Yifan Qian
Affiliated Research Assistant Professor
Evanston, Illinois, United States
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Top SchoolYifan Qian is an Affiliated Research Assistant Professor at Northwestern University’s Kellogg School of Management and the Northwestern Innovation Institute, specializing in the science of science by combining network science, machine learning, data science, and sociology to measure and predict innovation across research institutions. With 11 years of experience and a PhD from Queen Mary University of London, he leverages large-scale datasets on funding, publications, and societal impact to produce actionable insights about how science translates into broader innovation. His work blends rigorous computational methods with organizational and social theory, reflecting a rare ability to bridge technical modeling and real-world institutional dynamics. Early experience in enterprise risk management and engineering training from Beihang and Centrale Nantes give him a practical systems perspective that informs his empirical research.
11 years of coding experience
Master of Science (M.S.) Computer Science and Technology, Master of Science (M.S.) Computer Science and Technology at Beihang UniversityEngineering Programme Computer Science, Engineering Programme Computer Science at Centrale NantesDoctor of Philosophy - PhD School of Business and Management, Doctor of Philosophy - PhD School of Business and Management at Queen Mary University of London
French, English, Chinese
Github Skills (28)
notebook10
hugo-theme10
page-builder10
jupyter10
netlify10
rstudio10
rmarkdown10
jupyter-notebook10
r9
hugo9
open-science9
cms9
forestry9
blogdown9
jupyterlab9
Programming languages (3)
Github contributions (5)
haczqyf/starter-academic
Nov 2020 - Feb 2025
🎓 Easily create a beautiful academic résumé or educational website using Hugo, GitHub, and Netlify
Contributions:45 pushes in 4 years 3 months
hugoforestryeducational-websitenetlifyhugo-theme
haczqyf/gcn-data-alignment
Jan 2019 - Apr 2021
Contributions:18 commits, 4 pushes in 2 years 3 months
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