Biography Dr. Yongyi Guo is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Statistics at the University of Wisconsin–Madison. Prior to joining UW–Madison, she was a postdoctoral fellow in the Department of Statistics at Harvard University, hosted by Professor Susan A. Murphy. She earned her Ph.D. from Princeton University under the guidance of Prof. Jianqing Fan. Her research centers on cutting-edge statistical learning and …
Biography Website Research interests My research is focused on developing theory and methods to analyze causal relationships in large, complex observational studies by leveraging instrumental variables, econometrics, matching, and machine learning. I am interested in applications to genetics, epidemiology, health policy, education, sociology, and economics.
Biography Matthias Katzfuss is a Professor in the Department of Statistics at University of Wisconsin–Madison. His research interests include computational spatial and spatio-temporal statistics, Gaussian processes, uncertainty quantification, and data assimilation, with applications to environmental and satellite remote-sensing data. His research has been funded by NSF, NASA, NOAA, USDA, Sandia National Laboratory, and Jet Propulsion …
Research interests Biostatistics, statistical genomics & computational biology, censored data analysis
Biography Website Research interests My research centers around the development and application of statistical methods in the biological sciences, most notably Bayesian computational approaches to study evolution. I am also interested in data science education and have substantial involvement with the creation, administration, and development of the data science undergraduate major.
Research interests Ben Lengerich’s research emphasizes the use of context-adaptive models to understand complex diseases and advance precision medicine. His work aims to bridge the gap between data-driven insights and actionable medical interventions.
Biography Keith grew up outside of Boston, Massachusetts and attended Northeastern University, where he earned degrees in linguistics and psychology. After working at BBN Technologies as a data analyst, he obtained his Ph.D. in Computer Science at Johns Hopkins University. Prior to joining UW–Madison, he was a postdoctoral research fellow in the Department of Statistics …
Biography Website Research interests My main research focus is on classification and regression trees: algorithms, properties, and applications.