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Work Experience Jul. 2019 - Present Professor, University of Waterloo Sep. 2018 - Jun. 2020 Associate Chair for Undergraduate Studies, University of Waterloo Jul. 2014 - Jun. 2019 Associate Professor, University of Waterloo Jan. 2012 - Jun. 2014 Assistant Professor, University of Waterloo Jul. 2008 - Dec. 2011 Assistant Professor, University of Alberta Jan. 2008 - Jun. 2008 Postdoc, University of British Columbia Education 2007 PhD (Statistics), University of Waterloo, Canada • Supervisor: Professor Jiahua Chen and Professor Paul Marriott • Thesis title: Hypothesis testing in finite mixture models 2004 MA (Statistics), Nankai University, China • Supervisor: Professor Runchu Zhang • Thesis title: Optimal fractional factorial design and their construction 2001 BSc (Statistics), Nankai University, China Editorial Board Jan.2012 - Present Associate Editor, The Canadian Journal of Statistics Jan. 2017 - Present Associate Editor, Metrika Jan. 2014 - Dec. 2015 Guest Associate Editor, Statistica Sinica Awards and Distinctions 2022 CRM-SSC Prize in Statistics 2022 Elected Fellow, Institute of Mathematical Statistics (IMS) 2021 Outstanding Performance Award, Faculty of Mathematics, University of Waterloo 2020 Golden Jubilee Research Excellence Award, Faculty of Mathematics, University of Waterloo 2018 Outstanding Performance Award, Faculty of Mathematics, University of Waterloo 2017 Faculty of Mathematics Award for Distinction in Teaching, University of Waterloo 2015 Outstanding Performance Award, Faculty of Mathematics, University of Waterloo 2014 Statistics and Actuarial Science Teaching Award, University of Waterloo 2007 Ontario Graduate Scholarship, University of Waterloo 2007 President's Graduate Scholarship, University of Waterloo 2006 Ontario Graduate Scholarship, University of Waterloo 2006 President's Graduate Scholarship, University of Waterloo 2005 Teaching Assistant Award, University of Waterloo 2005 Comprehensive Exam Scholarship, University of Waterloo