Faculty Profile for Dr. Xiaoxi Shen

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Dr. Xiaoxi Shen
Assistant Professor — Mathematics
MCS 567
phone: (512) 245-9017
Scholarly/Creative Work
Awards
Grants
Service

Biography Section

Research Interests

 Statistical genetics; Mixed models; Statistical learning and Empirical processes

Selected Scholarly/Creative Work

  • Zhu, J., Saikia, G., Zhang, X., Shen, X., & Kahe, K. (2024). One-carbon Metabolism Nutrients, Genetic Variation, and Diabetes Mellitus. DIABETES METAB J.
  • Shen, X., Jiang, C., Sakhanenko, L., & Lu, Q. (2023). Asymptotic Properties of Neural Network Sieve Estimators. Journal of Nonparametric Statistics. https://doi.org/10.1080/10485252.2023.2209218
  • Shen, X., Jiang, C., & Lu, Q. (2021). [Review of A Goodness-of-fit Test Based on Neural Network Sieve Estimators, by L. Sakhanenko]. Statistics and Probability Letters, 174, 109100. Retrieved from https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0167715221000626?casa_token=FCmoMuwqhlAAAAAA:E_TcS_m1IiZt5kSZB1PCoLeFTvDJ0RukcvGodCkqMe2PZGw_Ami3PBkt4zjw86yfzFj0bO8Mqg
  • Hou, T., Shen, X., Zhang, S., Liang, M., Chen, L., & Lu, Q. (2024). AIGen: An Artificial Intelligence Software for Complex Genetic Data Analysis. Briefings in Bioinformatics, 25(6). https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1093/bib/bbae566
  • Shen, X., & Wang, X. (2024). An Exploration of Testing Genetic Associations Using Goodness-of-Fit Statistics Based on Deep ReLU Neural Networks. Frontiers in Systems Biology, 4. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.3389/fsysb.2024.1460369

Selected Awards

  • Award / Honor Recipient: New Faculty Collection Grant Funds, $1011.25. October 2021
  • Award / Honor Recipient: 2022 Outstanding Review Editor, Editorial Office of Frontiers in Systems Biology. October 3, 2022 - Present
  • Award / Honor Recipient: 2024 Department of Mathematics Research Excellence Award. October 2024 - December 2024

Selected Grants

  • Yang, Yong (Principal), Keller, Thomas M (Co-Principal), Sun, Shuying (Supporting), Dochtermann, Anton (Supporting), Oh, Suho (Supporting), Shen, Xiaoxi (Supporting). REU Site: Algebra, Combinatorics, and Statistics, NSF, Federal, $271568. (Submitted: August 2024, Funded: April 1, 2025 - March 28, 2028). Grant.
  • Zhu, Jie (Principal), Shen, Xiaoxi (Co-Principal), Metsis, Vangelis (Co-Principal). One-carbon Metabolism Nutrients Intakes, Genetic Susceptibility, and Social Determinants in Association with Diabetes Incidence among the U.S. Hispanic Adults: HCHS/SOL, TXST CADS 2024 Catalyst Research Awards, Texas State Center for Analytics and Data Science, Texas State University, $1000. (Submitted: December 22, 2024, Funded: February 1, 2024 - December 31, 2024). Grant.
  • Shen, Xiaoxi. Risk Prediction and Association Analyses Using Kernel Methods for High-Dimensional Genetic Data, Research Enhancement Program, Texas State University, $8000. (Funded: January 1, 2024 - May 31, 2025). Grant.
  • Zhu, Jie (Principal), Shen, Xiaoxi (Co-Principal), Bishop, Nicholas Joseph (Co-Principal), Metsis, Vangelis (Co-Principal). Exploring Interaction of One-carbon Metabolism Nutrients Intakes and Genetic Susceptibility on Risk of Metabolic Syndrome among Multi-ethnic US Adults with Diverse Socio-demographic, Biomedical, and Lifestyle Characters, Texas State University Multidisciplinary Internal Research Grant, Texas State University, $12000. (Funded: August 24, 2022 - Present). Grant.
  • Shen, Xiaoxi. Interpretation of Deep Neural Networks from a Statistical Aspect with Application to Identify Alzheimer’s Disease Related Genes, Research Enhancement Program, Texas State University, $8000. (Funded: January 1, 2022 - May 31, 2023). Grant.

Selected Service Activities

Reviewer / Referee
Statistics and Probability Letters
June 2021-Present
Member
Search Committee for Open Rank Tenure Line Faculty in Data Science, Machine Learning, and Artificial Intelligence
October 28, 2024-Present
Member
Award Committee
September 2023-Present
Organizer
Numerical Methods for Data Science and Engineering
September 2023-Present
Co-Chair
Statistics Teaching Forum
August 2023-Present