# Yu-Xiang Wang > Ph.D. Carnegie Mellon University 2017 **Wikidata**: [Q102902310](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q102902310) **Source**: https://4ort.xyz/entity/yu-xiang-wang ## Summary Yu-Xiang Wang is a statistician and computer scientist who earned a Ph.D. from Carnegie Mellon University in 2017. He is a faculty member at the University of California, Santa Barbara and is known for research contributions in statistics and computer science (publication record accessible via scholarly profiles). ## Biography - Education: Doctor of Philosophy (Carnegie Mellon University, 2017) - Known for: Research and scholarly contributions at the intersection of statistics and computer science; Ph.D. from Carnegie Mellon University (2017) - Employer(s): University of California, Santa Barbara (faculty; listed on CS department pages, employer reference archived 2021-05-17) - Field(s): Statistics; Computer science - Occupation: Statistician; Computer scientist ## Contributions The provided source material records Yu-Xiang Wang as a Ph.D. graduate of Carnegie Mellon University (2017) and as a faculty member at the University of California, Santa Barbara. His doctoral training was supervised by Stephen E. Fienberg, Ryan J. Tibshirani, Alexander J. Smola, and Jing Lei, indicating graduate-level research situated at the intersection of statistics and machine learning. Specific papers, book chapters, patents, or software projects are not listed in the supplied material. Concrete traces of his scholarly output and contributions are available through his author and profile identifiers: Google Scholar author ID HGNZ1fkAAAAJ, dblp author ID 62/1637-3, and Mathematics Genealogy Project ID 231322. These profiles document his publications, citation record, and academic genealogy, and they are the primary sources for detailed lists of his publications and their impact given the constraints of the present source material. ## FAQs ### Q: Who is Yu-Xiang Wang? A: Yu-Xiang Wang is a statistician and computer scientist who completed a Ph.D. at Carnegie Mellon University in 2017 and is employed by the University of California, Santa Barbara. ### Q: Where did Yu-Xiang Wang receive his doctoral training? A: He received a Doctor of Philosophy degree from Carnegie Mellon University, awarded in 2017. His doctoral advisors included Stephen E. Fienberg, Ryan J. Tibshirani, Alexander J. Smola, and Jing Lei. ### Q: Where can I find Yu-Xiang Wang's publications? A: His publication record can be found via his Google Scholar author profile (ID HGNZ1fkAAAAJ), his dblp author entry (62/1637-3), and related academic profiles. The provided source material does not list individual publications. ## Why They Matter Yu-Xiang Wang matters as a researcher and academic trained at a leading institution (Carnegie Mellon University) who holds a faculty position at the University of California, Santa Barbara. His doctoral supervision by prominent statisticians and machine learning researchers—Stephen E. Fienberg, Ryan J. Tibshirani, Alexander J. Smola, and Jing Lei—places his work within established research lineages in statistics and machine learning. While the supplied source material does not enumerate specific papers or inventions, the presence of authoritative scholarly identifiers (Google Scholar, dblp, Mathematics Genealogy Project) indicates an active research profile accessible for evaluation. As a faculty member, his roles likely include producing peer-reviewed research, mentoring students, and contributing to the academic community in statistics and computer science. Without his recorded academic training and current affiliation, the specific scholarly contributions tied to his name would be harder to trace; the identifiers and institutional listing consolidate his research identity and make his work discoverable to the field. ## Notable For - Earning a Ph.D. from Carnegie Mellon University in 2017. - Serving as faculty at the University of California, Santa Barbara (employer listed on CS department pages; archived reference dated 2021-05-17). - Holding the occupations of statistician and computer scientist. - Having multiple doctoral advisors of record: Stephen E. Fienberg, Ryan J. Tibshirani, Alexander J. Smola, and Jing Lei. - Maintaining public scholarly identifiers: Google Scholar author ID HGNZ1fkAAAAJ; dblp author ID 62/1637-3; Mathematics Genealogy Project ID 231322. ## Body ### Education and Training - Doctor of Philosophy, Carnegie Mellon University, conferred in 2017. - Doctoral advisors: Stephen E. Fienberg; Ryan J. Tibshirani; Alexander J. Smola; Jing Lei. ### Academic Appointment - Employer: University of California, Santa Barbara. - Listed on the UCSB Computer Science department faculty pages. - Employer reference archived on 2021-05-17. ### Research Profile and Publication Records - The supplied material does not list individual publications, titles, or years beyond the Ph.D. award. - Public scholarly identifiers provided: - Google Scholar author ID: HGNZ1fkAAAAJ. - dblp author ID: 62/1637-3. - Mathematics Genealogy Project ID: 231322. - These identifiers serve as entry points to his publication list, citation metrics, and academic genealogy. ### Fields and Occupation - Occupations: Statistician and computer scientist. - Research areas indicated by occupation and doctoral supervision: statistics and computer science (including intersections with machine learning, as implied by advisor affiliations). ### Identifiers and External References - Wikidata description notes: "Ph.D. Carnegie Mellon University 2017." - Employer page reference: https://www.cs.ucsb.edu/people/faculty/wang-2 (archived snapshot available, 2021-05-17). (End of entry — all statements are limited to the provided source material.) ## References 1. Mathematics Genealogy Project 2. [Source](https://www.cs.ucsb.edu/people/faculty/wang-2) 3. [Source](https://chong-l.github.io/bio.html)