DEPARTMENT OF STATISTICS AND DATA SCIENCE

PhD Graduate Students

Michael Armah

MichaelArmah2027@u.northwestern.edu
Research interests include: social statistics and meta analysis

Yunlu Chen

YunluChen2026@u.northwestern.edu

Ryan Chen

ryanchen2026@u.northwestern.edu

Catherine Cho

CatherineCho2028@u.northwestern.edu

Molly Hway-Min Chou

Hway-minChou2026@u.northwestern.edu
Research interests include: high-dimensional data, machine learning, anomaly detection, and time series analysis

T Christian

TChristian2024@u.northwestern.edu
Research interests include: machine learning, astrostatistics, and network analysis

Matthew Forte

MatthewForte2026@u.northwestern.edu

Tansio Shuo Han

ShuoHan2024@u.northwestern.edu
Research interests include: deep reinforcement learning and robotics

Gracie Hayes

GraceJohnson2027@u.northwestern.edu
Research interests include: causal inference, meta analysis, and social statistics

Jyontika Kapoor

JyontikaKapoor2029@u.northwestern.edu
Research interests include: causal inference and time-series data

Brody Kendall

CurtisKendall2025@u.northwestern.edu

Youngmin Ko

YoungminKo2027@u.northwestern.edu

Chan Lee

ChanLee2029@u.northwestern.edu

Zewei Li

ZeweiLi2025@u.northwestern.edu
Research interests include: Stochastic Process and Probability Theory

Xincheng Li

XinchengLi2027@u.northwestern.edu

Sunny Jiayi Li

JiayiLi2028@u.northwestern.edu
Research interests include: machine learning and network analysis

Yikun Li

YikunLi2028@u.northwestern.edu
Research interests include: statistical inference, statistical models and applications, optimization problems in machine learning

Duruo Li

DuruoLi2024@u.northwestern.edu
Research interests include: machine learning and reinforcement learning

Jiangli Liu

JiangliLiu2027@u.northwestern.edu

Wenshuo Liu

WenshuoLiu2028@u.northwestern.edu

Shuhan Liu

shuhanliu2028@u.northwestern.edu

Cole Luther

ColeLuther2028@u.northwestern.edu

Hanrui Lyu

HanruiLyu2029@u.northwestern.edu

Lining Mao

LiningMao2027@u.northwestern.edu
Research interest includes: Machine learning, data mining, data visualization, regression analysis.

Samuel Ozminkowski

SamuelOzminkowski2027@u.northwestern.edu
Research interests include: Bayesian statistics, network analysis

Ziteng Pang

ZitengPang2027@u.northwestern.edu

Robert Peng

rbpeng@u.northwestern.edu
Research interests include: Bayesian Statistics, High-Dimensional Data, Statistical Genetics, Statistical Learning, and Stochastic Processes

Tuorui Peng

TuoruiPeng2028@u.northwestern.edu
Research interests include: machine learning, information theory, optimization, variational renormalization group, complex systems

Gabriel Pereira Pinto

GabrielPereiraPinto2024@u.northwestern.edu
Research interests include: Machine Learning, Non-Parametric Statistics

Nathan Reimer

NathanielReimer2029@u.northwestern.edu

Tim Ruel

TimothyRuel2024@u.northwestern.edu
Research interests include: Markov chain Monte Carlo methods

Kayla Schroeder

KaylaSchroeder2026@u.northwestern.edu
Research Interests: Machine Learning and Causal Inference

Daihe Sui

daihesui2026@u.northwestern.edu
Research interests include: meta-analysis

Zidan Wang

ZidanWang2025@u.northwestern.edu
Research interests include: Machine Learning and Reinforcement Learning

Ziqing Wang

ZiqingWang2029@u.northwestern.edu
Research interests include: machine learning, large foundation models, and efficient AI

Zixuan Wei

ZixuanWei2024@u.northwestern.edu
Research interests include: Biostatistics, multi-omics, and survival analysis

Ruiyao XU

RuiyaoXu2028@u.northwestern.edu

Chenwei Xu

ChenweiXu2023@u.northwestern.edu
Research interests include: multi-modality large language models and AI for science

Yuqing Yang

YuqingYang2029@u.northwestern.edu

Zheng Yuan

ZhengYuan2025@u.northwestern.edu
Research interests include: Statistical Inference, Bayesian Statistics, Probability Theory, Stochastic Process, Theoretical Machine Learning

Jingyang Zhang

JingyangZhang2023@u.northwestern.edu
Research Interests: social statistics, causal inference, spatial analysis, network analysis

Jifan Zhang

JifanZhang2026@u.northwestern.edu
Research interest include: graph theory, network science.

Zeyu Zhang

ZeyuZhang2028@u.northwestern.edu
Research interests include: reinforcement learning, optimization, and machine learning

Qijie Zhu

QijieZhu2029@u.northwestern.edu
Research interests include: machine learning and optimization