Statistical Design of Experiments: optimal design of experiments; algebraic design construction methods; sequential experimental design; active learning; experimental design for engineering systems; computer experimental design.
Statistical Learning: advanced machine learning methods; multivariate modeling methods for quantitative and qualitative data; functional data analysis; interpolation modeling methods for deterministic computer experiments.
Uncertainty Quantification: experimental design and modeling for computer simulation results.
Bayesian Statistics and Approximate Inference: Bayesian modeling and computational methods; variational inference.
Optimization: new optimization algorithms in machine learning and design of experiments.
Application of Data Science in sciences, engineering, healthcare, etc.
Co-PI, UMASS Amherst Interdisciplinary Research Grant, "Forecasting antibiotic resistance using biophysics and machine learning". Total grant amount is $50,000 for 06/01/2024--06/30/2025. PI: Dr. Anna Green from CICS. Co-PI: Dr. Jianhan Chen from Chemistry.
PI, NSF DMS # 2326743, "Physics-Informed Energetic Variational Models for Tumor Growth". A supplement award of $59,998 to our existing award NSF DMS, # 2153029. Co-PIs: Dr. Chun Liu from the Illinois Institute of Technology and Dr. Yiwei Wang from the University of California, Riverside.
Co-PI, NSF DMR, # 2334385, "Collaborative Research: EAGER: SSMCDAT2023: Data-driven Predictive Understanding of Oxidation Resistance in High-Entropy Alloy Nanoparticles". Total grant amount is $108,007 for 09/01/2023--08/31/2025. PI: Dr. Wei Chen, Department of Mechanical, Materials, and Aerospace Engineering at Illinois Tech.
Co-PI, "Bridging Biochemical and Antiviral Activities of ASAP" sponsored by Sloan-Kettering Institute for Cancer Research. Total grant amount $212,303 for 05/2023--04/2025. PI: Dr. David Minh, Department of Chemistry at Illinois Tech.
Co-PI, "Direct Estimation of Binding Free Energies via Learned", Computational Interdisciplinary Seed Funding (CISF) sponsored by Active Computational Thinking (ACT) Center at Illinois Institute of Technology. Total grant amount $20,000. for AY 2022-23. PI: Dr. David Minh, Department of Chemistry at Illinois Tech.
PI, NSF DMS, # 2153029, "Energetic Variational Inference: Foundations, Algorithms, and Applications". Total grant amount $300,000 for 07/01/2022--06/31/2025. Co-PIs: Dr. Chun Liu from the Illinois Institute of Technology and Dr. Yiwei Wang from the University of California, Riverside.
PI, NSF DMS, # 1916467, "Statistical Design, Sampling, and Analysis for Large Scale Experiments". Total grant amount $129,450 for 09/01/2019--08/31/2023. The total grant amount includes an REU Supplement of $9,450 awarded on 11/03/2021.
Co-PI, NSF CHE-CMI, # 1905324, "Collaborative Research: CDS&E: Elucidating Binding using Bayesian Inference to Integrate Multiple Data Sources". 1/3 summer salary. Total grant amount $240,000 for 09/01/2019--08/31/2022. (PI: David Minh, Department of Chemistry at Illinois Tech).
Co-PI, Illinois Tech CISC, "Computational Challenges in Occupational Health Psychology: Using Statistics to Model Dynamic Worker Well-Being". Total grant amount $40,000 for 01/01/2018--12/31/2018. (PI: Sonja Petrović, Department of Applied Mathematics, Co-PI: Mahima Saxena Department of Psychology at Illinois Tech).
PI, NSF CMMI-MES, # 1435902, "Collaborative Research: Experimental Design and Analysis of Quantitative-Qualitative Responses in Manufacturing and Biomedical Systems''. Total grant amount $117,888 for 09/01/2014--08/31/2018.
Co-PI, US EPA, # EPA-G2014-STAR-A2, "Combining measurements and models to predict the impacts of climate change and weatherization on indoor air quality and chronic health effects in U.S. residences". 0.20 summer month salary. Total grant amount $499,974 for 11/01/2014--10/31/2017. PI: Brent Stephens, Department of Civil, Architectural, and Environmental Engineering at Illinois Tech.
PI, Illinois Tech WISER, "Stochastic Search for Optimal Wind Farm Layout". Total grant amount $25,000 for 06/01/2013--05/31/2014. Co-PI: Dietmar Rempfer, Department of Mechanical, Materials, & Aerospace Engineering at Illinois Tech.
PI, Procter & Gamble Statistics Innovation Grant, "Slack-Variable Model for Mixture Experiments". Total grant amount $15,000 for 06/30/2013--06/30/2014.