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Jessi Cisewski-Kehe is an Associate Professor in the Department of Statistics at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Her research primarily focuses on the methodological development of statistical techniques for analyzing complex datasets, especially those arising in the fields of astronomy and astrophysics. She specifically works in astrostatistics and is involved in the detection of low-mass exoplanets, emphasizing the challenges posed by stellar activity that can obscure true exoplanet signals. Her interests encompass a variety of statistical methods including closed-form models and likelihood functions that are designed to capture the nuanced features of observational data. In addition, she is engaged in interdisciplinary research that integrates data science, topological data analysis, and approximate Bayesian computation. Her work aims to advance the understanding and techniques necessary for dealing with sophisticated data in astronomical contexts, thereby contributing to significant discoveries in exoplanet studies and beyond.
Department: Department of Computer Sciences