Moo Chung

Moo Chung is a Professor of Biostatistics and Medical Informatics at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, affiliated with the School of Medicine and Public Health. He holds additional appointments in the Department of Statistics and the College of Letters and Science. Chung earned his Ph.D. in Mathematics and Statistics from McGill University under Professors Keith J. Worsley and James O. Ramsay.

His research focuses on computational neuroimaging, leveraging MRI, fMRI, and DTI to study brain dynamics through topological and geometric methods. Key areas include persistent homology, brain network analysis, and statistical modeling of high-dimensional imaging data. He has pioneered methods like hyper-network construction and exact topological inference for paired brain networks, addressing computational challenges in analyzing large-scale neuroimaging datasets.

Chung’s work integrates advanced mathematical techniques such as Hodge Laplacian, spectral graph theory, and Wasserstein distances to analyze brain connectivity. He has secured NIH funding for projects like the Brain Initiative (2017-2020) and current grant MH133614 (2023), focusing on geometric data analysis and topological dynamics. His contributions include three books on brain imaging and network analysis, with ongoing research on topological data analysis applications.

• Awards: Vilas Associate Award (2013-2014), NIH Brain Initiative Award, Editor's Award (2011)
• Labs/Teams: Leads brain imaging workshops globally, including Seoul National University (2024) and POSTECH (2024), and organizes conferences like ISBI and MICCAI special sessions.
• Grants: NIH EB022856 (Brain Initiative), MH133614 (2023), and collaborations with institutions like Vanderbilt University and University of Chicago.

Chung actively mentors students and postdocs in biomedical data science, offering fellowships through the CIBM program. His group maintains a Google mailing list for brain image analysis discussions and hosts regular seminars on methodological advancements.