1996年－2000年，南京师范大学，数学系，本科/学士； 2003年－2006年，东南大学，数学系，研究生/硕士，概率统计方向； 2008年－2012年，东南大学，数学系，研究生/博士，概率统计方向。

2000年至今，南京信息工程大学，数学与统计学院，教师； 2010年8月－2011年2月，英国西苏格兰大学，访问学者； 2015年3月-2015年8月，英国纽卡斯尔大学，访问学者； 2016年3月-2017年2月，韩国首尔大学，博士后。

主要承担的科研项目基金来源 1. 国家自然科学基金面上项目“多模态婴幼儿脑核磁共振图像海马体分割研究”(61672291)(主研，2017-2020)； 2. 国家自然科学基金青年基金项目“对称及偏斜对称分布族下测量误差模型的稳健估计与诊断研究”(11301278)(主持，2014-2016)； 3. 教育部人文社会科学青年基金项目“对称分布族下含测量误差的面板数据建模及其应用”(13YJC910001)(主持，2013-2015)； 4. 江苏省自然科学基金青年基金项目“对称分布族下含测量误差的复杂数据建模和稳健诊断研究”(BK2012459）(主持，2012-2015)； 5. 国家自然然科学基金项目“相依结构重尾风险模型的破产理论与统计分析”(11001052)(参加)； 6. 国家自然然科学基金项目“具有复杂相关结构的几类统计模型的理论与应用研究”(11171065)(参加)； 7. 江苏省自然科学基金项目“重尾模型中近极值数据的统计推断及其应用”(BK2011058)(参加)； 8. 国家统计局研究项目“抽样调查数据质量评估方法研究”(2011LY062)(参加)； 9. 国家级大学生实践创新训练计划项目“气象观测数据的测量误差校正研究”(2012JSSPITP0795)(指导老师)。

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