Yixiao Wang

About Me

Originally from China, I skipped grades and was admitted to the University of Science and Technology of China to study Mathematics and Statistics at the School of Gifted Young. I am currently a first-year master student in the Statistics Department at Duke University. My research interests include machine learning theory, functional data analysis, and their applications. At USTC, I particularly enjoyed my time as a teaching assistant for Linear Algebra B1, as it provided me with the opportunity to teach students directly, and I was recognized as one of the best TAs at USTC. In my free time, I enjoy creating art, especially origami (click here to see my artwork).

Research Interests

Statistical and Machine Learning, Deep Learning, Generative Models, with a focus on both theoretical foundations and real-world applications.

Recent Projects

SADA: Stability-guided Adaptive Diffusion Acceleration

Ting Jiang*, Yixiao Wang*, Hancheng Ye*, Zishan Shao, Jingwei Sun, Jingyang Zhang, Zekai Chen, Jianyi Zhang, Yiran Chen, Hai Li
ICML 2025

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Enhanced Cyclic Coordinate Descent for Elastic Net GLMs

Yixiao Wang*, Zishan Shao*, Ting Jiang, Aditya Devarakonda
NeurIPS 2025 (Submitted)

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