Spotlight on Computer Science

Assistant Professor Liping Liu works with computer science PhD student Xiaohui Chen.

Student highlight

Name: Xiaohui Chen
Degree: PhD in Computer Science
Faculty lab: Assistant Professor Liping Liu
Hometown: Guangdong, China

Why Tufts?
Tufts has a great location and it has a higher teacher to student ratio. This allows me to discuss freely with other professors about our research problems.

Favorite thing about living in the Medford/Somerville and Boston area?
I really like the weather in Boston, and Medford is not far away from downtown so there is entertainment.

Any advice you’d give to prospective students or new graduate students?
In terms of research, if you are planning to join a PhD program, try to get into a research project as soon as possible to accumulate experience. If you are already admitted into the program, learn from your peers about what skill set is essential to master.

Assistant Professor Liping Liu takes a seat next to computer science PhD student Xiaohui Chen.

Faculty highlight

Name: Assistant Professor Liping Liu
Research interests: Data science, machine learning, Bayesian methods, deep learning, graphs

About Assistant Professor Liu:
Liping Liu, who earned his doctorate at Oregon State University in 2016, is interested in probabilistic modeling and graph learning within the area of machine learning. He also applies these machine learning techniques to ecology studies, spatial data modeling, and chemical data analysis. Liu previously held the position of postdoctoral associate at Columbia University. He is a reviewer for several conferences and journals on machine learning.