Ming-Hung Kao
Associate Professor,
School of Mathematical and Statistical Sciences
Other ASU affiliations
Associate Professor,
School of Life Sciences Interdisciplinary Graduate faculty
Associate Professor,
Mathematics
Associate Professor,
School of Life Sciences
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Phone: 480-965-3466
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Mail code: 1804Campus: Tempe
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Long Bio
Ming-Hung Kao’s primary research interest is in the design of experiments. Motivated by real-world applications, he has been developing insightful statistical theory and efficient computational methods for identifying optimal experimental designs that allow experimenters to collect the most informative data at minimum cost to make precise and valid statistical inference. His current research focus is on the development of high-quality designs for functional neuroimaging experiments where pioneering brain mapping technologies are utilized to improve knowledge about the inner workings of the human brain.
Education
- Ph.D. Statistics, University of Georgia 2009
- M.S. Statistics, National Central University, Taiwan 1999
- B.S. Mathematics, National Central University, Taiwan 1997
Publications
- Rha, H., Kao, M.-H., and Pan, R. Bagging-enhanced Sampling Schedule for Functional Quadratic Regression. Journal of Statistical Theory and Practice (2021)
- Kao, M.-H., and Khogeer, H. Optimal Designs for Mixed Continuous and Binary Responses with Quantitative and Qualitative Factors. Journal of Multivariate Analysis (2021)
- Rha, H., Kao, M.-H., and Pan, R. Design Optimal Sampling Plans for Functional Regression Models. Computational Statistics & Data Analysis (2020)
- Alghamdi, R., Alrumayh, A., and Kao, M.-H. Maximin Designs for Ultra-fast Functional Brain Imaging. In: Contemporary Biostatistics with Biopharmaceutical Applications (2019)
- Kim, S., and Kao, M.-H. Locally Optimal Designs for Mixed Binary and Continuous Responses. Statistics & Probability Letters (2019)
- Hong, Y.-C., and Kao, M.-H. Exploration of students' online discussion engagement in statistics collaborative learning. In: Educational Technology to Improve Quality and Access on a Global Scale: Papers from the Educational Technology World Conference (2018)
- Lin, Y.-L., Phoa, F. K. H., and Kao, M.-H. Optimal Design of fMRI Experiments Using Circulant (Almost-)Orthogonal Arrays. Annals of Statistics (2017)
- Lin, Y.-L., Phoa, F. K. H., and Kao, M.-H. Circulant Partial Hadamard Matrices: Construction via General Difference Sets and Its Application to fMRI Experiments. Statistica Sinica (2017)
- Kao, M.-H., and Zhou, L. Optimal Experimental Designs for fMRI When the Model Matrix Is Uncertain. NeuroImage (2017)
- Cheng, C.-S., Kao, M.-H., and Phoa, F. K. H. Optimal and Efficient Designs for Functional Brain Imaging Experiments. Journal of Statistical Planning and Inference (2017)
- Saleh M., Kao, M.-H. and Pan, R. Design D-optimal Event-Related Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging Experiments. Journal of the Royal Statistical Society: Series C (2017)
- Jangid, K., Kao, M.-H., Lahamge, A., Williams, M. A., Rathbun, S. L., and Whitman, W. B. K-shuff: A Novel Algorithm for Characterizing Structural and Compositional Diversity in Gene Libraries. PLOS ONE (2016)
- Cheng, C.-S., and Kao, M.-H. Optimal Experimental Designs for fMRI via Circulant Biased Weighing Designs. Annals of Statistics (2015)
- Kao, M.-H., and Stufken, J. Optimal Design for Event-Related fMRI Studies. in: Handbook of Design and Analysis of Experiments (2015)
- Kao, M.-H. Universally Optimal fMRI Designs for Comparing Hemodynamic Response Functions. Statistica Sinica (2015)
- Kao, M.-H. A New Type of Experimental Designs for Event-Related fMRI via Hadamard Matrices. Statistics & Probability Letters (2014)
- Kao, M.-H., and Mittelmann, D. H. A Fast Algorithm For Constructing Efficient Event-Related fMRI Designs. Journal of Statistical Computation and Simulation (2014)
- Kao, M.-H., Tamkit, M., and Wong, W. K. Recent Developments in Optimal Experimental Designs for Functional MRI. World Journal of Radiology (2014)
- Kao, M.-H. On the Optimality of Extended Maximal Length Linear Feedback Shift Register Sequences. Statistics & Probability Letters (2013)
- Kao, M.-H., Majumdar, D., Mandal, A. and Stufken, J. Maximin And Maximin Efficient Event-Related fMRI Designs under A Nonlinear Model. Annals of Applied Statistics (2013)
