About me

He is currently a Postdoctoral Researcher in the Department of Management and Engineering at Tsinghua University, working on time series forecasting and causal inference under the supervision of Prof. Xiaojie Mao. His research is funded by the Shuimu Tsinghua Scholar Program. He received his Ph.D. in Statistics from The University of Manchester, where he was advised by Dr. Jingsong Yuan. He warmly welcomes collaborations and discussions on statistical time series forecasting — feel free to reach out at xixili0720@gmail.com.

Recent News

  • Jul 2024 — Excited to start a new journey as a Postdoctoral Researcher at Tsinghua University.
  • Jun 2024 — Honored to be selected for the Shuimu Tsinghua Scholar Program (acceptance rate: 1/28).
  • Mar 2024 — Successfully completed Ph.D. studies at The University of Manchester.
  • Jul 2023 — Recipient of the Chinese Government Award for Outstanding Self-Financed Students Abroad (awarded to 600 outstanding young talents worldwide).
  • Sep 2019 — Recipient of the Dean’s Doctoral Scholarship Award at The University of Manchester.

Research Interests

  • Statistical time series forecasting
  • Causal inference
  • Statistical machine learning
  • Data-driven decision making

Education

  • Sep 2019 — Jan 2024Ph.D. in Statistics, The University of Manchester, UK
  • Sep 2016 — Jul 2019M.Eng. in Industrial Engineering, Beihang University, China
  • Sep 2013 — Jul 2016B.Ec. in Applied Mathematics, Beihang University, China
  • Sep 2012 — Jul 2016B.Ec. in Information Management and Information Systems, Beihang University, China

Research Collaborators