Biao CAI
Assistant Professor · CityUHK Scholars (Profiles) · City University of Hong Kong
Quick answer: Biao CAI is Assistant Professor at City University of Hong Kong. Biao CAI shows an active PhD hiring signal as of 2026-10-19.
⭐ Accepting PhD Students
Openings: I am looking for self-motivated Ph.D. students interested in statistics and optimization. Prospective students with strong mathematical backgrounds are welcome to email me a CV and transcript. Students majoring in mathematics are especially welcome.
Research interests
His main research interests lie in the area of statistical machine learning with complex data structure, including point process models, tensor learning, mediation analysis and so on.
Selected publications (since 2023)
Latent Network Structure Learning from High Dimensional Multivariate Point Processes
Biao Cai, Jingfei Zhang and Yongtao Guan
Journal of the American Statistical Association, 2024.
Statistical Inference of Cell-type Proportions Estimated from Bulk Expression Data
Biao Cai, Jingfei Zhang, Hongyu Li, Chang Su and Hongyu Zhao
Journal of the American Statistical Association, 2024.
Jointly Modeling and Clustering Tensors in High Dimensions
Biao Cai, Jingfei Zhang, and Will Wei Sun
Operations Research, 2025.
Learning Human Activity Patterns using Clustered Point Processes with Active and Inactive States
Jingfei Zhang*, Biao Cai*, Xuening Zhu, Hansheng Wang, Ganggang Xu and Yongtao Guan
Journal of Business and Economic Statistics, 2023. (* Co-first author.)
Learning Brain Connectivity in Soc
Frequently asked questions
Is Biao CAI hiring PhD students at City University of Hong Kong?
Yes. As of 2026-10-19, Biao CAI's faculty page shows a PhD hiring signal: Accepting PhD Students
Openings: I am looking for self-motivated Ph.D. students interested in statistics and optimization. Prospective students with strong mathematical backgrounds are welcome to emai.
What does Biao CAI research?
His main research interests lie in the area of statistical machine learning with complex data structure, including point process models, tensor learning, mediation analysis and so on.
Data last updated: 2026-10-19 · Source: phd-match.com faculty database.
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