kong Polytechnic University

Research Interest: Linear Models and Machine Learning
Degree Objective: Ph.D.
Major Professor: Not yet chosen
Office: OLMH 1109

lzhao087@ucr.edu

Bufan Zhou

Research Interest: TBA
Degree Objective: M.S.
Major Professor: Not yet chosen
Office: TBD

bufan.zhou@email.ucr.edu

Graduate Students

Aditi Behera

Fangyi Cao

Shengming Cheng

John Eager

Behzad FallahiFard

Ji Feng

Shiwei Fu​​​​​

Axel Galicia Lona

Xiao Gao

Makena Grigsby

Eric Hayes

​Shyann Hou

Zhuo Huang

Jonathan Jiang

Shuang Jiang

Nathalie Jones

Sharvee Joshi

Nahee Kim

Ryan Kitagawa

Tian Liang

Pei-Ling Lin

Ying Lin

Linlin Liu

Ruijie Liu

Yuxin Liu

Nancy Lopez

Shijie Mao

Ace Mejia-Sanchez

Yun Mo

Yudi Mu

Greyson Navarro

Brian Neal

Funmi Olawole

Emily Ouyang

Sitong Pan

John Pleines

Xinhao Qu

Isaac Robles

Xin Shen

Luhan Tang

Chin-Sheng Teng

Brian Tran

Kaiming Wang

Lusha Xu

Xun Wang

Yifan Wu

Yijia Xue

Chenguang Yang

Sheng Yang

Tianjian Yang

Bradley Ye

Jingjing Zhang

Liming Zhao

Bufan Zhou

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