Dr. Wei Tu

Assistant Professor

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Biography

Dr. Wei Tu is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Public Health Sciences at Queen's University and a Senior Biostatistician at the Canadian Cancer Trials Group. His research focuses on the intersection of healthcare and advanced data science, particularly through the utilization of digital technologies and diverse data sources such as genetic information, imaging, and electronic health records. Dr. Tu has trained as a statistician and is particularly interested in the integration of high-dimensional data for informed clinical decision-making. His past projects include automated tissue segmentation using neuroimaging data and robust matrix completion applied to machine learning in the context of HIV neurocognitive disorders. Currently, Dr. Tu is exploring topics in personalized medicine, robust dimensionality reduction, and interpretable machine learning, contributing significantly to the field of biostatistics and healthcare research.

Research Interests

Experience

Assistant Professor

2020-01-01 — Present

Queen's University • Kingston, ON, Canada

Teaching and conducting research in public health sciences.

Senior Biostatistician

2018-01-01 — Present

Canadian Cancer Trials Group • Kingston, ON, Canada

Leading biostatistical analysis in cancer trial research.

Requirements for Queen's University

Master Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3.3
TOEFL
Listening
Required:20
Reading
Required:22
Writing
Required:24
Speaking
Required:22
Total
Required:88
IELTS
Overall
Required:7
Prerequisites
Honours Bachelor degree Background in Computing, Mathematics, Statistics, or Engineering
Application Checklist
  • Online application
  • Statement of Research Interest
  • Curriculum Vitae
  • Two academic references
  • Transcripts
Specialization Notes

Department of Computing offers research-based, project-based, and course-based patterns.