Summary
Yukai Yang is a Senior Lecturer and econometrics researcher based in Uppsala with nine years of academic and programming experience focused on time series and nonlinear multivariate models. He holds a PhD in Econometrics, a master’s in Economics and a bachelor’s in Computer Science, combining rigorous mathematical modelling and estimation skills with practical programming ability. His work spans advanced teaching at master and PhD levels and research on STAR and random field models, reflecting deep expertise in both theory and applied time-series methods. Colleagues value his ability to translate complex econometric theory into reproducible code and course material, and his background suggests strong cross-disciplinary fluency between quantitative economics and computer science. A detail that hints at his intellectual character is a concise, classical GitHub motto (臨兵闘者皆陣烈在前), suggesting a disciplined, scholarly approach to research and collaboration.
9 years of coding experience
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Econometrics and Quantitative Economics, Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Econometrics and Quantitative Economics at CREATES, School of Economics and Business, Aarhus University
Cand. Polit., Economics, Cand. Polit., Economics at Københavns Universitet
Bachelor of Computer Science, Computer Science, Bachelor of Computer Science, Computer Science at Shanghai Jiao Tong University
Chinese, English, German, Danish, Japanese, French, Swedish, Shanghainese