Yunfei Ding (PhD)
State College, PA *****, USA
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Highly self-motivated and innovative problem solver and efficient learner
with outstanding analytical skills. Strong ability to plan and execute
work to achieve objectives. Solid academic and industrial experience in
statistical modeling, data mining, pattern recognition, machine learning,
and control engineering. Proficiency in SAS (Certified SAS Advanced
Programmer), Matlab (7+years), SPSS, Mcrosoft Office etc. Excellent
communication skills, multi-tasking ability and flexibility to perform in
multidisciplinary groups.
Education
Oct.2004-Nov.20 PhD, Computational Data Modeling Group, Department of Automatic
09 Control and Systems Engineering, University of Sheffield, UK.
Developed of novel and more efficient algorithms to deal with
clustering, classification, and missing data problems in data
mining. The proposed methods have been successfully applied to
diverse cases from social, health and medical sciences, engineering
and finance etc. Cooperatively worked with experts from mechanical
and medical areas.
Familiar with Descriptive Statistics, Analysis of Variance,
Sampling, and Exploratory Data Analysis.
Demonstrated creativity and innovation based on Linear and
Non-Linear Regression Analysis, Generalized Linear Models, Bayesian
Methods, Multivariate analysis, Multinomial Models, Sparse Learning,
Fuzzy Models, Models Validation and Missing Data Imputation etc.
Sep.1999-Apr.20 M.S. of Engineering, Information Science & Engineering College,
02 Central South University, China.
Worked on a state-funded project to develop intelligent fault
diagnosis system of a refining process.
Sep.1994-Jun.19 B.S. of Engineering, Information Science & Engineering College,
98 Central South University, China.
Solid control engineering background. Developed flow injection
control system.
Work Experience
Apr.2002-Sep.20 Teacher, Electrical Engineering College, University of Shanghai for
04 Science and Technology, China.
Taught courses, tutored experiments, supervised dissertations.
Developed intelligent system of air conditioning. Translated Omron
PLC Programming Manuals.
Jun.1998-Aug.19 Engineer, China First Metallurgical Group Co., Ltd, China.
99 Installed and debugged electric equipments in electric power station
and main workshop. Analyzed debugging data and reported results.
Translated a number of technical drawings and manuals.
IT Skill
SAS (Certified Advanced Programmer, Certified Base Programmer), Matlab (7+years),
SPSS, C, VB, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access, MySQL, Latex, and high performance
computing.
Awards & Academic Achievements
Awards Scholarships, University of Sheffield, UK, 2004-2009.
Award winner of courseware design and presentation competition,
University of Shanghai for Science and Technology, Shanghai, China,
2003.
Scholarships, Central South University, China. 1994-1998.
Selected Yunfei Ding, Robert F. Harrison. Sparse multinomial probit model for
Publications classification. Pattern Analysis and Application. Online, May 6,
2010.
Yunfei Ding, Robert F. Harrison. Relational visual cluster validity
(RVCV). Pattern Recognition Letters, vol.15, pp.2071-2079, 2007.
Yunfei Ding, Weidong Xu, Feng Pan. Approach about hybrid fault
diagnosis for Zn finery. Computer Engineering, vol.30(23),
pp.171-173, 2004.
Yunfei Ding, Weidong Xu, Feng Pan. Fault diagnosis for imperial
smelting furnace. Computer Engineering & Design, vol.25(11),
pp.61-64, 2004.
Yunfei Ding, Weihua Gui, Xiaoying Liu. Approach about hybrid fault
diagnosis for imperial smelting furnace. Proceedings of the 20th
Chinese Control Conference, vol.2, 2001.
Professional Invited Reviewer for international journals: Pattern Recognition
activities Letters and Information Sciences.