Dr. Yan Gong

Visiting Assistant Professor of Statistics and Data Science

Prior to joining MBZUAI, Yan Gong was a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health and Imperial College London. She holds a Ph.D. and a Master’s degree in Statistics from King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), as well as a Bachelor’s degree in Mathematics and Applied Mathematics from Xi’an Jiaotong University (XJTU).

Yan Gong’s research is motivated by developing and applying modern advanced statistical methodologies to address complex, real-world high-impact problems, including challenges in financial risks, extreme weather events, and public health. Her work spans statistics of extremes, spatial statistics, causal inference, Bayesian inference, and deep learning.