Zhiling Gu

About me

Welcome to my website! My name is Zhiling Gu. I am an Assistant Professor in Statistics in the Department of Statistics at University of South Carolina where I started in fall 2026. Before that,  I was a postdoc in the Departmnet of Biostatistics at the Yale School of Public Health, advised by Professor Yize Zhao. I received my Ph.D. in Statistics from Iowa State University (ISU) in 2024, advised by Professor Lily Wang and Professor Dan Nettleton. 

My research develops statistical methods for complex, multimodal biomedical data, especially brain imaging, with a focus on statistical inference when AI-generated data inform scientific and clinical decisions. My methodological work spans functional data analysis, network analysis, spatiotemporal and longitudinal modeling, and semiparametric inference. Current directions include detecting distortions in AI-generated neuroimages, modeling Alzheimer's disease progression through brain networks, and combining EEG with conversational speech to study psychosis risk.

Please visit Research page for more details, and feel free to email me if you want to discuss research.