Jingying Jane Bi

   jingying.jane.bi@gmail.com
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My research interest lies on quantitative investment, machine learning, natural language processing and network economics. I received Master’s degree from the University of Chicago. My Master’s thesis News Diffusion Through Online Social Network won the Data Science Awards on Mind Bytes 2018 - Research Computing Expo and Symposium.

I enjoy painting, Chinese calligraphy, reading, yoga and sports. My paintings Yolmo - Art of Basket Weaving were distributed by Dr. Lauren Gawne to Yolmo villagers in Nepal. We hope more people discover the beauty of Yolmo culture.

I am passionate about educational equity. I was a teaching volunteer in Nakhon Pathom, Thailand, teaching English to over 600 students from Kindergarten to Grade 9, in 2014. I am a member of JumpStart in Chicago, IL, working on early education. I also taught at Chicago public school Kenwood Academy, in 2018.
Research
Painting

These paintings come from my book illustration Yolmo -- Art of Basket Weaving. It records the daily life of Yolmo villagers as well as how intelligent women there weave the nice baskets. Art supervisor is Professor Joan Marie Kelly. Dr. Lauren Gawne provides assistance in translation. Full text is available here. The book on Amazon is available here.

Yolmo I

The basket is made of bamboo strips.

 Yolmo II

It has two layers.

 Yolmo III

The basket crossbeams are weaved.

Yolmo IV

A Yolmo woman wakes up early.

 Yolmo V

After doing housework, she goes to wheat field with other women.

 Yolmo VI

She returns back in the afternoon with a heavy basket full of grass.

There are some more works of various materials, methods, and topics.


Volunteering

Wat Sra Si Moom School, Nakhon Pathom, Thailand

St. Margret's Secondary School, Singapore




Last updated: September 2018