Yi-Ching Yao

Taiwanese statistician
Person human Q102333466
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Yi-Ching Yao

Summary

Yi-Ching Yao is a human[1]. He worked as a statistician[2].

Key Facts

  • Yi-Ching Yao held citizenship in Taiwan[3].
  • Yi-Ching Yao worked as a statistician[2].
  • Yi-Ching Yao was employed by Academia Sinica[4].
  • Yi-Ching Yao's education included a stint at Massachusetts Institute of Technology[5].
  • Yi-Ching Yao's doctoral advisor was Herman Chernoff[6].
  • Yi-Ching Yao received the Fellow of the Institute of Mathematical Statistics[7].
  • Yi-Ching Yao was a member of Institute of Mathematical Statistics[8].
  • Yi-Ching Yao is recorded as male[9].
  • Yi-Ching Yao's instance of is recorded as human[10].
  • Yi-Ching Yao's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 77149365879285600145[11].
  • Yi-Ching Yao's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n87804970[12].
  • Yi-Ching Yao's ORCID iD is recorded as 0000-0002-0509-5219[13].
  • Yi-Ching Yao earned the academic degree of Doctor of Philosophy[14].
  • Yi-Ching Yao's Mathematics Genealogy Project ID is recorded as 121143[15].
  • Yi-Ching Yao's family name is recorded as Yao[16].
  • Yi-Ching Yao's given name is recorded as Yi[17].
  • Yi-Ching Yao's BIBSYS ID is recorded as 90550068[18].
  • Yi-Ching Yao's zbMATH author ID is recorded as yao.yi-ching[19].
  • Yi-Ching Yao's Google Knowledge Graph ID is recorded as /g/11gr79kv04[20].
  • Yi-Ching Yao's MR Author ID is recorded as 185385[21].

Body

Education

Yi-Ching Yao was educated at Massachusetts Institute of Technology[5]. His doctoral advisor was Herman Chernoff[6]. He earned the academic degree of Doctor of Philosophy[14].

Career and Affiliations

Yi-Ching Yao worked as a statistician[2]. He was employed by Academia Sinica[4].

Recognition

Yi-Ching Yao received the Fellow of the Institute of Mathematical Statistics[7].

FAQs

What did Yi-Ching Yao do for work?

Yi-Ching Yao worked as statistician[2].

Where did Yi-Ching Yao go to school?

Yi-Ching Yao was educated at Massachusetts Institute of Technology[5].

What awards did Yi-Ching Yao receive?

Honors received include Fellow of the Institute of Mathematical Statistics[7].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [9] . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] . wikidata.org.
  3. [10] . wikidata.org.
  4. [5] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  5. [2] . staff.stat.sinica.edu.tw. Retrieved . staff.stat.sinica.edu.tw. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [4] . staff.stat.sinica.edu.tw. Retrieved . staff.stat.sinica.edu.tw. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [7] . Scientific Legacy Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [6] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [8] . Scientific Legacy Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [13] . wikidata.org.
  13. [14] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  14. [15] . wikidata.org.
  15. [16] . wikidata.org.
  16. [17] . wikidata.org.
  17. [18] . wikidata.org.
  18. [19] . wikidata.org.
  19. [20] . wikidata.org.
  20. [21] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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