Mu Zhu is a Professor in the Department of Statistics and Actuarial Science at the University of Waterloo, Canada, where he currently holds a University Research Chair and serves as the Associate Dean of AI Strategy in its Faculty of Mathematics. He obtained his AB magna cum laude in applied mathematics from Harvard University, and his PhD in statistics from Stanford University. He is an elected Fellow of the American Statistical Association.

Experience

  • 2025–present
    Associate Dean of AI Strategy, Faculty of Mathematics, University of Waterloo
  • 2014–present
    Professor, Department of Statistics and Actuarial Science, University of Waterloo
  • 2021–2024
    Director of Graduate Data Science Program, Faculty of Mathematics, University of Waterloo
  • 2007–2014
    Associate Professor, Department of Statistics and Actuarial Science, University of Waterloo
  • 2001–2007
    Assistant Professor, Department of Statistics and Actuarial Science, University of Waterloo

Education

  • 2001 
    Stanford University, PhD in Statistics
  • 1995 
    Harvard University, AB magna cum laude in Applied Mathematics

Honours

University Research Chair, University of Waterloo (appointed 2024). Fellow, American Statistical Association (elected 2019). Phi Beta Kappa (elected 1995).

Contact Mu for

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