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I am a postdoctoral researcher in the Statistical Laboratory at the Department of Pure Mathematics and Mathematical Statistics, University of Cambridge. I am hosted by Richard Samworth, and my research interests encompass various topics in statistical theory and methodology, including nonparametric procedures, kernel techniques, random forests, and coupling theory. I also offer regular consultations at the Statistics Clinic.

I received my PhD in Operations Research & Financial Engineering (ORFE) from Princeton University in 2024, where I wrote my dissertation under the supervision of Matias Cattaneo. Previously I received an MA degree in ORFE from Princeton in 2021 and an MMath in Mathematics & Statistics from the University of Oxford in 2019. I am an alumnus of St John’s College, Oxford.

In my spare time I enjoy programming in Julia and Rust, choral singing with the Choir of Christ’s College, Cambridge, and playing classical piano.

Contact me by email at wgu21@cam.ac.uk with any questions! Other contact details are available on my contact page, and you can download my CV here.

ORF 499: Senior Thesis, with Daniel Rigobon, Spring 2024
ORF 498: Senior Independent Research Foundations, with Daniel Rigobon, Fall 2023
SML 201: Introduction to Data Science, with Daisy Yan Huang, Fall 2023
ORF 363: Computing and Optimization, with Ioannis Akrotirianakis, Spring 2023
ORF 524: Statistical Theory and Methods, with Matias Cattaneo, Fall 2022
ORF 526: Probability Theory, with Mykhaylo Shkolnikov, Fall 2022
ORF 524: Statistical Theory and Methods, with Matias Cattaneo, Fall 2021
ORF 245: Fundamentals of Statistics, with Matias Cattaneo, Spring 2021
ORF 363: Computing and Optimization, with Amir Ali Ahmadi, Fall 2020

School of Engineering and Applied Science Award for Excellence
Princeton University, September 2022
Francis Robbins Upton Fellowship in Engineering
Princeton University, September 2019
Gibbs Statistics Prize
University of Oxford, July 2019
Royal Statistical Society Prize
Royal Statistical Society & University of Oxford, July 2019
James Fund for Mathematics Research Grant
St John's College, University of Oxford, June 2017
Academic Exhibition
St John's College, University of Oxford, July 2016