Bio

Hello! I'm currently a first-year PhD student at New York University. I obtained my MSc in Statistics from Renmin University of China, under the guidance of Prof. Hanfang Yang and Prof. Hongteng Xu. I was also a visiting research intern at Carnegie Mellon University, co-hosted by Prof. Shixiang (Woody) Zhu and Prof. Holly Wiberg. My research interests lie in machine learning for sequential data modeling and sequential decision making. Specifically, I focus on reinforcement learning, stochastic process, control theory, and their applications in cyber-physical energy systems.

News

I am excited to begin my PhD journey at NYU in the fall of 2025!
I am eager to explore interesting research ideas with fellow scholars and look forward to engaging in in-depth collaboration, particularly in the areas of machine learning and control, as well as data-driven optimization for sustainable power systems.

Publications

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A Bayesian Mixture Model of Temporal Point Processes with Determinantal Point Process Prior

Yiwei Dong, Shaoxin Ye, Yuwen Cao, Qiyu Han, Hongteng Xu, Hanfang Yang

IEEE Transactions on Signal Processing, vol 73, 2216-2226, 2025. A short version is accepted by NeurIPS 2024 workshop on Bayesian Decision-making and Uncertainty.

Pedestrian Volume Prediction Using a Diffusion Convolutional Gated Recurrent Unit Model

Yiwei Dong, Tingjin Chu, Lele Zhang, Hadi Ghaderi, Hanfang Yang

Journal of Agricultural, Biological, and Environmental Statistics, 2025.

Extrapolated Random Tree for Regression

Yuchao Cai, Yuheng Ma, Yiwei Dong, Hanfang Yang

Proceedings of the 40th International Conference on Machine Learning (ICML), PMLR 202:3442-3468, 2023.

Meta-Adaptive Stock Movement Prediction with Two-Stage Representation Learning

Donglin Zhan, Yusheng Dai, Yiwei Dong, Jinghai He, Zhenyi Wang, James Anderson

Proceedings of the 2024 SIAM International Conference on Data Mining (SDM). Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics, 2024.

Blind Source Separation-based IVA-Xception Model for Bird Sound Recognition in Complex Acoustic Environments

Yusheng Dai, Jin Yang, Yiwei Dong, Haipeng Zou, Mingzhi Hu, and Bin Wang

Electronics Letters, vol 57, no. 11 (2021): 454-456, 2021.

A Bayesian Mixture Model of Temporal Point Processes with Determinantal Point Process Prior

Yiwei Dong, Shaoxin Ye, Yuwen Cao, Qiyu Han, Hongteng Xu, Hanfang Yang

IEEE Transactions on Signal Processing, vol 73, 2216-2226, 2025. A short version is accepted by NeurIPS 2024 workshop on Bayesian Decision-making and Uncertainty.

Pedestrian Volume Prediction Using a Diffusion Convolutional Gated Recurrent Unit Model

Yiwei Dong, Tingjin Chu, Lele Zhang, Hadi Ghaderi, Hanfang Yang

Journal of Agricultural, Biological, and Environmental Statistics, 2025.

Extrapolated Random Tree for Regression

Yuchao Cai, Yuheng Ma, Yiwei Dong, Hanfang Yang

Proceedings of the 40th International Conference on Machine Learning (ICML), PMLR 202:3442-3468, 2023.

Meta-Adaptive Stock Movement Prediction with Two-Stage Representation Learning

Donglin Zhan, Yusheng Dai, Yiwei Dong, Jinghai He, Zhenyi Wang, James Anderson

Proceedings of the 2024 SIAM International Conference on Data Mining (SDM). Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics, 2024.

Blind Source Separation-based IVA-Xception Model for Bird Sound Recognition in Complex Acoustic Environments

Yusheng Dai, Jin Yang, Yiwei Dong, Haipeng Zou, Mingzhi Hu, and Bin Wang

Electronics Letters, vol 57, no. 11 (2021): 454-456, 2021.

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  • New York University, NY Sep 2025 - present
    Ph.D. Student
  • Renmin University of China, Beijing Sep 2022 – June 2025
    M.Sc. in Statistics
  • Carnegie Mellon University, PA May 2024 - Sep 2024
    Visiting Research Intern
  • University of Notre Dame, IN Jan 2020 - May 2020
    Semester Study Abroad
  • Sichuan University, Chengdu Sep 2018 - June 2022
    B.Sc. in Statistics, Honors Degree

Misc

I enjoy citywalk, musicals, and photography :D
See you in New York City, in China, in Antarctica, in the world!