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YIBI HUANG
CURRICULUM VITAE
Department of Statistics, Eck120A
The University of Chicago
5734 S University Ave
Chicago IL 60637
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773-363-2522
Office:
773-702-2519
Email: [email protected]
Education
• University of Chicago, Chicago, IL
Ph.D. Statistics
Sept. 2003 - Dec. 2010
– Dissertation: Capacity Analysis of Attractor Neural Networks with Binary Neurons and Discrete Synapses
• National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan
M.S. Mathematics,
• National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan
B.S. Mathematics,
Feb. 2001 - Jun. 2003
Sept. 1998 - Jan. 2001
Publications
• Huang Yibi, Amit Yali (2010) Capacity analysis in multi-state synaptic models: a retrieval probability perspective. Journal of Computational Neuroscience, DOI 10.1007/s10827-010-0287-7
• Amit Yali, Huang Yibi (2010) Precise capacity analysis in binary networks with multiple coding
level inputs. Neural Computation 22(3):660-688, DOI 10.1162/neco.2009.02-09-967
• Wei Biao Wu , Yinxiao Huang and Yibi Huang (2010) Kernel estimation for time series: An
asymptotic theory. Stochastic Processes and their Applications Volume 120, Issue 12, December
2010, Pages 2412-2431
CONSULTING EXPERIENCE
Consulting Advisor at the University of Chicago Consulting Program
• Assisting the coordination of the consulting program
• Advising Student Consultants
• Clients include university faculty and students from all disciplines
2014 Autumn-Present
Student Consultant at the University of Chicago Consulting Program
• Worked on 6 projects: three as the chief consultant, one involved a large data set
• Analyzed data, advised on methodology and statistics literature search
• Project highlights:
2003-2009
– Effect of social status inconsistency (such as high education but low income) on mental
health with results published in European Sociological Review, vol. 24, number 2, 2008,
155-168.
– Distinguishing cells from the background in physiological images
– Comparison of two methods: dChip analysis& SAM analysis of Microarray data.
YIBI HUANG
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Teaching Experience
Lecturer, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL
Courses Taught:
• STAT22200: Linear Models and Experimental Design
2011 Jan. - present
2013, 2014, 2015 Spring
– Introducing principles and techniques for the analysis of experimental data and the planning
of the statistical aspects of experiments
– Coverage: analysis of variance; randomization, blocking, and factorial designs; confounding;
multiple comparison; random effect models; and incorporation of covariate information.
• STAT31700/25300: Introduction to Probability Models
2012, 2013, 2014 Winter
– Introduction of stochastic processes to senior undergrads, master students, graduate students
from non-Statistics fields
– Coverage: discrete- and continuous-time Markov chains, Poisson process, renewal processes,
queueing models, and Brownian motion
• STAT23400: Statistical Models/Method
2012 Autumn
– Students need to take 3 quarters of calculus before taking this course
– Comprehensive introduction to Statistics for students majoring in Economics
– Coverage: exploratory data analysis (graphical & numerical), probability rules, random variables, expected value, variance, covariance, independence, CLT, sampling, inference for oneand two-sample problems including confidence intervals and hypothesis testing, simple linear
regression
• STAT22000: Statistical Methods and Applications
2013 Autumn
– Students need to take 2 quarters of calculus before taking this course
– A general introduction to statistical concepts, techniques, and applications. Statistics software (R) are used throughout the course.
– Coverage: data description, graphical techniques, exploratory data analysis, random variation
and sampling, one- and two-sample problems, linear regression, analysis of variance, and
contingency table
• STAT20000 Elementary Statistics
– Students have no math background
– Coverage: experiment v.s. observational study, mean, SD, histogram, normal curve, correlation and simple linear regression, basic probability rules, CLT, sampling, confidence interval,
hypothesis testing, chi-squared test for categorical data.
Other Administrative Responsibilities
• Guiding and supporting student instructors
• Hiring, training, and supervising graders for undergraduate classes
Last updated: January 13, 2015
2011 Autumn - 2012 Spring