Daiwei (David) Zhang

Daiwei (David) Zhang

Assistant Professor in Biostatistics and Genetics

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Biography

I am a tenure-track Assistant Professor of Biostatistics and Genetics at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill. My research focuses on developing novel AI/ML frameworks to advance critical biomedical and health care domains, including spatial omics, computational pathology, medical imaging and text analysis. Previously, I was a Research Associate of Biostatistics at the University of Pennsylvania (Mentor: Mingyao Li). I completed my PhD in Biostatistics and Scientific Computing at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor (Mentors: Jian Kang and Seunggeun Lee). For more information about myself and my work, see my curriculum vitae.

Interests

  • Computer Vision
  • Natural Language Processing
  • Generative AI
  • Spatial Omics
  • Computational Pathology
  • Medical Image & Text Analysis

Education

  • Postdoctoral Training in Biostatistics and Machine Learning, 2024

    University of Pennsylvania

  • PhD in Biostatistics & Scientific Computing, 2021

    University of Michigan

  • BS in Mathematics, 2016

    Calvin College