Yudong Chen

Yudong Chen is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Statistics at the University of Warwick, starting September 2024. Previously, he was an LSE Fellow (2023–2024) and a postdoctoral researcher at the London School of Economics. He holds a PhD in Statistics from the University of Cambridge (2023), with a thesis on High-dimensional Online Changepoint Detection, supervised by Richard J. Samworth and Tengyao Wang. His research focuses on changepoint detection, high-dimensional statistics, robust methods, and machine learning.

• Education:
• PhD in Statistics, University of Cambridge (2023)
• MA & MMath in Mathematics, University of Cambridge (2018)
• BA in Mathematics, University of Cambridge (2018)
• Teaching:
• University of Warwick: Module leader for ST420 Statistical Learning and Big Data (2024/25)
• LSE: Taught ST202/6 Probability, ST447 Data Analysis, and ST449 Artificial Intelligence

His research interests span statistical methodologies including online algorithms, robust statistics, and spatial models. He has published in top journals like the Journal of the American Statistical Association and presented at venues such as the IMS Annual Meeting. Awards include the LSE Class Teacher Award (2023) and the Smith–Knight Prize (2020).

• Grants: Worked on EPSRC-funded research on 'Change-point analysis in high dimensions' at LSE.
• Labs/Teams: Engaged in collaborative projects on online changepoint detection and statistical methodologies.