Xiufan Yu

Xiufan Yu is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Applied and Computational Mathematics and Statistics (ACMS) at the University of Notre Dame. He holds a Ph.D. in Statistics from The Pennsylvania State University (2021) and a B.Sc. in Statistics from the University of Science and Technology of China (2016). His research focuses on high-dimensional statistical inference, causal discovery, factor models, graphical models, and statistical learning with applications in business analytics, econometrics, genetics, and microbiome research.

• Education:
• Ph.D. in Statistics, Pennsylvania State University, 2021
• B.Sc. in Statistics, University of Science and Technology of China (USTC), 2016

His work is supported by NIH R01GM152812 (Multiple-PI role). While no specific awards or advisees are listed, his research emphasizes interdisciplinary applications in computational statistics.