Siliang Zhang

About me

I am an Assistant Professor at the School of Statistics, East China Normal University.

Prior to this, I was a post doctoral research officer within the Department of Statistics, London School of Economics and Political Science (supervised by Prof. Fiona Steele).

Prior to this, I was a Ph.D. student at Shanghai Center for Mathematical Sciences, Fudan University. I work with Prof. Zhiliang Ying and Dr. Yunxiao Chen.

My research focus on

• tackling estimation problems in the large-scale assessment, by developing new statistical modeling methods and innovative computing algorithms.

• latent variable modelling and multivariate hierarchical modelling, with applications in social science.

Current Appointments

• Assistant Professor at the School of Statistics, East China Normal University

Education & Employment History

• 2019-2021  Department of Statistics, London School of Economics and Political Science,  Research Officer (supervisor: Prof. Fiona Steele)

• 2014-2019  Shanghai Center for Mathematical Sciences, Fudan University,  Ph.D. in Statistics
  (advisor: Prof. Zhiliang Ying)

• 2016-2018  Department of statistics, Columbia University,  Visiting scholar

Contact

Room A1508b, Science Building East China Normal University
No. 3663, Zhongshan North Road
Shanghai, China

My email address is: slzhang at fem dot ecnu dot edu dot cn