Liang Liu
Professor at The University of Georgia
Athens-Clarke County Unified Government, Georgia, United States
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Top SchoolLiang Liu is a Professor of Statistics at the University of Georgia with 11+ years of academic experience developing stochastic models for biological data and expertise in statistical phylogenetics. Trained with a PhD in Statistics from The Ohio State University, he has progressed through assistant and associate professorships to his current role, blending deep theoretical work with applied modeling for evolutionary inference. His research focuses on building and refining probabilistic methods that help decode evolutionary histories from complex biological datasets. Based in Athens, Georgia, he is known for translating rigorous statistical theory into practical tools for the life sciences. Colleagues value his sustained commitment to mentoring and curriculum development alongside a steady publication and teaching record. An understated strength is his ability to connect abstract stochastic processes with concrete biological questions, making advanced methods accessible to experimental collaborators.
11 years of coding experience
11 years of employment as a software developer
Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Statistics, Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Statistics at The Ohio State UniversityProgramming languages (1)
Github contributions (5)
lliu1871/phybase
Sep 2019 - Aug 2022
Contributions:29 commits, 32 pushes, 1 branch in 2 years 10 months
lliu1871/mp-est
Sep 2019 - Oct 2022
MP-EST estimates species trees from a set of gene trees by maximizing a pseudo-likelihood function
Contributions:2 releases, 40 commits, 2 PRs in 3 years 1 month
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