Sky Cao

Sky Cao
  • Assistant Professor of Statistics and Data Science

Contact Information

  • office Address:

    315 Academic Research Building
    265 South 37th Street
    Philadelphia, PA 19104

Research Interests: Probability, analysis, stochastic geometric analysis, Yang-Mills, Markov chain monte carlo

Links: Personal Website

Teaching

Current Courses (Fall 2026)

  • AMCS6481 - Probability Theory

    Measure theoretic foundations, laws of large numbers, large deviations, distributional limit theorems, Poisson processes, random walks, stopping times.

    AMCS6481401

  • MATH6480 - Probability Theory

    Measure theoretic foundations, laws of large numbers, large deviations, distributional limit theorems, Poisson processes, random walks, stopping times.

    MATH6480401

  • STAT9300 - Probability Theory

    Measure theoretic foundations, laws of large numbers, large deviations, distributional limit theorems, Poisson processes, random walks, stopping times.

    STAT9300401 ( Syllabus )

All Courses

  • AMCS6481 - Probability Theory

    Measure theoretic foundations, laws of large numbers, large deviations, distributional limit theorems, Poisson processes, random walks, stopping times.

  • MATH6480 - Probability Theory

    Measure theoretic foundations, laws of large numbers, large deviations, distributional limit theorems, Poisson processes, random walks, stopping times.

  • MATH8100 - Reading Seminar

    Reading of mathematical literature under the direction of a faculty member in a group of students. Hours and syllabus to be arranged with the supervising faculty member

  • STAT9300 - Probability Theory

    Measure theoretic foundations, laws of large numbers, large deviations, distributional limit theorems, Poisson processes, random walks, stopping times.

Knowledge at Wharton

Is Overreliance on AI Causing Agency Decay?

Relying too much on AI will hurt both individuals and organizations in the long run, warns Wharton’s Cornelia Walther.…Read More

Knowledge @ Wharton - 9/15/2026
Top Tips for Persuading Others

In this Nano Tool for Leaders, Wharton’s G. Richard Shell explains why persuasion is about preparation, not just rhetoric.…Read More

Knowledge @ Wharton - 9/15/2026
The Liquidity Risk in Private Credit

Itay Goldstein, Wharton professor of finance, examines why semi-liquid private credit funds can become fragile when investors want their money back.…Read More

Knowledge @ Wharton - 9/15/2026