Yen-Chun Liu

Yen-Chun Liu

Statistics PhD student

Duke University

About Me

I am a second-year PhD student in statistics at Duke University. Currently, I am developing my research interests in the fields of Bayesian optimization, Gaussian processes, and reinforcement learning. Before joining Duke, I worked with Professor Yu-Jen Cheng and Professor Chiung-Yu Huang on a paper about improving estimation of the transformation model by leveraging external heterogeneous information.

Besides studying statistics, I enjoy engaging in outdoor activities and reading. I am also passionate about various social issues including environmental sustainability and social equity.

Interests
  • Bayesian Optimization
  • Gaussian Processes
  • Reinforcement Learning
  • Experimental Design
Education

  • PhD student in Statistical Science, 2022 -

    Duke University, United States

  • MS in Statistics, 2022

    National Tsing Hua University, Taiwan

  • BS in Mathematics, 2020

    National Taiwan University, Taiwan

Recent Publications

Kevin R Reyes, Yen-Chun Liu, Chiung-Yu Huang, Rahul Banerjee, Thomas Martin, Nina Shah, Sandy Wong, Jeffrey Wolf, Shagun Arora, Alfred Chung (2022). Clinical Outcomes and Salvage Therapies in Patients with Relapsed/Refractory Multiple Myeloma Following Progression on BCMA-Targeted CAR-T Therapy. Blood, 140(Supplement 1).

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Yu-Jen Cheng, Yen-Chun Liu, Chang-Yu Tsai, Chiung-Yu Huang (2022). Semiparametric estimation of the transformation model by leveraging external aggregate data in the presence of population heterogeneity. Biometrics.

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Kevin R Reyes, Yen-Chun Liu, Chiung-Yu Huang, Rahul Banerjee, Thomas Martin, Nina Shah, Sandy Wong, Jeffrey Wolf, Shagun Arora, Alfred Chung (2022). OAB-051: Salvage therapies and clinical outcomes after relapse following BCMA CAR-T in patients with relapsed/refractory multiple myeloma. Clinical Lymphoma Myeloma and Leukemia.

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Teaching

 
 
 
 
 
Undergraduate Summer Statistics Workshop, Duke University
Graduate Mentor
Undergraduate Summer Statistics Workshop, Duke University
May 2023 – May 2023 North Carolina
Mentoring a group of 5 undergraduate students analyzing a Chinese given name dataset.
 
 
 
 
 
STA 101 Data Analysis and Statistical Inference, Duke University
Teaching Assistant
STA 101 Data Analysis and Statistical Inference, Duke University
January 2023 – May 2023 North Carolina
Grading, holding office hour, and leading an 1 hour lab weekly
 
 
 
 
 
STA 661 Survival Analysis, National Tsing Hua University
Teaching Assistant
STA 661 Survival Analysis, National Tsing Hua University
January 2022 – June 2022 Taiwan
Grading and holding office hour
 
 
 
 
 
MATH 120 Calculus A (I) & (II), National Taiwan University
Teaching Assistant
MATH 120 Calculus A (I) & (II), National Taiwan University
September 2018 – June 2019 Taiwan
Lecturing an 1 hour TA session weekly, designing quiz and homework, grading, and holding office hour

CV

Here are my CV and CV of failures (October, 2023).