Ziang Zhang, Ph.D.
Postdoctoral scholar, University of Chicago.
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Bio
I am a postdoctoral scholar at the University of Chicago, supervised by Dr. Matthew Stephens. Previously, I completed my PhD in the Department of Statistical Sciences at the University of Toronto, supervised by Drs. Patrick Brown and Jamie Stafford. Before my PhD study, I completed my undergraduate study also at University of Toronto, with a specialist degree in statistics.
My research interests span Bayesian inference and computation, Gaussian process methodology, functional data analysis, and statistical genetics. My work develops interpretable statistical methods motivated by interdisciplinary scientific problems and applies them to complex datasets, particularly those arising in biology and genetics.
Education
- PhD in Statistics, 2020 - 2024, University of Toronto
- HBSc in Statistics, 2016 - 2020, University of Toronto
Highlighted Work by Research Direction
For the full publication list, see the Research page.