About me

Welcome to my website, I’m Shengtai Yao (姚圣泰), currently pursuing a Master’s degree in Applied Mathematics and Statistics at Johns Hopkins University. I’m fortunate to work with Mateo Diaz, Luhao Zhang and Yixuan Wu. Prior to this, I earned my Bachelor degree in Mechanical Engineering (Elite program) from Tsinghua University.

Research Interest

Broadly speaking, I’m insterested in Optimization and Machine Learning Theory and I am currently applying to PhD programs for the Fall 2026. I’m currently working on Geometric Machine Learning and Distributionally Robust Optimization.

CV

You can find my CV here, updated on 9/17/2025.

Contact

Email: syao31 <at> jh <dot> edu