Ming received his PhD in Econometrics and Statistics at University of Chicago, Booth School of Business in March 2020. His research interests include high dimensional statistical inference, non-convex optimization, and reinforcement learning, with a focus on developing novel methodologies with both practical applications and theoretical guarantees.
Mladen Kolar is an Associate Professor of Econometrics and Statistics at the University of Chicago Booth School of Business. His research is focused on high-dimensional statistical methods, graphical models, varying-coefficient models and data mining, driven by the need to uncover interesting and scientifically meaningful structures from observational data.