Jiayi Huang 黄佳谊

About Me

Ph.D. Student at UIUC

jiayih11 AT illinois.edu

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I am currently a Ph.D. student at University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (UIUC), where I am fortunate to be advised by Prof. Nan Jiang. Before that, I obtained a Master's degree in Data Science (Statistics) from Peking University (PKU), under the guidance of Prof. Liwei Wang and Prof. Mohan Chen. Prior to this, I earned two Bachelor's degrees in Statistics and Computer Sicence (Dual) from University of Science and Technology of China (USTC). For more detailed information about my academic and professional background, please feel free to review my CV here.

Research Interests

My research interests lie at the intersection of statistics and machine learning, with a particular focus on reinforcement learning theory and applications. My work is dedicated to utilizing mathematical and statistical tools to establish the theoretical foundations of machine learning, aiming to guide the development of innovative algorithms for tackling complex real-world challenges.

Selected Honors and Awards

• Graduate Special Academic Scholarship Oct. 2022

• Outstanding Graduate (USTC and Anhui Province) Jun. 2021

• National Scholarship Dec. 2020

• Nomination for Guo Moruo Scholarship Oct. 2020

Recent Professional Services

Conference Reviewer

• AISTATS

Journal Reviewer

• Artificial Intelligence

• Machine Intelligence Research