Quoc T. Tran
Contact
Information
Department of Statistics
University of Wisconsin - Madison
B248D Medical Sciences Center
1300 University Avenue
Madison, WI 53706 USA
Cell: (608) 692-5813
E-mail: [email protected]
Web: www.stat.wisc.edu/∼ tran
Objective
Placement in a post-doctoral or academic faculty research position
Citizenship
Vietnam
Research
Interests
Data integration, record matching, bias correction, high-dimensional variable selection,
genetic, clinical trial
Education
University of Wisconsin - Madison, Madison, WI USA
Ph.D., Department of Statistics (expected graduation date: May 2012)
• Thesis Topic: Matching Bias Correction in Record Linkage
• Adviser: Professor Rick Nordheim
• Area of Study: Record Linkage
University of Science, Vietnam National University - Ho Chi Minh City, Ho
Chi Minh, Viet Nam
B.S., Faculty of Mathematics and Computer Science, Sep 2004
• Summa cum Laude, With Highest Honors in Mathematics
• Analysis specialization (emphasis on partial differential equation)
Awards
Ministry of Education and Training, Vietnam
• Third Prize in K-12 National Student Contest in Mathematics, 2000
• Third Prize in K-9 National Student Contest in Mathematics, 1996
University of Wisconsin - Madison, Madison, WI USA
• Graduate School Scholarship, 2010–2011
• Statistics Department Excellence Award, 2009–2010
University of Science, Vietnam National University - Ho Chi Minh City
• Dean’s Distinguished University Award, 2004
• University Scholarship, 2000–2004
Rencontres du Vietnam
• Odon Vallet Award, 2003
• Odon Vallet Award, 2002
American Chamber of Commerce in Vietnam
• AmCham Vietnam Scholarship, 2003
Academic
Experience
University of Wisconsin - Madison, Madison, WI USA
Graduate Student - Selected Coursework
• Mathematical Statistics
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September 2006 to present
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Professional
Experience
Theory of Probability
Stochastic Analysis
Large Sample Theory of Statistical Inference
Empirical Processes and Semiparametric Inference
Theory and Application of Regression and Analysis of Variance
Generalized Linear Models
Decision Trees for Multivariate Analysis
Model Selection
Statistics for High Dimensional Data
Survival Analysis Theory and Methods
Statistical Methods for Clinical Trials
Experimental Design
Statistical Consulting
Statistical Computing
Bioinformatics
Advanced Topics in Genetics: Genome Science
Analytics Methods in Genetic Epidemiology
Teaching Assistant
September 2006 to May 2010
• STAT 224: Introductory Statistics for Engineers, Spring 2007 (3 sections), Spring 2010
(2 sections)
• STAT 301: Introduction to Statistical Methods, Fall 2008 (3 sections), Fall 2009
(4 sections)
• STAT 309: Introduction to Mathematical Statistics, Fall 2007 (2 sections)
• STAT 371: Introductory Applied Statistics for the Life Sciences, Fall 2006 (3
sections), Spring 2008 (3 sections), Spring 2009 (3 sections)
• Sample student evaluations available upon request
• Responsible for 50 minutes lecture and graded homeworks, quizzes, exams
• Developed supplementary course material, archived at http://www.stat.wisc.edu/∼tran/
Research Assistant
June 2010 to May 2011
• Record Linkage for Puerto Rico 1910 Census and Puerto Rico 1920 Census
• Mentor: Prof. Rick Nordheim
Research Assistant
Sep 2011 to present
• Variable Selection for QTL mapping
• Mentor: Prof. Karl Broman
Paper Published Corinne D Engelman, Julio S Bueno Filho, Matthew J Maenner, Kristin J Meyers, Gota
Morota, Quoc Tran, and Lina M Vera-Cala. Analysis of human mini-exome sequencing data using a Bayesian hierarchical mixture model. GAW17, BMC Proceedings,
Vol 5, Suppl 9, S93, 2011
Papers in
Preparation
Yujin Chung, Kjell Doksum, and Quoc Tran. An Application Of A Delta Likelihood To
A Bivariate Generalized Cox Model summitted to Biometrika
Karl Broman, and Quoc Tran. Model Selection for QTL, allowing Epistasis between
Autosome and X Chromosome
Rick Nordheim, and Quoc Tran. Matching Bias Correction in Record Linkage
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Technical
Reports
Richard Chappell, and Quoc Tran. Phase II Two-staged Redistributed Design for Testing Drug on Different Types of Tumor - Power When Tumors Have Different Response
Rates. Report for Eli Lilly, available upon permission from Eli Lilly
Rick Nordheim, and Quoc Tran. Improving Transportation Services in Southwestern
Wisconsin - Survey on Transportation Needs and Barriers to Meet These Needs. Report for Southwest Wisconsin Transit Team (SWTT), available upon permission from
SWTT
Quoc Tran. A Unified View of Correlation Structure for Qualitative and Quantitative
Factors in Gaussian Process Models
Quoc Tran. Using Decision Tree to Decide Level of Diculty for Pieces of Music
Quoc Tran. Methodology Analysis: Splitting Variable Selection for Multivariate Regression Trees
Technical Talks Quoc Tran. Modeling Computer Experiments. Experimental Design Seminar
Quoc Tran. Analyzing Unreplicated Factorial Experiments: A Review With Simulation
Comparison Experimental Design Seminar
Quoc Tran. A Unified Approach to Model Selection and Sparse Recovery Using Regularized Least Squares Variable Selection Seminar
Quoc Tran. Statistical Challenges in Building Human Gene Regulatory Network Genetics Seminar
Technical Skills Programming: R, SAS, Python, C, C++, Pascal
Computer Applications: LATEX, most common productivity packages (for Windows, OS
X, and Linux platforms)
Operating Systems: Microsoft Windows family, Apple OS X, Linux
Mathematical
Expertise
Real and Complex Analysis, Measure Theory, Graph Theory, Combinatorics
Biological
Expertise
Genomics: Gene Expression, GWAS, Gene Regulatory Network
References
Professor Rick Nordheim, Statistics Department, UW-Madison
Professor Karl Broman, Biostatistics Department, UW-Madison
Professor Richard Chappell, Biostatistics Department, UW-Madison
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