Hua Fang

Dr. Hua Fang is a Professor in the Department of Computer & Information Science at the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth. She directs the Computational Statistics and Data Science Lab and holds expertise in machine learning approaches for health informatics. Her NIH-funded research develops statistical methods for analyzing behavioral patterns in longitudinal health studies.

Education

• PhD in Statistics, Ohio University (2006)
• MA/MFE in Financial Economics, Ohio University (2006)
• BA in Business/English Teaching, Sichuan International Studies University (1998)

Research Focus
Her interdisciplinary work combines computational statistics with healthcare applications, particularly in wireless health monitoring and behavioral pattern recognition. Key areas include:

• Machine learning for health trajectory analysis
• Statistical models for longitudinal biomedical data
• Mobile applications for health monitoring
• Data-driven clinical decision support

Teaching & Leadership
She teaches graduate courses in computer graphics and research methodologies while mentoring students in data science applications. Recognized as 2022 Scholar of the Year, her work bridges statistical theory with practical healthcare solutions.