Associate Professor of Statistics
Wharton Faculty > Biography
PhD, Cornell University, 1993; MS, Cornell University, 1990; MS, Howard University, 1987; BS, Nankai University, 1982
Research Areas
Nonparametric function estimation; survival analysis; bayesian analysis; statistical computing; statistical consulting
Current Projects
Nonparametric Bayesian estimation; Polynomial splines; Modeling, analysis and inference for service networks; Estimation of mean survival time
Academic Positions Held
Wharton: 1994-present. Previous appointments: University of California, Los Angeles
Other Positions
Technical Editor, Institute of Automation, Beijing, 1982-85; Analyst, World Bank, 1987
Career and Recent Professional Awards; Teaching Awards
NSF research grant, 1998-2001
Representative Publications
"Minimax Linear Estimation in a White Noise Problem." Annals of Statistics (1997).
"Improved Estimators in Nonparametric Regression Problems." Journal of the American Statistical Association (1999).
"Bayesian Aspects of some Nonparametric Problems." Annals of Statistics (2000).
