Background

I am an Associate Professor in Department of Statistics, at Rutgers University. I received my Ph.D. in Statistics at University of Pennsylvania in 2017 and I was fortunate to be advised by Professor T. Tony Cai. Before that, I received my bachelor degree in Mathematics from The Chinese University of Hong Kong.

Research Interests

I am broadly interested in high-dimensional inference, causal inference, econometrics, transfer learning, and post-selection inference.

  • Uncertainty quantification for high-dimensional models.
  • Causal inference with instrumental variables.
  • Causal inference with machine learning methods.
  • Multi-source Transfer Learning.
  • Inference robust to selection errors.
  • Applications to genetics and health record data.

Education

Grants

  • National Institute of Health
    R01LM013614(Co-PI): Semi-supervised Approaches to Denoising Electronic Health Records Data for Risk Prediction.
  • National Institute of Health
    NIH 1R01GM140463 (PI): Predictive Modeling with High-Dimensional lncomplete Data.
  • National Science Foundation
    NSF DMS 2015373 (Co-PI): Repro Sampling Method: A Transformative Artificial-Sample-Based Inferential Framework with Applications to Discrete Parameter, High-Dimensional Data, and Rare Events Inferences
  • National Science Foundation
    NSF DMS 1811857 (PI): Inference in High-Dimensional Linear Models: Methods, Theory and Applications.
  • National Institute of Health
    NIH R56-HL-138306-01 (Co-I): Statistics Methods for Analyzing Electronic Health Record Data.

Honors and Awards

  • ICSA New Researcher Award, ICSA International Conference, 2019.
  • IMS travel Award, JSM 2017.
  • President Gutmann Leadership Award, University of Pennsylvania, 2017.
  • J. Parker Brusk Prize, 2016.
  • Section in Epidemiology Young Investigator Award, JSM 2013.
  • Chung Chi College Departmental Prize, 2011-2012.
  • Dr. Chao Yong Chi-hsing Scholarship in Mathematics, 2011-2012.
  • Chung Chi Ivy League Exchange Scholarship, 2009-2010.
  • Caring Alumni Student Exchange Scholarship, 2009-2010.
  • Honors at Entrance to the Chinese University of Hong Kong, 2008.

Contact Information

  • Email: zijguo(at)stat(dot)rutgers(dot)edu.
  • Address:
    Department of Statistics
    Hill Center for Mathematical Science
    110 Frelinghusen Road
    Piscataway, NJ 08854