Dr. Yingwei Peng

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Biography

Dr. Yingwei (Paul) Peng is a Professor in the Department of Public Health Sciences at Queen's University. His research focuses on biostatistical methods, specifically marginal random effects models for survival data and cured fraction models. Dr. Peng employs semi-parametric estimation methods for model selection in survival models and various statistical models in observational studies. He has supervised numerous Ph.D. and MSc students and collaborates with researchers from institutions in the USA, China, and Taiwan, emphasizing the applicability of his work to clinical trials and observational studies. He received his PhD from the University of Newcastle, Australia. His current research interests encompass survival analysis, cure models, causal inference in observational studies, longitudinal clustered data analysis, and the application of Bayesian methods. Dr. Peng is dedicated to mentoring talented graduate students and post-doctoral fellows in biostatistics-related research areas. He teaches several courses, including Applied Regression Analysis and Advanced Public Health Research.

Research Interests

Courses

Applied Regression Analysis Advanced Public Health Research Biostatistical Data Analysis

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
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Specialization Notes

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