Biography

Postdoctoral Scholar, Department of Public Health Sciences, The University of Chicago, October 2025–Present

• Advisor: Lin S. Chen

Ph.D. in Mathematics, Department of Mathematics, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, September 2021–August 2025

• Advisor: Can Yang

• Thesis: Statistical and Computational Methods for Genomic Data Analysis [DOI]

• 2026 Hong Kong Mathematical Society Best Thesis Award

B.S. in Statistics, Department of Statistics and Finance, University of Science and Technology of China, August 2016–July 2021

John Aitchison Prize in Statistics, Hong Kong Statistical Society, 2026

Best Thesis Award, Hong Kong Mathematical Society, 9 May 2026 [Announcement]

Postgraduate Studentship Award, HKUST Fok Ying Tung Graduate School, September 2021–August 2025

RedBird Academic Excellence Award, HKUST Fok Ying Tung Graduate School, 21 July 2025 [Letter]

Epsilon Fund Award, Department of Mathematics, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, 30 May 2025 [Leaflet] [Gallery]

Best Teaching Assistant Service Award, Department of Mathematics, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, 30 May 2024

Best Teaching Assistant Service Award, Department of Mathematics, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, 1 June 2023

RedBird Academic Excellence Award, HKUST Fok Ying Tung Graduate School, 28 April 2023 [Letter]

Journal Reviewer: Computational Statistics and Data Analysis, Human Genetics and Genomics Advances, PLOS Genetics, GENETICS, The Annals of Applied Statistics

Graduate Teaching Assistant Coordinator, Department of Mathematics, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, February 2023–August 2024