Yanchao Yang

CV & Resume

Mathematics PhD student working in algebraic geometry.

Education

University of Illinois Chicago

2024 – Present

Ph.D. in Mathematics — algebraic geometry, advised by Izzet Coskun

University of Melbourne

2022 – 2023

M.Sc. in Mathematics & Statistics

University of Melbourne

2019 – 2020

Master of Commerce (Actuarial Science)

University of Melbourne

2015 – 2018

B.Com. (Actuarial Science) with Concurrent Diploma in Statistics

Experience

Teaching Assistant · University of Illinois Chicago

2024 – Present

  • Calculus and Linear Algebra discussion sections and grading.

Tutor · University of Melbourne

2023 – 2024

  • Calculus 1 and Linear Algebra.

Research Intern, Medical Data Science · Walter and Eliza Hall Institute (WEHI)

2022

  • Built an interactive R Shiny app for the cancer research group that lets non-technical researchers upload their own data and get UMAP results and cluster visualizations on the fly.

Skills

Programming: Python, R, MATLAB

Math: Algebraic Geometry, Stochastic Analysis, Probability & Statistics

Data: scikit-learn, pandas, ggplot2, Shiny, UMAP

Tools: LaTeX, Mathematica, Git

The full academic CV (research experience, talks, qualifications) is in the PDF above.