Biography
Zhigen Zhao graduated from Cornell University in 2009. Dr. Zhao’s research interests include Bayesian/empirical Bayesian statistics, high dimensional data analysis, multiple comparison, bioinformatics, selective confidence intervals. Dr. Zhao has published papers in top tier journals, such as Journal of the Royal Statistical Society, Series B, Journal of the American Statistical Association. Dr Zhao’s current research is supported by national science foundation.
Research Interests
- High Dimensional Data Analysis
- Bayesian/Empirical Bayesian Statistics
- Confidence Intervals
- Selective Inference
- Multiple Comparison
- Bioinformatics
- Sufficient Dimension Reduction in High Dimensions
Courses Taught
Number | Name | Level |
|---|---|---|
STAT 2512 | Intermediate Statistics | Undergraduate |
STAT 8112 | Statistical Methods for Business Research I | Graduate |
STAT 8113 | Statistical Methods for Business Research II | Graduate |
Selected Publications
Recent
Kwon, Y. & Zhao, Z. (2022). On F-modelling-based empirical Bayes estimation of variances. BIOMETRIKA. 10.1093/biomet/asac019
Sarkar, S.K. & Zhao, Z. (2022). Local false discovery rate based methods for multiple testing of one-way classified hypotheses. Electronic Journal of Statistics, 16(2). Institute of Mathematical Statistics. doi: 10.1214/22-ejs2080.
Xing, X., Zhao, Z., & Liu, J.S. (2021). Controlling False Discovery Rate Using Gaussian Mirrors. JOURNAL of the AMERICAN STATISTICAL ASSOCIATION. 10.1080/01621459.2021.1923510
Zhao, Z. (2021). Where to find needles in a haystack? Test. doi: 10.1007/s11749-021-00775-x.
Zhao, Z., Lin, Q., & Liu, J. (2021). Global testing under the sparse alternatives for single index models. In Festschrift in Honor of R. Dennis Cook Fifty Years of Contribution to Statistical Science. Springer Nature.
Lin, Q., Zhao, Z., & Liu, J.S. (2019). Sparse Sliced Inverse Regression Via Lasso. J Am Stat Assoc, 114(528), 1726-1739. United States. 10.1080/01621459.2018.1520115
Lin, Q., Zhao, Z., & Liu, J. (2018). On consistency and sparsity for sliced inverse regression in high dimensions. Annals of Statistics, 46(2), 580-610. doi: 10.1214/17-AOS1561.
Anis, M.M., Krynetskaia, N., Zhao, Z., Krynetskiy, E., & Soliman, A.M. (2018). Determining Candidate Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms in Acquired Laryngotracheal Stenosis. Laryngoscope, 128(3), E111-E116. United States. 10.1002/lary.26981