Langtian Ma
5615 Morgridge Hall
1205 University Ave
Madison, WI, 53706
langtian.ma AT wisc.edu
“Three passions, simple but overwhelmingly strong, have governed my life: the longing for love, the search for knowledge, and unbearable pity for the suffering of mankind.”
— Bertrand Russell
Welcome to my homepage!
I’m a second-year Ph.D. student in Statistics at University of Wisconsin-Madison, advised by Prof. Kris Sankaran. Before coming to Madison, I received my B.Sc with honors in Statistics at Southern University of Science and Technology.
I have board interests in statistics, mathematics, bioinformatics and computer science. My current research focuses on generative modeling and simulation for single-cell data.
I’m also a philosophy enthusiast with particular interests in philosophy of science and analytic philosophy. It is the philosophical significance of statistics that attracts me to this field.
news
| Apr 29, 2025 | The typesetting of the lecture note for STAT 850 at UW-Madison is now complete! |
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| Mar 03, 2025 | I started posting my lecture note for STAT 850 at UW-Madison on my blog page, which will be updated weekly. The note is typed using LiiiSTEM/Mogan and is in progress. |
| Aug 20, 2024 | Beginned my journey as a Ph.D. student at UW-Madison! |
latest posts
| Sep 20, 2025 | Handy Command Line Tools |
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| May 29, 2025 | Simulation with Copulas |
| Nov 16, 2024 | Deriving Maximum Likelihood Estimation from Information Theory |