Yanjun Han

Assistant Professor of Mathematics and Data Science · New York University · New York University

Quick answer: Yanjun Han is Assistant Professor of Mathematics and Data Science at New York University. Yanjun Han shows an active PhD hiring signal as of 2026-09-11.

⭐ Due to the large volume of emails that I receive, I generally do not respond to unsolicited inquiries about student or postdoc openings; please apply through Courant or CDS programs. Nevertheless, if you have a strong quantitative background and think your interests are compatible with mine, please feel free to contact me.

Research interests

I am broadly interested in the mathematics of data science, including statistics, learning theory, bandits, and information theory. Recently I am interested in the theory of empirical Bayes methods.

Selected publications (since 2023)

[2026] An Empirical Bayesian Perspective on Heteroskedastic Mean Estimation with Ahbishek Shetty and Jacob Shkrob, COLT 2026. [2026] Universal priors: solving empirical Bayes via Bayesian inference and pretraining with Nick Cannella, Anzo Teh, and Yury Polyanskiy, COLT 2026. [2026] Next-symbol Prediction from Compression: Statistical and Computational Foundations with Yihong Wu, invited paper, Feb. 2026. [2026] PETS: A Principled Framework Towards Optimal Trajectory Allocation for Efficient Test-Time Self-Consistency with Zhangyi Liu, Huaizhi Qu, Xiaowei Yin, He Sun, Tianlong Chen, and Zhun Deng, ICML 2026. [2026] The (Marginal) Value of a Search Ad: An Online Causal Framework for Repeated Second-price Auctions with Yuxiao Wen, Zihao Hu, Yuan Yao, and Zhengyuan Zhou, ICML 2026. [2026] Inte

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Yes. As of 2026-09-11, Yanjun Han's faculty page shows a PhD hiring signal: Due to the large volume of emails that I receive, I generally do not respond to unsolicited inquiries about student or postdoc openings; please apply through Courant or CDS programs. Nevertheless, if .

What does Yanjun Han research?

I am broadly interested in the mathematics of data science, including statistics, learning theory, bandits, and information theory. Recently I am interested in the theory of empirical Bayes methods.

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