# Biography

I am a fifth-year Ph.D. student in Statistics at Harvard University, supervised by Pierre Jacob. My research interests include agent-based models and Monte Carlo methods.

My Chinese name is written as 鞠念桥 and you can also call me Phyllis. You can contact me at nju AT g DOT harvard DOT edu.

I maintain a blog at phylliswithdata.com.

### Interests

• Agent-based models
• Markov Chain Monte Carlo
• Sequential Monte Carlo

### Education

• PhD in Statistics, 2021 (expected)

Harvard University

• BA in Mathematics, 2016

Wellesley College

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### A simple Markov chain for independent Bernoulli variables conditioned on their sum

We consider a vector of $N$ independent binary variables, each with a different probability of success. The distribution of the vector …

# Awards

#### Bok Center Certificate of Distinction in Teaching

Awarded to teaching assistants who receive student evaluations higher than 4.5 out of 5 points. Won 3 times, in fall 2018, spring 2019, and fall 2020.

# Experience

#### University of Oxford

Jan 2020 – Mar 2020
Hosted by Professor Arnaud Doucet.