- Kao, M.-H., Mandal, A., and Stufken, J. Constrained Multi-objective Designs for Functional MRI Experiments via A Modified Nondominated Sorting Genetic Algorithm. Journal of the Royal Statistical Society: Series C (2012)
- Kao, M.-H., Mandal, A., and Stufken, J. Constrained Multi-objective Designs for Functional MRI Experiments via A Modified NSGA-II. Technical Report (2010)
- Kao, M.-H., Mandal, A., Lazar, N., and Stufken, J. Multi-objective optimal experimental designs for event-related fMRI studies. NeuroImage (2009)
- Kao, M.-H., Mandal, A., and Stufken, J. Efficient Designs for Event-Related Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging with Multiple Scanning Sessions. Communications in Statistics-Theory and Methods (2009)
- Kao, M.-H. Multi-Objective Optimal Experimental Designs for ER-fMRI Using MATLAB. Journal of Statistical Software (2009)
- Kao, M.-H., Mandal, A., Stufken, J. Optimal Design for Event-Related Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging Considering Both Individual Stimulus Effects and Pairwise Contrasts. Statistics and Applications (2008)
Research Activity
- CAREER: New Developments on Experimental Designs for Pioneering Functional Brain Imaging Technologies. PI, NSF-DMS, 2014-2020
- RTG: Data-Oriented Mathematical and Statistical Sciences. Co-PI, NSF-DMS, 2015-2021
- Design of Experiments with Dynamic Responses. Co-PI, NSF-CMMI, 2017-2021
- Pragmatic Strategies for Designing Complex Multi-Response Studies. PI, Institute for Social Science Research, Arizona State University, 2019
- Advancing the Understanding of Online Collaborative Learning Experience in Statistical Learning. Co-PI, Arizona State University, 2017-2018
- Developing Instructor-Supported Online Collaborative Learning Environment (I-SOCLE) to Prepare Future Statistics Workforce. Co-PI, Institute for Social Science Research, Arizona State University, 2017
- Optimal Design of Experiments for Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging. PI, Arizona State University, 2014
Teaching Website URL
Courses
2025 Spring
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| APM 792 | Research |
| STP 792 | Research |
| STP 584 | Internship |
| STP 799 | Dissertation |
| STP 795 | Continuing Registration |
| STP 799 | Dissertation |
2024 Fall
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| MAT 590 | Reading and Conference |
| STP 526 | Theory/Statistic Linear Models |
| APM 792 | Research |
| STP 792 | Research |
| APM 799 | Dissertation |
| STP 799 | Dissertation |
| STP 584 | Internship |
| STP 799 | Dissertation |
2024 Summer
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| STP 792 | Research |
| STP 792 | Research |
| STP 784 | Internship |
| STP 792 | Research |
| STP 795 | Continuing Registration |
2024 Spring
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| APM 792 | Research |
| STP 792 | Research |
| STP 584 | Internship |
| STP 799 | Dissertation |
| STP 795 | Continuing Registration |
| STP 598 | Special Topics |
| STP 799 | Dissertation |
2023 Fall
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| MAT 590 | Reading and Conference |
| STP 526 | Theory/Statistic Linear Models |
| APM 792 | Research |
| STP 792 | Research |
| APM 799 | Dissertation |
| STP 799 | Dissertation |
| STP 584 | Internship |
| STP 799 | Dissertation |
| STP 535 | Applied Sampling Methodology |
2023 Summer
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| STP 792 | Research |
| STP 792 | Research |
| STP 784 | Internship |
| STP 792 | Research |
2023 Spring
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| APM 792 | Research |
| STP 792 | Research |
| STP 584 | Internship |
| STP 799 | Dissertation |
| STP 795 | Continuing Registration |
| STP 598 | Special Topics |
2022 Fall
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| MAT 590 | Reading and Conference |
| STP 526 | Theory/Statistic Linear Models |
| APM 792 | Research |
| STP 792 | Research |
| APM 799 | Dissertation |
| STP 799 | Dissertation |
| STP 584 | Internship |
| STP 799 | Dissertation |
2022 Summer
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| STP 792 | Research |
| STP 792 | Research |
| STP 784 | Internship |
| STP 792 | Research |
2022 Spring
| Course Number | Course Title |
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| STP 531 | Applied Analysis of Variance |
| APM 792 | Research |
| STP 792 | Research |
| STP 584 | Internship |
| STP 799 | Dissertation |
