Jiachen Cong

Hi, I am a first year doctoral student in the Department of Statistics & Data Science at University of California, Los Angeles. During my time at UIUC, I was very fortunate to be advised by Professor Jingbo Liu on several papers and research projects. Previously, I received my bachelor's degree from Nankai University in June 2024, advised by Professor Tingting Cheng and Fei Liu on my research paper and undergraduate thesis.

Curriculum Vitae: [CV.pdf]

If you are interested in collaborating with me, feel free to contact me through email!

Research Interests

• High-dimensional Statistics

• Uncertainty Quantification

• Financial Econometrics

• Statistical Learning

• Computational Statistics

Education

• Doctoral Student in Statistics, University of California, Los Angeles, 09.2026-06.2031 (Expected)

• M.S. in Statistics, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, 08.2024 - 05.2026

• B.Econ. in Finance (with Honours), Nankai University, 09.2020 -06. 2024

Awards

Competitions

• First Prize in the 13th Chinese Mathematics Competitions for College Students, 2021

• Outstanding Award (Top Prize) in the 2021 Tianjin Undergraduate Mathematical Competition, 2021

Scholarships

• Innovation Scholarship in Nankai University, 2022

Undergraduate Honours

• Outstanding Undergraduate Thesis of Nankai University (Top 5%), 2024

• Enrolled in the Finance International Scholars Elite Program (Distinction Program), 2020-2024

Professional Service

Reviewer

• AISTATS 2026.

Contact

• Email: jcong5@ucla.edu

• Google Scholar