Dr. Emily Fox

Professor

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Biography

Emily Fox is a Professor of Statistics and Computer Science at Stanford University. Previously, she served as a Professor of Machine Learning at the Paul G. Allen School of Computer Science & Engineering and was part of the Department of Statistics at the University of Washington from 2018 to 2021. Before joining UW, she was an Assistant Professor at the Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania, also in the Department of Statistics. Emily earned her Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), where her thesis was awarded the Jin-Au Kong Outstanding Doctoral Thesis Prize and the Leonard J. Savage Award for Applied Methodology. Her research focuses on modeling complex time series data arising from health, particularly in health wearables and neuroimaging modalities. She has received several prestigious awards, including the CZ Biohub Investigator Award in 2022 and the Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers from the National Science Foundation in 2017. Emily has published extensively, contributing significant advancements in health-related data analysis and methodology.

Research Interests

Awards

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Investigator Award

2022-01-01
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Machine Learning Research Award

2018-01-01
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Presidential Early Career Award

2017-01-01
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Sloan Research Fellowship

2015-01-01
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Young Investigator Award

2015-01-01
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CAREER Award

2014-01-01
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Outstanding Doctoral Thesis Prize

2009-01-01
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Leonard J. Savage Award

2009-01-01

Courses

CS 229 STATS 229 CS 499 CS 390A CS 390B CS 390C BIOE 391 CS 399 CS 199 STATS 398 CS 390D CME 400 STATS 399 CS 191 CS 195 CS 191W STATS 207 STATS 307 STATS 315B

Requirements for Stanford University

Doctorate Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3.5
TOEFL
Listening
Required:26
Reading
Required:26
Writing
Required:26
Speaking
Required:26
Total
Required:100
GRE General
Verbal
Required:160
Quantitative
Required:165
Analytical Writing
Required:4.5
Overall
Required:4.5
Prerequisites
Bachelor degree from an accredited institution Strong background in mathematics and programming
Application Checklist
  • Statement of Purpose
  • Three letters of recommendation
  • Official transcripts
  • Resume/CV
Specialization Notes

The Computer Science department emphasizes research potential. GRE General is currently optional but recommended for some tracks.