I am an Assistant Professor in the Department of Biostatistics at City University of Hong Kong. I received a PhD in Biostatistics from the University of Minnesota and a BEng in Management Information Systems from Chu Kochen Honors College, Zhejiang University. Prior to joining CityU, I served as a postdoctoral research scientist in the Department of Biostatistics at Columbia University under the supervision of Professor Iuliana Ionita-Laza. I am also a four-time recipient of the First Prize in the National Olympiad in Informatics (NOI), China.
My research focuses on variable selection methods for high-dimensional data using machine learning, knockoff statistics, and Bayesian hierarchical models, with applications to genetic and electronic health records data. My research is supported by the Research Grants Council of Hong Kong (RGC) Early Career Scheme 21303323 (sole PI).
Research Interests
- Deep learning
- Statistical genetics
- Bayesian statistics
Education
- PhD in Biostatistics, University of Minnesota
- Thesis advisors: Drs. Lin Zhang and Saonli Basu
- BEng in Management Information Systems, Zhejiang University
- Thesis advisor: Dr. Qiuzhen Wang
Employment
- Postdoctoral Research Scientist, Columbia University
- Supervisor: Dr. Iuliana Ionita-Laza
- Research Assistant, University of Minnesota
- Supervisors: Drs. James Hodges and Lin Zhang
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