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Jun Zhu is a Professor in the Department of Statistics with an affiliation in the Department of Entomology at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. He received his PhD in Statistics from Iowa State University in 2000, a Master of Science in Mathematical Sciences from Johns Hopkins University in 1995, and a Bachelor of Arts in Mathematics and Computer Science from Knox College in 1994. His research interests include spatial statistics, spatio-temporal statistics, Markov random fields, agricultural statistics, environmental statistics, statistical ecology, environmental and population health, disease mapping, medical imaging, and spatial demography. His research involves the methodological development of statistical techniques for analyzing spatially referenced data and the application of these methods in collaborative projects across agricultural, biological, ecological, environmental, health, and social systems. Professor Zhu emphasizes the connection between different types of research activities and aims to develop adequate statistical tools that address the problems posed by collaborative research.
Department: Department of Computer Sciences