Dr. Zhaonan Qu is a Postdoctoral Research Scientist in the Data Science Institute, where he is part of the 7th cohort of the DSI Postdoctoral Fellows Program.
Under the guidance of Professor Agostino Capponi and Professor Sokbae (Simon) Lee, Dr. Qu’s research at the Data Science Institute will focus on the development of innovative methodologies aimed at benefiting the data science community; specifically, cross-disciplinary exploration among the fields of econometrics, statistics, and computer science. Dr. Qu will also focus on the study of interactions between causal inference and robustness, as well as their implications on network models.
Before joining Columbia University in July 2024, Dr. Qu received his PhD in Economics from Stanford University, where he was advised by Professor Guido Imbens. He also received an MA in Mathematics from the Courant Institute at New York University and BA also in Mathematics from Princeton University.