Hongjian Shi

Hongjian Shi is a postdoctoral researcher at the Chair of Mathematical Statistics under Prof. Drton at the Technical University of Munich, affiliated with the TUM School of Computation, Information and Technology (CIT). His research focuses on high-dimensional and nonparametric statistical methods, particularly for measuring stochastic dependence and independence testing using rank-based approaches.

• Education: Ph.D. in Statistics from the University of Washington (2021), advised by Fang Han.
• Research Interests: Center-outward ranking, multivariate independence, conditional dependence coefficients, and universal inference in Gaussian mixture models.
• Recent Work: Develops distribution-free tests for multivariate independence, extending classical rank statistics to modern high-dimensional settings. His publications in journals like Bernoulli, Journal of the American Statistical Association, and Biometrika highlight his contributions to nonparametric statistical theory.
• Contact: hongjian.shi@tum.de