Professor of Statistics, Electrical Engineering, and Computer Science

University of Minnesota | Core Faculty, Data Science & AI Hub | Amazon Scholar (AGI Team)

Honors & Awards: NSF CAREER, ARO Young Investigator, Cisco Research, and more

Research Focus: Bridging data science, AI, and computing—where methodology meets real-world impact

Pioneering Education:

- Created STAT 8931 – Generative AI, a new PhD course covering LLM training, deployment, and theory

- Open-source materials: https://genai-course.jding.org

Why Connect? Let’s collaborate on AI research, education, or entrepreneurship