I am a 2-year Ph.D. student in the School of Computing and Data Science (HKUCDS) at the University of Hong Kong (HKU), where I am fortunate to be advised by Prof. Reynold Cheng. My research lies at the intersection of Data Management, Graph Analytics and Approximate Statistical Inference, with a broader interest in tackling interdisciplinary database problems. I actively collaborate with renowned researchers, including Prof. Sihem Amer-Yahia (CNRS) and Prof. Laks V.S. Lakshmanan (UBC). I am always open to exploring new research ideas and collaborations, so feel free to reach out via email if you're interested in working together.
I hold a 1st class honors B.Sc. degree in Mathematics and Decision Analytics from HKU. My undergraduate thesis was supervised by Dr. Adela Lau from HKUCDS, where I developed a strong foundation in CNN and its downstream applications in crop price forecasting. Beyond academia, I expanded my research horizons through the 2022 RIPS Program at NUS IMS, where I collaborated with Grab on fraud detection using GNNs. These experiences have shaped my passion for leveraging data-driven methodologies to solve complex challenges.
π₯ News
- 2024.06: Β ππ Our first graph hypothesis testing paper is accepted by VLDB 2024.
- 2024.03: Β ππ One demo paper about AI for social science is accepted by WWW 2024.
- 2023.05: Β ππ One paper presentation about AI for education is accepted by CITERS 2023.
π Publications

A Sampling-based Framework for Hypothesis Testing on Large Attributed Graphs
Yun Wang, Chrysanthi Kosyfaki, Sihem Amer-Yahia, Reynold Cheng

HINCare: An Intelligent Helper Recommender System for Elderly Care
Carrie Wang, Wentao Ning, Xiaoman Wu, Reynold Cheng
CITERS 2023
Algorithms for Enabling and Verifying Upskilling, Sihem Amer-Yahia, Reynold Cheng, Nassim Bouarour, Carrie WangKnowledge-Based Systems
Using a novel clustered 3D-CNN model for improving crop future price prediction, Liege Cheung, Yun Wang, Adela S M Lau, Rogers M C Chan
π Education
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2023.09 - 2027.08 (Expected), Ph.D. in Computer Science, School of Computing and Data Science, HKU.
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2018.09 - 2023.01, B.Sc. in Mathematics and Decision Analytics, School of Computing and Data Science, HKU.
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2015.01 - 2018.06, 5 A*s in GCE A-Level, Cambridge International Exam Center in Shanghai Experimental School, Shanghai.
π Honors and Awards
- 2023 - 2027HKU Postgraduate Scholarship
- 2023First Class Honors
- 2020 - 2021Yu Kam Tim Chan Siu Hing Award in Artificial Intelligence and Data Science
- 2018 - 2022HKU Foundation Entrance Scholarship
- 2019 & 2022Deanβs Honors List
- 2017 - 2018First prize in the MOMENTUM Social Innovation Contest
π©βπ« Teaching
- Fall 2024Introduction to Database Management Systems (TA)
- Spring 2024Big Data Management (TA)
- Fall 2020Probability and Statistics I (TA)