Dr. Pan Xu

Assistant Professor

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Biography

Pan Xu is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Biostatistics and Bioinformatics at Duke University, with a focus on developing computationally efficient machine learning algorithms that have strong empirical performance and theoretical guarantees. His research is centered on Machine Learning, with broad interests in areas such as Artificial Intelligence, Data Science, Optimization, Reinforcement Learning, and High Dimensional Statistics, particularly in their applications to real-world problems in Bioinformatics and Healthcare. He has been actively involved in research projects that aim to address key challenges in sequential decision making and algorithm development, seeking to advance the field through innovative methodologies and collaborative efforts. Pan has also served as a Principal Investigator on research grants funded by the National Science Foundation.

Research Interests

Experience

Assistant Professor

2022-01-01 — Present

Duke University • Durham, NC

Assistant Professor in the Department of Biostatistics and Bioinformatics, involved in research and teaching.

Assistant Professor

2022-01-01 — Present

Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Duke University • Durham, NC

Assistant Professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering.

Assistant Professor

2023-01-01 — Present

Department of Computer Science, Duke University • Durham, NC

Assistant Professor in the Department of Computer Science.

Awards

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Collaborative Research: Foundation Approximate Sampling-Based Exploration Sequential Decision Making

Requirements for Duke University

Master Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3.2
TOEFL
Listening
Required:22
Reading
Required:22
Writing
Required:24
Speaking
Required:26
Total
Required:90
IELTS
Overall
Required:7
Prerequisites
Multivariable Calculus Introduction to Physics (mechanics) Introduction to Chemistry
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Specialization Notes

Department of Biomedical Engineering (MS program)