Yang Cao
Postdoctoral Associate
Department of Statistics and Data Science
Yale University
Contact
firstname DOT lastname DOT yc2282 AT yale DOT edu
Scholar
About Me
I am presently a postdoctoral associate in the Department of Statistics and Data Science at Yale University under the supervision of Prof. Zongming Ma. Before this role, I earned my PhD in Mathematics from the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, where I was guided by Prof. Yuan Yao. In 2019, I completed my Bachelor's degree at Peking University. My research focuses on statistical inference and statistical machine learning.
Publications
Journal Publications
- Split Knockoffs for Multiple Comparisons: Controlling the Directional False Discovery Rate.
[Arxiv]
Yang Cao, Xinwei Sun, Yuan Yao
Journal of the American Statistical Association, 2023, https://doi.org/10.1080/01621459.2023.2279292
- Controlling the False Discovery Rate in Transformational Sparsity: Split Knockoffs.
[Arxiv][Matlab package]
Yang Cao, Xinwei Sun, Yuan Yao
Journal of the Royal Statistical Society: Series B (Statistical Methodology), 2023, https://doi.org/10.1093/jrsssb/qkad126
Conference Publications
- NeuroMixGDP: A Neural Collapse-Inspired Random Mixup for Private Data Release.
[Arxiv]
Donghao Li, Yang Cao, Yuan Yao
Conference on Parsimony and Learning (Proceedings Track), Oral, 2024
Education
- 2019-2024, PhD in Mathematics.
- 2015-2019, BSc in Statistics.
Department of Mathematics, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology.
School of Mathematical Sciences, Peking University.
Awards
- 2024, Epsilon Fund Award in Hong Kong University of Science and Technology.
- 2023 and 2022, RedBird Academic Excellence Awards in Hong Kong University of Science and Technology.
- 2018 and 2017, May 4th Scholarship in Peking University.
- 2018 and 2017, Award for Academic Excellence in Peking University.
- 2018, First Prize in the Final of National College Students Mathematical Competition.
- 2014, First Prize in Chinese Mathematical Olympiad.
Teaching
Teaching Awards
- 2022, Din-Yu Hsieh Teaching Award (Second Class).
- 2021, Din-Yu Hsieh Teaching Award (First Class).
Past Courses
- MATH2421 Probablity, Teaching Assistant
2022 FALL, 2022 SPRING, 2021 FALL in Department of Mathematics, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology.
- MATH1014 Calculus II, Teaching Assistant
2021 SPRING in Department of Mathematics, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology.
- MATH1023 Honors Calculus I, Teaching Assistant
2020 FALL in Department of Mathematics, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology.