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Eric Chi is an Associate Professor in the Department of Statistics at Rice University, also affiliated with the Ken Kennedy Institute. He holds a B.A. in Physics from Rice University, an M.S. in Electrical Engineering from UC Berkeley, and a Ph.D. in Statistics from Rice University. His research focuses on statistical learning and numerical optimization, applied to large-scale data in biological and engineering domains. He has been recognized with awards including the NSF CAREER Award (2018) and the LeRoy and Elva Martin Teaching Excellence Award (2020).
Chi's academic journey includes postdoctoral roles at UCLA and Rice, and prior faculty experience at North Carolina State University (2015-2021). He serves as an Associate Editor for the Journal of Computational and Graphical Statistics since 2016 and on the Editorial Board of Statistical Methods in Medical Research since 2011. His work emphasizes algorithmic development for complex data structures, including tensor decomposition, matrix completion, and convex clustering.
Recent research trends include robust low-rank tensor decomposition, Bayesian inference via proximal MCMC, and convex-nonconvex regularization strategies. His publications span statistical computing, machine learning, and interdisciplinary applications. Chi advises current PhD students at Rice and has mentored multiple alumni now in academia and industry roles.
