About Me

I am Fangqing Yuan, graduated from University of Michigan, Ann Arbor with a Master in Data Science. I received my Bachelor degree at LUISS Guido Carli, Rome, Italy, where I studied Management and Computer Science and had spent one semester at KU Leuven, Belgium. I worked as a Machine Learning Engineer intern at Kuaishou in 2023, focusing on Social and User Relationship Recommendation Algorithms.

I am open for opportunities in Data Science, Statistics, and Computer Science. My research focused on Causal Inference, Recommender System, Time Series Analysis, Natural Language Processing, Survey Methodology, and a particular interest in applying statistical methods to competitive game strategies.

You may find my full CV HERE. And my LinkedIn Profile.

You may find my selected papers and projects here:

• Impact of Ranking-Boosting Strategies in Friend Recommender Systems on User Activeness in Kuaishou Social Networks (Master Program Capstone Project Paper, inspired by my Internship at the User Relationship Recommendation team at Kuaishou)
• Regression analysis of contract bridge hand evaluation and its application on bidding (Bachelor Degree Thesis)
• Stochastic Modeling of MERS-CoV Transmission Dynamics
• Visualization and vaccination analysis computer virus propagation based on Sublinear Preferential Attachment Network
• Analysis of Battery-Powered Electric Vehicles Sales in the United States
• Data Analysis on Ding Junhui’s Curse
• Bridge and Game Theory Mixed Strategy (work in progress)

About this Website

Apart from this page, this website is mainly a personal blog of mine. I would share my passion in Bridge, Music, Books, Football(Soccer/Calcio), Snooker, and lots of other thoughts, hobbies, and project. You may browse them by categories here.

More About Me

Bridge

I am decorated Bridge player. Having started learning bridge since 2011, I participated in countless tournaments and achieved multiple awards. My biggest awards include China U21 Champion in 2017, Runner-up in Youngster group at Asian Bridge Congress, and twice the 3rd place in Junior United States Bridge Championship in 2022 and 2024. I also represented China U21 Team in World Youth Bridge Team Championship.

Bridge is a life-long passion for me that sharpens my fast-paced real-time analysis, decision making, and game strategies. It gives me invaluable treasure of Partnership, Teamwork, and Friendship. Beyond playing, I conduct algorithmic research on bridge strategies; I contribute to bridge communities by mentoring in bridge clubs.

Global Experience

I have academic and professional experience in China, Italy, Belgium, and the US. I believe in cultural exchanges and the power of diversity. I enjoy learning new cultures and languages.

Passion

• I love music, especially pop songs and ballads in Mainland China, Hong Kong, and Taiwan.

• I am a die-hard fan of AC Milan, Forza Milan! I enjoy watching European football in general and I love Football Manager games.

• I follow Snooker closely, and am fan of Si Jiahui. I also enjoy applying analytics on sports, the data analysis on the “Ding Junhui’s Curse” is an example on snooker.

• My favorite authors are Yu Hua and Italo Calvino.

• I am huge fan of Paradox Interactive grand strategy games, especially HOI4 and EU4.

P.S.

Ciao a tutti. I migrated all my stuff written on https://yfq32.wordpress.com to here, cuz I think it looks better and does not have ads.

Basically there were two articles I written in 2019 (about Italo Calvino and Fabio Carli (花比傲)), a short personal story from 2018, and many interesting ones since Feb 2023.

Enjoy.

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