OUR TEAM

Curent PhD Students

  • Yubo Shao

    2022 - present

    Yu bo’s current research focuses on provider profiling, high - dimensional variable selection and survival analysis. In addition to research, he is also a big fan of soccer, a good photographer and a good cook.

  • Xiangeng Fang

    2022 - present

    Xiangeng has broad interests in developing statistical and computational methods with application in biomedical data. His current work mainly focuses on data integration, deep learning and survival analysis. Apart from studying, he enjoys doing sports, playing video games and watching movies.

  • Ruiwen Zhou

    Joint with Alex Tsoi, 2023 - present

    Ruiwen is interested in applying statistical and computational methods to gain biological insights from varies biomedical data including microbiome and genetics data, as well as genome-wide association studies. In addition to his research work, he has a passion for classical music and enjoys playing the violin.

  • Feiyang Deng

    2024 - present

    Feiyang is passionate about statistical theory and its application to medical data. His current research interests include survival analysis, deep learning, and data integration. Outside of academia, he enjoys mountain climbing, hiking, and exploring diverse cuisines.

  • Lin Yin Guo

    2024 - present

    Lin Yin is working on federated learning in different data sharing scenarios. He is also interested in developing methods in distributed and parallel computing. Besides studying and researching, he is an enjoyer of classical music.

  • Junyi(Joey) Qiu

    2026 - present

    Joey’s research bridges modern statistical methodology and biomedical applications, spanning survival analysis, deep learning, data integration, and synthetic data methods. In his free time, he enjoys playing basketball, reading novels, and watching anime.

  • Zian Lin

    2026 - present

    Zian's current research focuses on inter-unit reliability, random forest, and survival analysis. Apart from doing research, he enjoys hiking, playing video games, and fitness.

  • Tommy Tang

    2026 - present

    Tommy’s research interests focus on survival analysis, dynamic risk prediction, deep learning, and data integration, with applications to biomedical, clinical, and financial data. His current work develops transformer-based methods for predicting short-term risks from longitudinal histories and explores knowledge distillation in settings with limited sample sizes. Outside of academia, he enjoys playing tennis, listening to jazz, and learning to cook authentic Chinese dishes.

Current Staff

Xiaohan Liu

2024 - present

Software Developer, Department of Biostatistics, University of Michigan

As a software developer, Xiaohan is responsible for creating and maintaining R and Python software packages. She also works on optimizing code in R, Python, C++, and Spark, and maintains a website that catalogs these packages

Past PhD Students

  • Wenbo Wu Ph.D

    Graduated 2022

    New York University (NYU) Grossman School of Medicine, New York, New York, USA

    Assistant Professor (tenure track), Division of Biostatistics, Dept of Population Health Sep 2022 – present

    Assistant Professor, Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine

  • Nicholas Hartman Ph.D

    Graduated 2022

    Research Assistant Professor, Department of Biostatistics, University of Michigan

  • Lingfeng Luo Ph.D

    Graduated 2024

    Senior Statistician, AbbVie

  • Xuemei Ding

    Graduated 2023

    Principal Clinical Data Scientist, Boehringer Ingelheim, Shanghai.

  • Di Wang

    Graduated 2025

    Assistant Professor, The Division of Biostatistics, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin

  • Lingxuan Kong

    Graduated 2026

    Biostatistician II, Vertex Pharmaceuticals

  • Qinmengge Li

    Graduated 2026

    Statistician, Eli Lilly and Company