Yuexi Wang

Assistant Professor

Research Interests

My research focuses on Bayesian theory and methodology, and their intersection with deep learning. In particular, my recent work examines simulation-based inference with generative AI models.

Education

Econometrics and Statistics, PhD, University of Chicago Booth School of Business

Additional Campus Affiliations

Assistant Professor, Statistics

Recent Publications

Chakraborty, A., Bhattacharya, A., Pati, D., Linero, A. R., Wang, Y., Huggins, J. H., Medina, M. A., Marusic, J., Ronchetti, E., Nguyen, K., Catalano, M., Legramanti, S., Gaffi, F., Franzolini, B., Mukherjee, G., Patel, L., Roy, A., Nguyen, H. D., Nguyen, T. T., ... Pati, D. (2026). Robust Probabilistic Inference via a Constrained Transport Metric (with Discussion). Bayesian Analysis, 21(2), 937-1028. https://doi.org/10.1214/25-ba1535

Wang, Y., & Ročková, V. (2026). Generative Bayesian Inference with GANs. Journal of Machine Learning Research, 27, Article 29.

Wang, Y., Polson, N., & Sokolov, V. O. (2023). Data Augmentation for Bayesian Deep Learning. Bayesian Analysis, 18(4), 1041-1069. https://doi.org/10.1214/22-BA1331

Wang, Y., Kaji, T., & Rockova, V. (2022). Approximate Bayesian Computation via Classification. Journal of Machine Learning Research, 23, Article 350.

Liu, Y., Ročková, V., & Wang, Y. (2021). Variable selection with ABC Bayesian forests. Journal of the Royal Statistical Society. Series B: Statistical Methodology, 83(3), 453-481. https://doi.org/10.1111/rssb.12423

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