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Hey there! I’m Lillian

I am a Ph.D. candidate of statistics in the Dr. Bing Zhang Department of Statistics, University of Kentucky, advised by Dr. Chenglong Ye. I received my M.S. in Statistics from the University of Kentucky in May, 2021, and M.S. in Mathematics from the Miami University in May, 2019, advised by Dr. Alexandru Alin Pogan. Before that I received my B.S. in Mathematics from the Miami University in May, 2016.

Research Interest

  • Variable Selection, Statistical Applications

Research

Manuscripts under Preparation

  • $\textbf{Li, L.}$, Ye, C., Randolph, T., and Wang, Y., TL-MMI: A transfer-learning-inspired approach for investigating microbiome-metabolome interactions. (2023+)
  • $\textbf{Li, L.}$ and Ye, C., A Genetic Algorithm for Variable Selection for High-dimensional Linear Models with Interaction Effects: R Package AVGAS. (2023+)

Manuscript under Review

  • Mekuria, Z. H., $\textbf{Li, L.}$, Mitra, S., Gebreyes, W., and Harrar, S. W., A Three-Year Assessment of More Than 150,000 SARS-CoV-2 Genomes and Metadata: Challenges and Progress in Genomic Surveillance in Africa. Submitted to PLOS Global Public Health.

Teaching Experience

Skills

  • Programming Languages: R, SAS, JMP, SPSS, MATLAB
  • Tools: LaTeX, Unix, Microsoft Word, Powerpoint, Excel