Dr. Danna Zhang

Assistant Professor

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Biography

Danna Zhang received her Ph.D. in Statistics from the University of Chicago in 2017 under the supervision of Wei Biao Wu and Peter McCullagh. Her research areas include high-dimensional significance testing, change-point detection, high-order statistics, nonlinear/non-stationary time series, time-varying networks, and random graphs. She is currently interested in high-dimensional time series analysis.

Research Interests

Time-Varying Networks Change-Point Detection High-Dimensional Time Series Applied Probability High-Order Statistics

Requirements for University of California, San Diego

Doctorate Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3
TOEFL
Total
Required:85
IELTS
Overall
Required:7
Duolingo
Overall Score
Required:120
Overall
Required:120
Prerequisites
Bachelor's degree in physical, biological, or earth sciences, mathematics, or engineering. Differential and integral calculus. One year of calculus-based physics with laboratory. One year of chemistry with laboratory.
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  • Curriculum Vitae (CV)
  • Application fee ($135 domestic / $155 international)
Specialization Notes

Administered by the Scripps Institution of Oceanography. Curricular groups include Climate-Ocean-Atmosphere (COAP), Geosciences (GEO), and Ocean Biosciences (OBP).