Kai Zhang


Dr. Kai Zhang is currently an associate professor with tenure at the Department of Statistics and Operations Research, UNC Chapel Hill. Dr. Zhang obtained his bachelor’s degree from Peking University in 2003, his Ph.D. degree in mathematics from Temple University in 2007, and his Ph.D. degree in statistics from the Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania in 2012. He is an elected fellow of the Institute of Mathematical Statistics. His research interests include nonparametric statistics, high-dimensional statistics, and post-selection inference. His research is supported by five grants from the National Science Foundation.