Assistant Professor Dr. Rongjie Liu is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Statistics at the University of Georgia, where he also serves as Graduate Program Faculty within the Franklin College of Arts & Sciences. He joined UGA in 2024 after serving as an Assistant Professor at Florida State University. Dr. Liu earned his Ph.D. and M.A. in Statistics from Rice University in 2020, following a Ph.D. in Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologies from the University of Texas at San Antonio and a B.S. in Mathematics from Southeast University in China. His research focuses on Bayesian statistics and learning-based methods, with applications in neuroscience and engineering. Dr. Liu’s areas of expertise include Bayesian modeling, machine learning, deep and reinforcement learning, causal inference, and image data analysis. His interdisciplinary approach bridges statistical methodology and data-driven research across scientific and engineering domains. Education: Ph.D. Statistics, Rice University, 2020 Research Research Interests: Bayesian statistics Machine learning, deep learning, and reinforcement learning Image data analysis Causal inference Applications in neuroscience and engineering
