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Name Yanfei Zhou
Label Ph.D. Candidate in Data Sciences and Operations
Email yanfeizh@usc.edu
Url https://yanfeifionazhou.github.io
Summary Ph.D. candidate in Data Sciences and Operations (Statistics)at USC Marshall School of Business, researching Conformal Inference and Deep Learning

Work

  • 2025.05 - 2025.08
    Data Scientist Summer Intern
    Microsoft
    • Machine Learning
    • Large Language Models
    • Statistical Analysis
  • 2024.05 - 2024.08
    Applied Scientist Summer Intern
    Amazon Web Services (AWS)
    • Machine Learning
    • Large Language Models
    • Statistical Analysis
  • 2020.01 - 2021.12
    Data Scientist
    CNA Insurance
    Developed machine learning models for risk assessment and pricing optimization. Conducted statistical analysis on insurance claims data.
    • Machine Learning
    • Risk Assessment
    • Statistical Analysis

Education

  • 2021.08 - Present

    Los Angeles, CA

    Ph.D. in Statistics
    University of Southern California, Marshall School of Business
    Data Sciences and Operations (Statistics)
    • Conformal Inference
    • Deep Learning
    • Uncertainty Quantification
  • 2019.09 - 2020.06

    Chicago, IL

    Master of Science
    University of Chicago
    Statistics
  • 2016.09 - 2019.06

    London, UK

    Bachelor of Science
    London School of Economics
    Statistics with Finance

Skills

Statistics & Machine Learning
Conformal Inference
Uncertainty Quantification
Deep Learning
Causal Machine Learning
Online Learning
Statistical Modeling
Programming
Python
R
Statistical Computing

Languages

English
Fluent
Chinese
Native speaker

Interests

Research
Conformal Inference
Uncertainty Quantification
Deep Learning
Causal Machine Learning
Online Learning