Bio

Research

My research broadly focusses on challenges that arise in large-scale statistical inference problems.These challenges are espeically motivated by problems in systems biology and neuroscience. Existing methods for solving problems typically suffer from both statistical and computational limitations. I focus on developing methods that address these statistical and computational challenges which leads to: (1) novel algorithms and theoretical insights; (2) potentially novel insights in both systems biology and neuroscience. A list of my publications may be found here.

Current Students

  • Yuan Li (PhD)
  • Hyebin Song (PhD)
  • Lili Zheng (PhD)
  • Chengning Zhang (PhD)
  • David Neiman (Senior Undergrad)
  • Colin Kou (Senior Undergrad)
  • Sam Berglin (Sophmore Undergrad)
  • Yuan Ma (Sophmore Undergrad)
  • Former Students

  • Gunwoong Park (Assistant Professor, University of Korea)
  • Han Chen (co-advisor)
  • Grants/Funding

  • NGA HM0476-17-1-2003 (Co-PI) (2017-20)
  • ARO W911NF-17-1-0357 (Co-PI) (2017-20)
  • NSF-DMS 1407028 (Sole PI) (2014-17)
  • NSF-IFDS (Co-Investigator) (2017-20)
  • UW2020 WARF Discovery Initiative (Co-Investigator) (2016-18)
  • UW-Madison Fall Research Competition ('14, '15, '16, '17)
  • Teaching

  • Stat 309 Introduction to Probability (Fall '13, '14, '15, '17 Spring '14, '16)
  • Stat 609 Introduction to Mathematical Statistics (Fall '17)
  • Stat 992 Graphical Models (Spring '15)
  • Stat 679 Introduction to Graphical Models (Fall '15)
  • Teaching award: Honored Instructor (Spring '14, Fall '17)
  • Madison Teaching and Learning Excellence Fellow (Fall '15)