Welcome
I'm an Assistant Professor of the Department of Statistics at Sookmyung Women's University.
[e-mail] ygchoi {at} sm {dot} ac {dot} kr
Research interests
Theory & methods: multivariate data analysis, causal inference, machine learning
Applications: on healthcare, manufacturing, and retail
Teaching
Data Mining (Intermediate-level, Fall)
Deep Learning (Intermediate-level, Spring)
(Big) Data Analysis Project (Intermediate-level, Fall)
Causal Inference in Statistics (Graduate-level, Spring 2020)
Advanced Machine Learning (Graduate-level, Spring 2021)
Education
Ph.D. of Statistics, Seoul National University (2015)
Dissertation title: Positive-definite correction of covariance matrix estimators via linear shrinkage
Advisor: Dr. Johan Lim
B.Sc. of Mathematics Education, Seoul National University (2010)
Experiences & Activities
2021. 03 - present. Non-Resident Visiting Research Fellow, Health Insurance Review and Assessment Service (건강보험심사평가원 비상근 객원연구위원).
2018. 08 - 2019. 08. Research Scientist, Data Labs, SK Telecom.
2016. 12 - 2018. 06. Postdoctoral Fellow, Biostatistics Program, Division of Public Health Sciences, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center.
2015. 09 - 2016. 11. Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Statistics, Seoul National University.