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

Ph.D. Intelligent Systems, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, 2006
M.S. Intelligent Systems, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, 2003
M.S. Computer Science, Tongji University, Shanghai, China, 2001
B.S. Computer Science, Tongji University, Shanghai, China, 1998

Bayesian inference and learning
Bayesian networks
Probabilistic reasoning
Decision making under uncertainty
Bayesian learning under qualitative and quantitative constraints

Diagnosis and prognosis
Diagnosis and testing of most relevant faults
Methods for predicting remaining useful life of failing components or subsystems

Computational biology
Computational methods for building and reasoning with gene interaction networks

Supply chain risk analysis
Bayesian methods for supply chain risk analysis, mitigation, and monitoring

AI in education
Motivation diagnosis and support in collaborative learning environments