Jessi Cisewski-Kehe
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Jessi Cisewski-Kehe

Google Scholar ID: YyatADcAAAAJ
Associate Professor of Statistics, University of Wisconsin-Madison
StatisticsAstrostatisticsTopological Data Analysis
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Tracking Temporal Evolution of Topological Features in Image Data
2025
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Academic Achievements
  • PI of NSF CAREER grant (NSF-CAREER-2337243): Statistical Advances in TDA with Applications to Astronomy
  • Co-PI of NSF CDS&E grant (NSF-CDS&E-2346683): Accelerating computational design of nanoparticle-protein interactions using simulations, TDA, and ML
  • PI of NSF AST grant (NSF-AST-2204701): Hierarchical Bayesian methods for characterizing low-mass planets
  • Co-I/Co-PI on multiple NASA and NSF projects on exoplanet detection and stellar activity modeling
  • Co-PI of UW-Madison Research Forward awards (2023, 2024)
  • Recipient of Nellie McKay Fellowship (UW-Madison)
Background
  • Associate Professor in the Department of Statistics at the University of Wisconsin - Madison
  • Research focuses on astrostatistics
  • Addresses complex statistical challenges in natural and physical sciences, with emphasis on astronomy
  • Develops methods (ExoStatistics) to detect exoplanets in noisy data
  • Applies Topological Data Analysis (TDA) to uncover structural features in data