Tianyi Lin
Assistant Professor at Columbia University
New York, New York, United States
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Top SchoolTianyi Lin is an assistant professor in Columbia's IEOR department with nine years of research experience at the intersection of optimization, game theory, machine learning, and social networks. He holds a PhD in Computer Science and an MS in Operations Research from UC Berkeley, plus an MPhil in Mathematics and Statistics from Cambridge, reflecting strong theoretical foundations across disciplines. Before Columbia he completed a postdoc at MIT and research positions in Shanghai and Hong Kong, bringing international academic experience and collaborative breadth. His work bridges rigorous theory and applied networked systems, often tackling strategic interactions and learning in large-scale settings. Colleagues note his ability to translate complex mathematical insights into tractable models that inform both algorithms and socio-technical applications.
9 years of coding experience
4 years of employment as a software developer
Doctor of Philosophy - PhD Computer Science, Doctor of Philosophy - PhD Computer Science at University of California, BerkeleyMaster of Philosophy - MPhil Mathematics and Statistics, Master of Philosophy - MPhil Mathematics and Statistics at University of CambridgeBachelor of Science - BS Mathematics, Bachelor of Science - BS Mathematics at Nanjing UniversityGithub contributions (5)
tyDLin/SPDHG
May 2017 - Oct 2020
Contributions:18 commits, 13 pushes, 1 branch in 3 years 5 months
tyDLin/SPDPEGD
Feb 2018 - Oct 2020
Contributions:5 pushes, 1 branch in 2 years 8 months
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