Junyoung Park

Postdoc in Biostatistics at the University of Michigan

Welcome!

I am a postdoctoral research fellow in the Biostatistics Department of the University of Michigan, working with Dr. Irina Gaynanova.

I am interested in developing interpretable methods for analyzing non-Euclidean data. My research keywords and application targets (in parentheses) include:

  • Distributional data analysis, optimal transport (wearable device data)
  • Compositional data analysis, dimension reduction (microbiome data)
  • Statistical machine learning, kernel methods

I earned my Ph.D. in Mathematical Sciences under the guidance of Professors Cheolwoo Park and Jeongyoun Ahn at KAIST. Before working on statistics, I was a research assistant in algebraic geometry under the supervision of Professor Sijong Kwak until the summer of 2021.

I enjoy coffee :coffee:, :wine_glass:, running, and singing :).

Here is my CV (last updated: July 2026)

Awards

  • IMS New Researchers Travel Award (2026)
  • IMSI Long Program visit, Connectomics (2026)
  • Best Ph.D. Dissertation Award, Korean Statistical Society (2025)