Yao Li 李垚

I am an assistant professor of Statistics at UNC Chapel Hill. I completed my Ph.D. at the University of California, Davis with Prof. Cho-Jui Hsieh and Prof. Thomas C.M. Lee. Prior to that, I earned my bachelor’s degree in Statistics from Fudan University, China.

My research focuses on developing innovative algorithms to tackle real-world challenges in the machine learning pipeline. I investigate both the statistical and computational dimensions of machine learning models, with a current emphasis on the security of these models and computational pathology. For more details, please visit my research page.

Email: yaoli at email.unc.edu Office: Hanes 334 Google Scholar Profile


News

  • Our proposal Mathematical and Statistical Analysis of Compressible Data on Compressive Network (DMS-2152289) was funded by NSF. Check our website for research opportunities. 05/2022.
  • The STOR department at UNC received the NSF award (DMS-2134107) to fund a Research Training Program. Check our website for research opportunities. 04/2022.

Selected Awards

  • Cisco Faculty Research Gift, 2022
  • Junior Faculty Development Award, 2021

PhD Students

  • Xianwen He

Former PhD Students