| STP 599 | Thesis |
| STP 795 | Continuing Registration |
| STP 593 | Applied Project |
2021 Fall
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| MAT 590 | Reading and Conference |
| STP 526 | Theory/Statistic Linear Models |
| STP 593 | Applied Project |
| STP 595 | Continuing Registration |
| APM 792 | Research |
| STP 792 | Research |
| APM 799 | Dissertation |
| STP 591 | Seminar |
| STP 799 | Dissertation |
| MAT 591 | Seminar |
| STP 584 | Internship |
| STP 598 | Special Topics |
| STP 799 | Dissertation |
2021 Summer
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| STP 595 | Continuing Registration |
| STP 792 | Research |
| STP 792 | Research |
| STP 784 | Internship |
| STP 792 | Research |
2021 Spring
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| STP 598 | Special Topics |
| APM 792 | Research |
| STP 792 | Research |
| STP 584 | Internship |
| MAT 591 | Seminar |
| STP 591 | Seminar |
| STP 799 | Dissertation |
| STP 599 | Thesis |
| STP 795 | Continuing Registration |
2020 Fall
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| MAT 590 | Reading and Conference |
| STP 526 | Theory/Statistic Linear Models |
| STP 593 | Applied Project |
| STP 595 | Continuing Registration |
| APM 792 | Research |
| STP 792 | Research |
| APM 799 | Dissertation |
| STP 591 | Seminar |
| STP 799 | Dissertation |
| MAT 591 | Seminar |
| STP 535 | Applied Sampling Methodology |
| STP 584 | Internship |
2020 Summer
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| STP 595 | Continuing Registration |
| STP 792 | Research |
| STP 792 | Research |
| STP 784 | Internship |
| STP 792 | Research |
2020 Spring
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| STP 593 | Applied Project |
| STP 598 | Special Topics |
| APM 792 | Research |
| STP 792 | Research |
| STP 584 | Internship |
| STP 530 | Applied Regression Analysis |
| MAT 591 | Seminar |
| STP 591 | Seminar |
| STP 799 | Dissertation |
| STP 599 | Thesis |
| STP 795 | Continuing Registration |
Presentations
- Kao, M.-H. Recent Developments in Optimal Experimental Designs for Functional MRI. 7th International Conference of the ERCIM WG on Computational and Methodological Statistic (Dec 2014).
- Kao, M.-H. Universally Optimal fMRI Designs for Comparing Hemodynamic Response Functions. Joint Statistical Meetings (Aug 2014).
- Kao, M.-H. Recent Developments in Optimal Experimental Designs for Functional MRI. the Conference on Experimental Design and Analysis 2014 (Jul 2014).
- Kao, M.-H. Optimal fMRI Experimental Designs for Contrasts between Hemodynamic Response Functions. the 3rd Institute of Mathematical Statistics Asia Pacific Rim Meeting (Jun 2014).
- Kao, M.-H. On the Statistical Optimality of Some Designs for fMRI Experiments. the 23rd South Taiwan Statistics Conference and 2014 Chinese Institute of Probability and Statistics (Jun 2014).
- Kao, M.-H. Recent Developments in Optimal Experimental Designs for Functional MRI. Department of Mathematics, Statistics, and Computer Science at University of Illinois at Chicago (Apr 2014).
- Kao, M.-H. Recent Developments in Optimal Experimental Designs for Functional MRI. Department of Mathematical Sciences at Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis (Feb 2014).
- Kao, M.-H. Optimal Experimental Designs for Functional MRI: An Overview. Design and Analysis of Experiments Research Group Meeting, Academia Sinica, Taipei, Taiwan (Feb 2014).
- Kao, M.-H. Recent Developments in Optimal Experimental Designs for Functional MRI. Department of Statistics at University of Georgia (Jan 2014).
- Kao, M.-H. On the Optimality of Extended Maximal Length Linear Feedback Shift Register Sequences. the Joint Statistical Meetings (Aug 2013).
- Kao, M.-H. A New Type of Experimental Designs for Event-Related fMRI Via Hadamard Matrices. the 2013 WNAR/IMS Annual Meeting (Jun 2013).
- Kao, M.-H. Constrained Multi-Objective Designs for Functional MRI Experiments Via A Modified Nondominated Sorting Genetic Algorithm. the 20th ASA/IMS Spring Research Conference on Statistics in Industry and Technology (Jun 2013).
- Kao, M.-H. Maximin and Maximin Efficient Designs for fMRI Experiments. the 2nd International Conference and Exhibition on Biometrics & Biostatistics (Jun 2013).
- Kao, M.-H. On the Statistical Optimality of Some Designs for fMRI Experiments and A New Type of fMRI Designs Via Hadamard Matrices. School of Mathematical & Statistical Sciences (Statistics Seminar), Arizona State University (Apr 2013).
