Dr. Zhigen Zhao

Associate Professor, Charles E. Beury Research Fellow

Room 280
1801 Liacouras Walk
Philadelphia, PA 19122
E-mail: zhaozhg@temple.edu

I am an Associate Professor of Statistics at Temple University. My research focuses on empirical Bayes inference, multiple testing, sufficient dimension reduction, selection inference, and statistical application. I am currently serving as the Co-Editor-in-Chief of Communications in Statistics: Theory and Methods. I am an elected member of International Statistical Institute.

天普大学统计系副教授,研究领域包括经验贝叶斯、多重假设检验、充分降维理论及其方法,模型选择后的统计推断以及统计应用等。目前担任期刊 Communications in Statistics: Theory and Methods 的共同主编。

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Research Interests

  • High-Dimensional and Complex Data Analysis
  • Bayesian and Empirical Bayes Methods for Complex Models
  • Post-Selection Inference and Model Uncertainty
  • Simultaneous Inference and Multiple Testing in Large-Scale Settings
  • Modern Nonparametric and Distribution-Free Methods
  • Dimension Reduction and Representation Learning in High Dimensions

Education

  • Ph.D. in Mathematics, 2009, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY
  • B.S. in Mathematics, 2003, Nankai University, Tianjin, China

Academic Positions

  • Associate Professor, Department of Statistical Science, Fox School of Business, Temple University, 2016–present
  • Charles E. Beury Research Fellow, Fox School of Business, Temple University, 2016–present
  • Visiting Scholar, Department of Statistics, Harvard University, 2019
  • Associate Professor, Center for Data Analytics and Biomedical Informatics (Secondary appointment), Temple University, 2016–2019
  • Visiting Scholar, Cornell University, May–August 2010
  • Assistant Professor, Temple University, 2009–2016

Selected Highlights

  • [August 2025]Dr. Zhao has been invited to serve as co-Editor-in-chief of the journal “Communications in Statistics: Theory and Methods”.
  • [June 2025]Yu Tian has successfully defended her Ph.D. dissertation. Congratulations to Yu!
  • [April 2024]Dr. Zhao has been invited to serve as Associate Editor of the American Statistician.
  • [March 2024]Dr. Zhao has been awarded with the Faculty Fellowship Program in Israel.
  • [September 2023]Dr. Zhao is elected as an ISI elected member.
  • [July 2023]Dr. Zhao (PI) received an NSF grant DMS-2311216.
  • [January 2023]Dr. Zhao is invited to serve as the chair of the membership committee of the International Chinese Statistical Association for the second term.
  • [June 2022]Tong Wang has successfully defended her Ph.D. dissertation. Congratulations to Tong!
  • [June 2022]Zhengkang Liang has successfully defended his Ph.D. dissertation. Congratulations to Zhengkang!
  • [January 2022]Dr. Zhao is invited to serve as the chair of the membership committee of the International Chinese Statistical Association.
  • [April 2018]Yeil Kwon has successfully defended his Ph.D. dissertation and will be an Assistant Professor at University of Central Arkansas. Congratulations to Yeil!
  • [August 2016]Dr. Zhao (PI) received an NSF grant IIS-1633283.
  • [May 2016]Dr. Zhao (Co-PI) received a PennDOT grant.
  • [March 2016]Yanping Liu has successfully defended her Ph.D. dissertation. Congratulations to Yanping!
  • [April 2015]Yanping Liu has been selected as a winner of the ICSA Student Travel Award. Congratulations to Yanping!
  • [July 2014]Yuwei Chang has successfully defended her Ph.D. dissertation. Congratulations to Yuwei!
  • [February 2013]Dr. Zhao has been invited to serve as Associate Editor of the ASA journal Statistical Analysis and Data Mining.
  • [July 2012]Dr. Zhao (PI) received the NSF grant DMS-1208735.
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