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 (DBEI) at the Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania. She obtained her PhD in Industrial Engineering at Northeastern University in 2022, under the supervision of Prof. Mohsen Moghaddam.

Her work focuses on developing and applying deep learning approaches that facilitate precision medicine and equitably improve health outcomes. Specifically, she develops deep generative models to generate complete medical data, such as magnetic resonance imaging and electronic health records, for under-represented populations. Additionally, she characterizes and assesses algorithmic fairness in machine learning models that predict prevalent public health diseases like Alzheimer’s disease and breast cancer.

I am seeking highly self-motivated PhD students who are interested in Fairness of AI in health. Interested candidates are strongly encouraged to email chelseayuan94@gmail.com with your CV, transcript, and other materials you 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