Cong Cao

I am a Causal AI researcher developing mechanism-informed methods for health and medicine. I received my PhD in Economics, with a focus on machine learning, from the Norwegian University of Science and Technology in 2023. I have previously held research and teaching positions at Yale University, the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, and Caltech.

My research focuses on causal inference, statistical machine learning, and AI, with an emphasis on treatment effect heterogeneity, causal mechanisms, and complex real-world data.

I also serve as a Nordic Co-Editor of the Scandinavian Journal of Public Health and an Associate Editor of Biometrics.

Research Interests: Mechanism-Informed Causal AI · Causal Inference · Machine Learning· Population Health · Precision Medicine