Biography and education
I am an Assistant Professor in Statistics at Texas State University. My research develops scalable statistical methods for high-dimensional and dependent data across disciplines. I am an experienced collaborator employing statistical methodological ideas into practical tools with academic and industry partners.
Ph.D. in Statistics, University of South Carolina, 2026
M.Sc in Finanical Modelling, Western University, 2020
Master in Financial Insurance, University of Toronto, 2019
Bachelor in Math and Applied Math, Shanghai Jiaotong University, 2018
Ph.D. in Statistics, University of South Carolina, 2026
M.Sc in Finanical Modelling, Western University, 2020
Master in Financial Insurance, University of Toronto, 2019
Bachelor in Math and Applied Math, Shanghai Jiaotong University, 2018
Research Interests
Featured scholarly/creative works
- Mohammadi, E., Thelwall, M., Cai, Y., Collier, T., & Eftekhar, A. (2026). Is Generative AI Reshaping Academic Practices Worldwide? A Survey of Adoption, Benefits, and Concerns. Information Processing and Management.
- Liu, J., Ma, T. F., Gao, R., & Cai, Y. (2025). Investigating teacher rating effect using the Pediatric Symptoms Checklist - 17 for elementary school children.
- Mohammadi, E., Cai, Y., Novin, A., Vera, V., & Mohammadi, E. S. (2025). Who is a Scientist? Gender and Racial Biases in Google Vision AI. AI and Ethics.
- Ma, T. F., Cai, Y., Shi, P., & Zhu, J. (2024). Hierarchical Dependence Modeling for the Analysis of Large Insurance Claims Data. The Annals of Applied Statistics, 18(2), 1402–1420.
- Cai, Y. (n.d.). A Data Analysis and Evaluation Method, System, Electronic Storage Equipment.
Featured service activities
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Studies in Higher Education
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ACM SIGSPATIAL International Conference on Advances in Geographic Information Systems
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Soft Computing (SOCO)
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Frontiers in Public Health