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General Information

Full Name Ruobin Liu
Location Goleta, CA 93117
Website roobnloo.github.io

Education

  • 2020 - 2026
    PhD, Statistics
    University of California, Santa Barbara
  • 2022
    MA, Statistics
    University of California, Santa Barbara
  • 2013
    BS, Honors Mathematics, Computer Science
    University of Michigan, Ann Arbor

Experience

  • Summer 2024
    Research Engineer
    Inria Centre
    • Developed scalable tools for fitting statistical mixed-effects models to high-resolution fMRI data
  • 2013 - 2020
    Software Developer
    Quantitative Risk Management, Inc.
    • Developed the software framework for assessing interest rate, liquidity, and other risks associated with asset and liability management
  • Summer 2012
    Software Development Intern
    Spot Trading LLC
    • Developed the trade management system of a proprietary options trading firm

Presentations

  • A mixed model of regional functional connectivity from voxel-level BOLD signals
    • WNAR/IMS Annual Meeting 2025; Whistler, BC
  • Covariate-adjusted Gaussian graphical models via natural parametrization
    • WNAR/IMS/Graybill Annual Meeting 2024; Fort Collins, CO
    • Joint Statistical Meetings 2024; Portland, OR
    • CFE-CMStatistics 2024; London, UK
    • Inria statistical research seminar 2024; Grenoble, FR

Awards

Academic Interests

  • Statistical Methods
    • High-dimensional statistics
    • Multivariate statistics
    • Covariance estimation
    • Graphical models
  • Data Applications
    • genomics
    • functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI)
    • econometric time series