Assistant Professor
Uncertainty Reasoning Laboratory (URL Lab)
Dept of Computer Science and Engineering
Mississippi State University
Mississippi State, MS 39762
Office: Butler Hall 304
Phone: 662-325-7500
Email: cyuan AT cse DOT msstate DOT edu

Dr. Yuan is recipient of a 2010 NSF CAREER award titled "CAREER: Explanation, Decision Making, and Learning in Graphical Models."

Ph.D. Intelligent Systems, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA
M.S. Intelligent Systems, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA
M.S. Computer Science, Tongji University, Shanghai, China
B.S. Computer Science, Tongji University, Shanghai, China

Bayesian inference and learning
Bayesian networks
Undirected graphical models
Probabilistic reasoning
Explanation methods
Structure learning

Decision making under uncertainty
Influence diagrams
Solving influence diagrams
Anytime decision making

Diagnosis and prognosis
Multi-fault diagnosis and testing
Value of information
Prognostic methods

Interdisciplinary research
Computational biology
Supply chain risk analysis
Intelligent collaborative learning