Hanchao Zhang

About Me

I’m a Biostatistics Ph.D. candidate at New York University’s Grossman School of Medicine, working under the mentorship of Prof. Thaddeus Tarpey. My research involves developing statistical models that cater to high-dimensional complex data, such as functional and imaging data.

In the summer of 2022, I had the opportunity to work as a Data Scientist Intern at Google, where I applied my statistical skills to real-world problems. Prior to joining the Ph.D. program, I completed my master’s degree in Biostatistics and Data Science from Cornell University advised by Prof. Iván Díaz, and my bachelor’s degree in International Finance from Capital University of Economics and Business.

Outside of academia, I began my journey as a professional swimmer at the age of 5 and went on to achieve several regional and national championships. I’m also passionate about Chinese calligraphy, and my artwork has been exhibited in top galleries and museums including the National Art Museum of China (Beijing). In addition, I am also interested in oil painting, and aeromodelling.

Research Interests

• Manifold Learning: positive semi-definite manifolds learning
• Machine Learning: fairness AI, penalization and augmentation methods
• Functional Data Analysis: functional regression, and clustering methods
• High-Dimensional Statistics: matrix-valued regression and clustering, positive semi-definite matrices estimations

Awards

• [May. 2023] MacCracken Awards for outstanding research and activities

Publications and Projects

Talks

Collaboration

• [Feb. 2023] Low muscle mass is associated with a higher risk of all–cause and cardiovascular disease–specific mortality in cancer survivors has been accepted by Nutrition.
• [Aug. 2021] Validation of EHR medication fill data obtained through electronic linkage with pharmacies has been accepted by the Journal of Managed Care & Specialty Pharmacy.
• [Jan. 2021] Quantitative evaluation of rejuvenation treatment of nasolabial fold wrinkles by regression model and 3D photography has been accepted by the Journal of Cosmetic Dermatology.

Services

Journal Reviewers

• Frontiers in Surgery
• Journal of Managed Care & Specialty Pharmacy

Membership & Activities

• [2019-present] Member of the American Statistical Association
• [2019-present] Member of the International Biometric Society
• [2021-2022] Chair of the Chinese Student and Scholar Association (CSSA) at Grossman School of Medicine, New York University

Resources

• A Solution Manual of The Elements of Statistical Learning by Yuhang Zhou
• A Quantatitive Research Interview Prep by Hanchao Zhang