Yining

Yining Liu
Department of Computer Science
Columbia University

yining.liu@columbia.edu

🗽 About

I am a lecturer in Data Science in the Computer Science Department at Columbia University. I finished my Ph.D. in the same department under the guidance of Andrew J. Blumberg and Itsik Pe'er.

(Due to my limited capacity to respond to individual emails, I compiled a list of FAQs. Please look for an answer here first before reaching out.)

🎓 Education

Ph.D. in Computer Science
Columbia University (2020 - 2025)

B.A. in Mathematics
University of California, Berkeley (2016 - 2020)

📖 Teaching

In Spring 2026, I am teaching COMS W4721: Machine Learning for Data Science. If you are enrolled in my sections, you are welcome to share feedback through the anonymous feedback form; your inputs are greatly appreciated.

Past teaching:
  • ENGI E4800: Data Science Capstone and Ethics
  • COMS W1002-003: Computing in Biology
  • COMS W3203: Discrete Mathematics
  • CS 70: Discrete Mathematics and Probability Theory (at UC Berkeley)
I've also TA'ed Computational Linear Algebra and Geometric Data Analysis (at Columbia), and Efficient Algorithms and Intractable Problems (at UC Berkeley).