Xu Kai

Professor Xu Kai is a faculty member at the School of Mathematics and Statistics of Anhui Normal University, specializing in high-dimensional data analysis and nonlinear dependency measurement. He earned his bachelor's degree in engineering before transitioning to statistics, obtaining his master's and PhD under Professors He Daojiang and Zhu Liping respectively. His research addresses challenges posed by the 'curse of dimensionality' through innovative statistical methodologies published in top journals like The Annals of Statistics. He has secured multiple grants including National Natural Science Foundation projects and won prestigious awards such as the Anhui Youth Mathematics Award.

Education:

• Bachelor's in Engineering (top scores)
• Master's in Probability Theory & Mathematical Statistics (Anhui Normal University)
• PhD in Statistics (under Prof. Zhu Liping)

Research focuses on developing statistical tools for high-dimensional data, with applications in biomedicine and economics. His testing methods address covariate significance in regression equations, exemplified by work on gene mutation analysis. Teaching emphasizes functional thinking and interdisciplinary problem-solving, mentoring students like Zhang Jialong who praised his rigorous academic standards.

Awards:

• 2023: Anhui Natural Science Foundation Young Scholar
• 2022: National Natural Science Foundation General Project
• 2021: 5th Anhui Youth Mathematics Award

Advising & Grants:

• Directed 5+ student research projects
• Main investigator for 3 National Natural Science Foundation grants

Labs/Teams: Leads the High-Dimensional Statistical Analysis Research Group at Anhui Normal University.