Rong Zhou

Rong Zhou is a Lecturer in the Department of Statistics and Data Science at the University of Central Florida (UCF), part of the College of Sciences. She holds an M.S. in Statistics from South Dakota State University (thesis: statistical methods for RNA-seq data analysis) and a Ph.D. in Mathematics from the University of Connecticut (dissertation: numerical simulations of cell motility on surfaces). Her research focuses on mathematical modeling, computational biology, and numerical simulation across diverse fields including systems biology, urban planning, and petroleum engineering.

Her work bridges theoretical and applied domains, with contributions to modeling biological networks, urban sustainability, water resource management, and reservoir engineering. Notable studies include developing bacterial genome assembly pipelines, analyzing cascading failures in biological systems, and optimizing strategies for disease containment. Zhou's interdisciplinary expertise spans biostatistics, epidemiology, and fluid dynamics, reflecting her dual background in mathematics and data science.

While no awards or grants are explicitly listed, her publication record (spanning 1999 to 2024) demonstrates sustained contributions to applied mathematics and computational methodologies. She has no listed advisees or lab affiliations in the provided materials.