Yunfei Wang

Yunfei Wang is a Senior Machine Learning Engineer at Instacart, based in the San Francisco Bay Area. Here are some key details about his background and experience:

Education

• Ph.D. in Statistics from The University of Texas at Dallas (2011-2016)
• Bachelor of Science in Statistics from Communication University of China (2005-2009)

Professional Experience

• Currently works as a Senior Machine Learning Engineer at Instacart
• Previously worked as a Senior Statistician at GM Cruise

Skills and Expertise

• Machine learning
• Statistics
• Data analysis

Languages

• English (full professional proficiency)
• Chinese (native or bilingual proficiency)

Honors and Awards

• Received the National Scholarship of China in November 2006
• Awarded a Graduate Tuition Scholarship from the University of Texas at Dallas in August 2011

Yunfei Wang's research interests include nonparametric and robust multivariate statistical methods, high-dimensional data analysis, and statistical computing. His Ph.D. dissertation focused on "Foundations for Multivariate Rank Functions and Sign and Signed-Rank Statistics".12

On his personal website, Yunfei states that he is no longer interested in self-driving cars and is proud to be part of efforts to make people's lives easier and better, likely referring to his work at Instacart.2