About Me
I am currently a professor in the Department of Statistics at the University of Pittsburgh. I obtained my PhD from the Department of Statistics at UC Davis in June 2012, and I got my BS degree from the School of Mathematical Sciences, Peking University, China , in June 2007.
Research Interest
My statistical methodological work focuses on functional data analysis and network modeling. Recently, my research has centered on modeling the variance and covariance structures of complex functional data and network data, as well as nonparametric prediction for functional data, relational-data and survival outcomes.
My applied work focuses on statistical methods in mental health studies, including translational neuroscience in schizophrenia studies and biomarker identification and prediction in suicide studies.