I am an Assistant Professor in the Department of Statistics at University of Connecticut. Prior to this, I was a Postdoc in the Department of Biostatistics at Columbia University, mentored by Prof. Yuanjia Wang. I received a Ph.D. in Statistics from Iowa state University under the supervision of Profs. Dan Nettleton, Yehua Li, and Somak Dutta. I earned my BS degree in Statistics from University of Science and Technology of China (USTC).

Research Interests:

Methodology: 

• Machine/Deep learning; Reinforcement learning.

• Nonparametric/Functional data analysis; High-dimensional data.

• Latent factor models; State-space models. 

Application: 

• Computational psychiatry; Human behavioral task.

• Neuroimaging data (EEG/fMRI).

• Mobile health data.

• Spatial transcriptomics.

• High-throughput plant phenotyping.