Yingying Fan is Centennial Chair in Business Administration and Professor in Data Sciences and Operations Department at USC Marshall, and Professor of Economics at USC. She received her Ph.D. in Operations Research and Financial Engineering from Princeton University in 2007. She was Lecturer in the Department of Statistics at Harvard University and received the Royal Statistical Society Guy Medal in Bronze. Her research interests include statistics, data science, machine learning, economics, big data and business applications, and artificial intelligence and blockchain. Her papers have been published in journals in statistics, economics, computer science, information theory, and biology.
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Marshall Faculty Publications, Awards, and Honors: May 2026
We are proud to highlight the many accomplishments of Marshall’s exceptional faculty recognized for recently accepted and published research and achievements in their field.
Marshall Faculty Publications, Awards, and Honors: April 2026
We are proud to highlight the many accomplishments of Marshall’s exceptional faculty recognized for recently accepted and published research and achievements in their field.
Yingying Fan Named 2025 AAAS Fellow for Contributions to Statistics
Fan receives the distinct honor for her pathbreaking research in financial econometrics and computational biology.
Marshall Faculty Publications, Awards, and Honors: October 2025
We are proud to highlight the many accomplishments of Marshall’s exceptional faculty recognized for recently accepted and published research and achievements in their field.
Marshall Faculty Publications, Awards, and Honors: September 2025
We are proud to highlight the many accomplishments of Marshall’s exceptional faculty recognized for recently accepted and published research and achievements in their field.
Marshall Faculty Publications, Awards, and Honors: December 2024 and January 2025
We are proud to highlight the many accomplishments of Marshall’s exceptional faculty recognized for recently accepted and published research and achievements in their field.
For a list of recent faculty promotions, please visit here.
Yingying Fan Elected a Fellow of the Asia-Pacific Artificial Intelligence Association (AAIA)
As a fellow, the professor of data sciences and operations will join other scientists in pursuing the development and application of AI through academic research and exchanges.
Marshall Faculty Publications, Awards, and Honors: May 2024 and Year-End Recognitions
We are thrilled to congratulate Marshall’s exceptional faculty recognized for recently accepted and published research, 2023–2024 awards, and other accolades.
For a complete list of Golden Apple and Golden Compass Awards, voted on by students, please visit HERE.
For a complete list of Faculty and Staff Awards, please visit HERE.
Faculty and Staff Awards Honor Stand-Out Members of Marshall School
The Marshall community recognized their fellow faculty and staff for leadership, inclusivity, and excellence in teaching and research.
Marshall Faculty Publications, Awards, and Honors: April 2024
We are proud to highlight the amazing Marshall faculty who have been recognized this month for their leading-edge work and expertise.
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