Doctoral Student Profiles
Email: ydong@wpi.edu
I am currently a second year PhD student in Applied Mathematics. I received my master degree in Financial Mathematics at WPI. My research mainly focuses on numerical methods for stochastic differential equations.
view profileEmail: dadrumm@wpi.edu
I enjoy all of mathematics, but I have a particular interest in Design Theory, Graph Theory, and General Topology. For my masters thesis, I developed a method of construction for the National Football League (NFL) game schedule, and I have independently studied connected and disconnected topological spaces.
view profileEmail: jjian2@wpi.edu
This is Jiamin Jian, a Ph.D. student in Mathematical sciences. I got my Master's degree from the City University of Hong Kong in 2019 and my Bachelor's degree from Nankai University in 2018. At WPI, my advisor is Prof. Qingshuo Song. I am interested in Stochastic Control theory and Mean Field Games.
view profileEmail: djohnson3@wpi.edu
I am a PhD student interested in applied math. Before I came to WPI I worked as a community college math instructor in Washington.
view profileEmail: plai@wpi.edu
I am a first year Ph.D. student in Mathematical Sciences. I obtained my Bachelor's degree in Mathematics and Master's degree in Probability and Mathematical Statistics from Jilin University, China. My research focus is in the field of Stochastic Control. At WPI, I am working with Professor Gu Wang on Financial Mathematics.My other interests include dancing and running.
view profileEmail: wli5@wpi.edu
As a PHD student in the Department of Mathematical Sciences, I am looking forward to exploring interesting research topics, such as ensemble learning, in the field of Statistical Modeling and Analysis. I also enjoy communicating mathematical problems with both students and professors.
view profileEmail: arlindner@wpi.edu
I am an aspiring applied mathematician exploring mathematical biology problems related to bacteria and filtration with Dr. Francesca Bernardi. Before joining WPI in 2022, I attended Regent University, a liberal arts college in Virginia Beach, VA, where I graduated magna cum laude with a B.S. in Mathematics.Originally from China and raised in Southern California, I now call Massachusetts home. Outside of mathematics, I enjoy practicing yoga, reading a variety of fiction (any genre but horror!), trying new vegan recipes, and drinking oatmilk lattes in little cafes.
view profileEmail: yliu22@wpi.edu
I am a first year PhD student and my potential research interest is spatial-temporal statistics. I was born in China and I received my Master's in Mathematics from the University of Montana in May, 2015. Prior to joining WPI, I worked at MIT as a research technician. Out of work, I enjoy hiking with my dogs. AWARDS: Distinguished Graduate Student Teaching Award Diversity Student Achievement Award Graduate Student Travel Awards ($400, $750, $250)
view profileEmail: anlockwood@wpi.edu
I am currently a fourth year Statistics PhD Candidate at WPI and working as a Research Assistant for the United States Department of Agriculture National Agricultural Statistics Service (USDA NASS). My research involves Bayesian methods for combining data from multiple sources, how to handle non-probability data ("big data"), and small area estimation. I received my MS in Applied Statistics from WPI in 2020. I graduated Magna Cum Laude from Assumption University in May 2018 where I double majored in Mathematics and Economics and minored in Computer Science. During my time at Assumption, I ...
view profileEmail: bmahop@wpi.edu
Interest in Computational and Statistical Mathematics in Finance
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