Chandler Zuo, Ph.D., ASA

It is an age of colossal data, it is an epoch of fuzzy information, it is a season of elegant mining, it is a spring of future intelligence. It is a tale of many disciplines, united, in the name of data science.

Department of Statistics
University of Wisconsin-Madison

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EDUCATION:
- PhD in Statistics, 2015. University of Wisconsin-Madison. Advisor: Sunduz Keles .
- M.S. in Computer Sciences, 2014. University of Wisconsin-Madison.
- M.A. in Statistics, 2012. University of Wisconsin-Madison.
- B.Econ. in Statistics(Acturial Science), B.A. in Mathematics, 2010, Renmin University.

TEACHING:
- 2014 Autumn, STAT/MATH 733 (Theory of Probability), Teaching Assistant.
- 2013 Summer, PhD Qualification Exam Camp, Instructor.
- 2012 Autumn, PhD Qualification Exam Camp, Instructor.
- 2012 Spring, STAT610 (Introduction to Statistical Inference), Teaching Assistant.

RESEARCH TOPICS:
- Bayesian inference on the power of high dimensional hypothesis testing for counting processes. (Advisor: Sunduz Keles ).
- State space matrix clustering for unified modeling in combinatorial pattern detection, clustering analysis and network inference for parallelled experiments. (Advisor: Sunduz Keles).

PUBLICATION:
- Chandler Zuo, Kailei Chen, Kyle J Hewitt, Emery H Bresnick, Sunduz Keles (2016). A Hierarchical Framework for State Space Matrix Inference and Clustering. The Annals of Applied Statistics, 10(3), pp 1348-1372.R package MBASIC.
- Chandler Zuo, Kailei Chen, Sunduz Keles (2016). A MAD-Bayes Algorithm for State-space Inference and Clustering with Application to Querying Large Collections of ChIP-Seq Data Sets. RECOMB 2016. R package MBASIC.
- Chandler Zuo, Sunyoung Shin, Sunduz Keles (2016). atSNP: Transcription Factor Binding Affinity Testing for Regulatory SNP Detection. Bioinformatics, 31(20), pp 3353-3355. R package atSNP.
- Kyle Hewitt, Duk Kim, Prithvia Devadas, Prathibha Sanalkumar, Chandler Zuo, Rajendran Sanalkumar, Yoo-A Kang, Jin-Soo Kim, Colin Dewey, Sunduz Keles, Emery Bresnick (2015). Hematopoietic Signaling Mechanism Revealed from a Stem/Progenitor Cell Cistrome. Molecular Cell, 59(1), pp 62-74.
- Chandler Zuo, Sunduz Keles (2014). A Statistical Framework for Power Calculations in ChIP-seq Experiments. Bioinformatics, 30 (6), pp 753-760. R package CSSP.
- Yi Si, Weiguo Fu, Zhenjie Liu, Chen Zuo, Xudong Shi, Yuqi Wang, Daqiao Guo, Qin Xu, Bin Chen (2013). Coverage of the Left Subclavian Artery without Revascularization during Thoracic Endovascular Repair is Feasible: A Prospective Study. Annals of Vascular Surgery, 28 (4), pp 850-859.
- Hongwei Zhao, Chen Zuo, Shuai Chen, Heejung Bang (2012). Nonparametric Inference for Median Costs with Censored Data . Biometrics, 68 (3), pp 717-725.
CONFERENCE:
- Chandler Zuo, Sunduz Keles. A Hierarchical Mixture Model for State-Space Inference and Clustering. 2014 Joint Satistical Meetings, Boston, #236.
- Chandler Zuo, Sunduz Keles. A Bayesian Model for Poisson Processes for Power Prediction with ChIP-Seq Data. 2013 Joint Statistical Meetings, Montreal, #649.
- (Poster) Chandler Zuo, Yazhen Wang. High Dimensional Matrix Estimation with Non-concave Penalty. NSF Workshop for High-Dimensional Data, 2012, Yale University.
- Hongwei Zhao, Chen Zuo, Heejung Bang(2010). Confidence Intervals for Median Cost Estimation with Censored Data. 2010 Joint Statistical Meetings, Vancouver, #230.

HONORS AND AWARDS:
- George Box Excellent Service Award, 2013.
- Distinguished National Scholarship, honored by China State Council, 2010.

PROFESSIONAL CREDENTIALS:
- Associate, Society of Actuaries, 2015.
- SAS Certified Advanced Programmer for SAS 9 Credential, 2012.

LINKS:
- My LinkedIn, blog and Github repository.
- WIKI: My Wiki, Keles's Lab.
- Senimar Information:Statistics Probability Bioinformatics.
- Joel Stein :My Favorite Column Writer.