Siliang Zhang

About me

I am an Associate 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 (I work with Prof. Fiona Steele, Prof. Jouni Kuha, and Prof. Irini Moustaki).

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 (supervisors: Prof. Fiona Steele and Prof. Jouni Kuha)

• 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