Yongchao Ma - Graduate Student Research Assistant

Yongchao Ma

Graduate Student Research Assistant

Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States

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Yongchao Ma is a Ph.D. student in Survey and Data Science at the University of Michigan with 10 years of experience bridging survey methodology, statistical modeling, and full-stack software development. He maintains ASReview LAB, an open-source AI-assisted systematic review tool, and has implemented key web features like project import/export across React frontends and Python backends. His research blends complex longitudinal survey design and advanced latent transition analysis with practical applications in adaptive interventions for cannabis use. Prior roles include designing Bayesian adaptive survey optimizations and leading UI/UX and API work at Utrecht University, where he helped release ASReview’s first stable version. Known for turning rigorous methodology into user-facing tools, he pairs top-ranked academic performance with hands-on engineering that improves reproducibility in evidence synthesis.

10 years of coding experience

2 years of employment as a software developer

Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Survey and Data Science, Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Survey and Data Science at University of Michigan

Master of Social Sciences, Criminology, 3.88/4.00 (Rank 1/20), Master of Social Sciences, Criminology, 3.88/4.00 (Rank 1/20) at University of Macau

Master of Science - MS, Methodology and Statistics for the Behavioural, Biomedical and Social Sciences (research), 8.22 (cum laude), Master of Science - MS, Methodology and Statistics for the Behavioural, Biomedical and Social Sciences (research), 8.22 (cum laude) at Utrecht University

Exchange, Computational Social Science, Exchange, Computational Social Science at Linköping University

Chinese, English, Dutch

Github Skills (11)

web-development10

web-application10

webapp10

react10

python9

apidoc9

javascript9

api9

flask8

flask-ask8

active-learning7

Programming languages (3)

HTMLJupyter NotebookPython

Github contributions (5)

asreview/asreview

May 2020 - Jul 2022

Active learning for systematic reviews

Role in this project:

Full-stack Developer

Contributions:144 reviews, 206 commits, 216 PRs in 2 years 2 months

Contributions summary:Yongchao implemented new features for the ASReview web application, specifically adding functionality to export and import projects. They developed an export feature for results and complete project archives, and created an import dialog for project files. These changes involved modifications to both the frontend (React components) and the backend (API endpoints).

systematicactive-learningdeep-learningsystematic-literature-reviewsutrecht-university

terrymyc/terrymyc.github.io

Sep 2021 - Jan 2023

Contributions:108 commits, 43 PRs, 73 pushes in 1 year 4 months

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