Courses Taught:
- STAT/IST 557, Data Mining, A PhD-level course introducing data mining, statistical/machine learning, and their applications in large complex data sets.
- STAT554, Categorical Data Analysis, A PhD-level course discussing how to formulate, fit, select, and assess a wide variety of models for discrete data.
- STAT897D, Applied Data Mining, A master-level course providing techniques and software to automate big data analysis.
- STAT/MATH415, Introduction to Mathematical Statistics, An undergraduate-level course introducing statistical inference, e.g., estimation, hypothesis testing, regression, non-parametric statistics, and Bayesian statistics.
- STAT497, Introduction to Statistical Research, An undergraduate-level course providing new researchers the necessary skills to engage in independent research projects, critically evaluate research outcomes, and effectively communicate research findings.
Teaching Award:
- 2023 Certificates of Excellence in Teaching and Making a Positive Impact on Students, Eberly College of Science, The Pennsylvania State University
- 2022 Rosenberger Outstanding Teaching Award, Department of Statistics, The Pennsylvania State University
Current Students:
- Saname Sanei - PhD Student - Statistics
- Ying Zhang - PhD Student - Statistics
- Yifan Jiang - PhD Student - Statistics
- Wenlong Yang - PhD Student - Statistics
- Xihui Xu - PhD Student - Statistics
- Ryan Halstater - PhD Student - Statistics
- Jiahao Zhang - PhD Student - Statistics
- Yuankai Ma - PhD Student - Statistics
Graduated PhD Students:
- Jingyi Ye, PhD, Statistics, 2017
- Jacob Lee Parsons, PhD, Statistics, 2019
- Ben Sheng, PhD, Statistics, 2021
- Amy Zhang, PhD, Statistics, 2021
- Ian Laga, PhD, Statistics, 2022
Former Postdocs:
- Zhou Lan, postdoctoral fellow, 2018-2019
- Changcheng Li, postdoctoral fellow, 2019-2021
Undergraduate Students with Honor Thesis:
- Yuan Tang, BS, Mathematics, 2015
- Shanglun Li, BS, Statistics, 2018
- Yiyang Wang, BS, Statistics, 2020
- David Chen, BS, Statistics, 2021
- Grant Thomas Hopkins, BS, Statistics, 2022
Other Student Collabrators:
- Ruowang Li, PhD, Bioinformatics, 2016
- Xiaoxiao Li - PhD, Statistics, 2021
- Lu Ou, Human Development and Family Studies, 2018
- Bangze Chen, BS, Statistics, 2016
- Haici Tan, BS, Statistics, 2017
- Zhiyuan Zhao, BA, Business, 2017
- Kaiyi Wu, BS, Mathematics, 2018
- Caihui Xiao, BS, Statistics, 2018
- Jiajun Gao, BS, Statistics, 2018
- Jinjun Wang, BS, Statistics, 2019
- Qianyi Zhao, BS, Statistics, 2020
- Xinyi Yang, BS, Statistics, 2020
- Zhiyang Liang, BS, Statistics, 2021
- Jiacheng Zhu, BS, Statistics, 2022
- Ruwen Yang, BS, Statistics, 2022
updated on Sep 6 2023