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Name Mao Li
Label PhD Candidate in Survey and Data Science
Email maolee@umich.edu
Phone (734) 882-9041
Url https://LiMaoUM.github.io
Summary Expert in applying Large Language Models to social textual data, focusing on knowledge distilling and public opinion analysis. Specialized in computational social science with experience in interdisciplinary research collaborations.

Education

  • 2021.09 - Present

    Ann Arbor, MI, USA

    PhD
    University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
    Survey and Data Science, Scientific Computing
    • Social Media Analysis
    • Computational Text Analysis
  • 2019.09 - 2021.04

    Ann Arbor, MI, USA

    Master of Science
    University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
    Survey and Data Science
  • 2015.09 - 2019.07

    Nanjing, China

    Bachelor of Law
    Nanjing University (NJU)
    Political Science and Administrative Science

Work

  • 2021.09 - Present
    Graduate Student Research Assistant
    Institute for Social Research, University of Michigan
    Leading research on social media analysis for Census Bureau data enhancement, focusing on text summarization and stance detection.
    • Developed Twitter browser tool as a digital focus group for public opinion analysis
    • Implemented Parameter-efficient Fine-tuning methods to detect opinion stances in social media
  • 2019.09 - 2021.09
    Graduate Student Research Assistant
    Institute for Social Research, University of Michigan
    Supported the National Neighborhood Data Archive project by creating neighborhood-level data and analyzing cognitive health data for aging Americans.
    • Integrated neighborhood data at multiple spatial levels
    • Contributed to NIH-funded research on cognitive resilience in aging

Projects

  • Twitter Browser Tool
    In-progress web application that provides a user-friendly interface for advanced Twitter data summarization, allowing non-technical users to gain insights from social media data.
    • Lead developer for summarization algorithm
    • Improved user experience by transforming complex Twitter data into concise insights

Publications

Skills

Programming and Data Analysis
Python
R
C++
Spark
Hadoop
ArcGIS
MySQL
Data Collection Methods
Survey Design
Interviews
Web Scraping

Languages

English
Fluent
Mandarin
Native speaker