About Me

I am Fangqing Yuan, a PhD student in Statistics at Bocconi University, Milan. I graduated from University of Michigan, Ann Arbor with a Master in Data Science, and 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.

Previously I worked as a Data Analyst in the US. I also worked as a Machine Learning Engineer intern at Kuaishou in 2023, focusing on Social and User Relationship Recommendation Algorithms. I am interested in applying statistical methods to competitive game strategies and analytics.

I am navigating my research interests, which include Causal Inference, Bayesian Statistics, Recommender System, Time Series Analysis.

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
• ELO-based Snooker scoring system with dashboard and prediction modeling
• 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” and Snooker ELO-Inspired Scores and Dashboard are examples on snooker.

• My favorite authors are Yu Hua, George Orwell, 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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