Power Constrained Bandits
How do we guarantee sufficient statistical power under real-life constraints?
Jiayu Yao (姚佳瑜)
Columbia University Data Science Institute
jy3491[at]columbia[dot]edu
Lots of people find my first name hard to pronounce. Usually, I don't mind whichever you say it. In case you are really interested,
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I am currently a postdoc at Columbia University Data Science Institute, advised by Prof. Shalmali Joshi and Dr. Soojin Park. Previously, I worked as a postdoc with Prof. Barbara Engelhardt at Gladstone Institutes and Stanford University. Before my postdoc, I obtaind my PhD at the Data to Actionable Knowledge (DtAK) Lab at Harvard University, advised by Prof. Finale Doshi-Velez.
My research focuses on identifying and tackling challenges along the machine learning pipeline -- from data preparation to model deployment --
with the goal of bridging the gap between machine learning methodology and clinical application.
Specifically, my current research includes developing pipelines for data processing and exploration,
developing models that are robust under real-life limitations (e.g. data heterogeneity, data scarcity and domain knowledge constraints),
as well as developing quantitative and qualitative assessments of models for specific downstream desiderata (e.g. statistical power, human-interpretability).
Prior to joining DtAK, I received my bachelor’s degree in applied math and computer science from Emory University, where I was advised with Prof. Joyce C Ho.
