Degree

M.S. Biostatistics

Thesis

Limits of Mechanistic Models versus Machine Learning Models for Influenza Forecasting in the United States.

Publication

M. Santillana, A.T. Nguyen, T. Louie, A. Zink, J. Gray, I. Sung, J.S. Brownstein (2016). Cloud-based Electronic Health Records for Real-time, Region-specific Influenza Surveillance. Scientific Reports 6, Article number: 25732. http://www.nature.com/articles/srep25732

Coursework

Machine Learning
Data Mining and Prediction
Statistical Inference
Regression and Analysis of Variance (linear regression / continuous outcome regression)
Analysis of Rates and Proportions (logistic regression / categorical outcome regression)
Longitudinal / Time-Series Analysis
Survival Analysis
Fundamentals of Epidemiology
Decision Analysis
Biological and Social Networks
Environmental Health