Biography

Chenxi (Chelsea) Yuan is an Assistant Professor of the Department of Informatics at Ying Wu College of Computing, New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT) since Fall 2024. Before that, she was a postdoctoral researcher mentored by Prof. Rebecca A. Hubbard and Prof. Kristin A. Linn in the Department of Biostatistics, Epidemiology, and Informatics at the Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania. She obtained her Ph.D. at Northeastern University in 2022, under the supervision of Prof. Mohsen Moghaddam.

Her work focuses on building novel techniques for data generation, integration of multiple, heterogeneous data sources, and investigation of algorithmic fairness within deep learning architectures to improve the power to detect associations between risk factors and Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias (AD/ADRD), and equitably improve health outcomes.

Dr. Yuan is seeking highly self-motivated Ph.D. students who are interested in generative AI. Interested candidates are strongly encouraged to email chelseayuan94@gmail.com with their CV, transcript, and other materials they want to share. GRE IS REQUIRED! Please apply only if you have taken the GRE or plan to take the GRE test soon.

Education

• Ph.D. in Industrial Engineering, Northeastern University, Boston, 2017-2022
• M.S. in Industrial Engineering, University of Florida, Gainesville, 2015-2017
• B.S. in Mechanical Engineering, Northwest University, China, 2011-2015