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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.
Biography
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
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.
Teaching
I served as an Assistant in Instruction for the following classes at Princeton University:
- 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
Awards
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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
Peer Review
- Annals of Statistics
- Econometric Theory
- Information Theory, Probability and Statistical Learning
- Journal of the American Statistical Association
- Journal of Business and Economic Statistics
- Journal of Causal Inference
- Journal of Econometrics
- Operations Research
Conferences
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Statistical Foundations of Data Science and their Applications
Princeton University, May 2023
Local organizing committee member