Spring 2022 - STAT207
Data Science Exploration

Staff and Contact Info
Instructor, TAs, and CAs:
Professor: Dr. Victoria (Tori) Ellison
vellison@illinois.edu

I'm a Teaching Assistant Professor. I received my PhD in Operations Research from North Carolina State University in 2017. I have taught college courses in Statistics, Deterministic Modeling, Calculus, and Pre-Calculus. While pursuing my graduate degree I also worked in industry for six years as a data scientist, applying statistical and mathematical algorithms to applications in online advertisting, TV advertising, and narcotics detection. I'm currently conducting pedagogical research, focusing on introductory data science courses teaching methods. I also like hiking, snowboarding, and yoga.
Head TA: Wenzhuo Zhao
wenzhuo3@illinois.edu

I'm Wenzhuo Zhou, a PhD student in Statistics at UIUC. I am currently working on personalized decision making, recommender system and natural language understanding. I love playing basketball and snowboarding, and also I am an enthusiast of R&B music.
CA: Xiangrui Deng
xd8@illinois.edu

I am a junior majoring in Statistics and Materials Science and Engineering. I am interested in exploring the intersection between computational materials science and data science. Outside of my school, I love listening to K-POP music, watching anime and TV shows.
CA: Afnan Dzhaharudin
afnanfd2@illinois.edu

I'm a sophomore, majoring in Statistics. I'm also interested in computer science and programming! These days I practice data visualization, web development, and game modding. I also enjoy PC gaming, drawing, and cooking.
CA: Junseok Yang
jyang247@illinois.edu

I am a senior majoring in Statistics, and planning to delve myself into data science field, especially interested in sports industry. I enjoy doing sports related activities (watching sports games, playing soccer, working out) and traveling many different places!
CA: Xinkai Zhao
xinkaiz2@illinois.edu

I'm a first year graduate student in Statistics, and I just finished my undergraduate studies in Mathematics and Statistics at UIUC this August. I'm interested in a career that could utilize my data science and statistical knowledge to make business decisions. Outside of school, my passions are soccer, traveling, movies, and cooking.