Yanfei Kang
Professor at Beihang University
Haidian District, Beijing, China
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Top SchoolYanfei Kang is a Professor and quantitative researcher with 11 years of experience bridging statistical theory, machine learning, and large-scale data analysis. Trained with a PhD in Mathematics and Statistics from Monash University and strong academic roots in China, she has advanced time series analysis and statistical computing through both research and teaching. Her career spans industry R&D at Baidu and applied analytics at GSK, giving her practical experience translating models into production and supply-chain insights. At Beihang University she leads KL Lab, focusing on forecasting instance-space analysis, big data methods, and algorithmic evaluation. Known for deep mathematical intuition and an obsession with clean, performant code, she blends rigorous theory with hands-on software implementation. Colleagues note her uncommon combination of classroom clarity, research creativity, and pragmatic engineering discipline.
11 years of coding experience
14 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor's Degree, Statistics, A, Bachelor's Degree, Statistics, A at Shandong Economic UniversityStatistics, 3.7/4, Statistics, 3.7/4 at Renmin University of ChinaDoctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Mathematics and Statistics, Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Mathematics and Statistics at Monash University
English
Github Skills (25)
feature-extraction10
r9
time-series8
forecasting7
bde7
science6
python6
spark6
git-repository6
theory6
machine-learning5
hts5
git4
data-science4
hierarchical4
Programming languages (4)
Github contributions (5)
ykang/Statistical-Computing-Buaa
Feb 2019 - Apr 2019
Contributions:24 commits, 21 pushes, 1 branch in 1 month
ykang/Data-Processing-and-Statistical-Analysis
Apr 2017 - Jun 2017
Contributions:50 commits, 47 pushes, 1 branch in 2 months
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