- Kao, M.-H. Maximin and Maximin Efficient Designs for Functional MRI Experiments. Department of Statistics, National Cheng Kung University, Taiwan (Jan 2013).
- Kao, Ming-Hung. Maximin and Maximin Efficient Designs for fMRI Experiments. Design and Analysis of Experiments Conference (Oct 2012).
- Kao, Ming-Hung. Experimental Designs for Functional MRI with Compound Stimulus. Joint Statistical Meetings (Jul 2012).
- Kao, Ming-Hung. Robust Event-Related fMRI Designs under A Nonlinear Model. the 6th World Congress of Nonlinear Analysts (Jun 2012).
- Kao, Ming-Hung. Experimental Designs for Event-Related fMRI Studies. School of Mathematical & Statistical Sciences (Computational/Applied Mathematics Seminar), ASU (Feb 2012).
- Kao, Ming-Hung. Multi-Objective fMRI Designs with Unequal Epoch Length via NSGA-II. the Fifth International Workshop: Statistical Analysis of Neuronal Data (SAND5) (May 2011).
- Kao, Ming-Hung. Experimental Designs for Functional MRI with Compound Stimulus. International Conference on Design of Experiments (May 2011).
- Kao, Ming-Hung. Experimental Designs for Functional MRI. fMRI Data Analysis Group (Mar 2011).
- Kao, Ming-Hung; Mandal, Abhyuday; Stufken, John. Constrained Multi-objective Designs for Functional MRI via A Modified NSGA-II. The 2010 Annual Meeting of Chinese Statistical Society and International Statistical Conference (Dec 2010).
- Kao, Ming-Hung. Two Experimental Design Issues for Functional MRI. School of Mathematical \& Statistical Sciences (Statistics Seminar) (Nov 2010).
- Kao, Ming-Hung. Multi-Objective fMRI Designs with Unequal Epoch Length via NSGA-II. Joint Research Conference (JRC) on Statistics in Quality, Industry and Technology (May 2010).
- Kao, Ming-Hung. Multi-Objective fMRI Designs with Unequal Epoch Length via NSGA-II. New England Statistics Symposium (NESS) (Apr 2010).
- Kao, Ming-Hung Mandal, Abhyuday Majumdar, Dibyen Stufken, John. Efficient Experimental Designs Under a Nonlinear Model for Event-Related fMRI. Institute of Statsitics, National Central University (Taiwan) (Dec 2009).
- Kao, Ming-Hung Mandal, Abhyuday Majumdar, Dibyen Stufken, John. Efficient Experimental Designs Under a Nonlinear Model for Event-Related fMRI. Department of Applied Mathematics, National Sun Yat-sen University (Taiwan) (Dec 2009).
- Kao, Ming-Hung. Efficient Experimental Designs for Event-Related Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging. School of Mathematical & Statistical Sciences (Mathematical Methods of Imaging Seminar) (Nov 2009).
- Kao, Ming-Hung Mandal, Abhyuday Majumdar, Dibyen Stufken, John. Efficient Experimental Designs Under a Nonlinear Model for Event-Related fMRI. Design and Analysis of Experiments (DAE) Conference (Oct 2009).
- Kao, Ming-Hung Mandal, Abhyuday Majumdar, Dibyen Stufken, John. Efficient Experimental Designs Under a Nonlinear Model for Event-Related fMRI. School of Mathematical & Statistical Sciences (Statistics Seminar) (Oct 2009).
- Kao, Ming-Hung Mandal, Abhyuday Majumdar, Dibyen Stufken, John. Efficient Experimental Designs Under a Nonlinear Model for Event-Related fMRI. Joint Statistical Meeting (JSM) (Aug 2009).
Honors / Awards
- NSF CAREER Award
- IMS Travel Award
- ASA Student Paper Award
- James L. Carmon Scholarship
- R. L. Anderson Award
- The Best Senior Student in statistics at UGA
- The Best Beginning Theoretical Student in statistics at UGA
- University-Wide Graduate School Assistantship
- Scholarship of Cathay Life Charity Foundation
- Honorary Member of the Phi Tau Phi Scholastic Honor Society of the Republic of China
Editorships
Journal of the Korean Statistical Society
Graduate Faculties / Mentoring History
Completed Students:
- Abdullah Abed B Aloufi , M.S. in Statistics, May 2022, Applied project: A Comparison of Some Models Selection Methods
- Bayan Abdullah, M.S. in Statistics, May 2021, Applied project: A Comparison of Two Approaches for Constructing Exact Designs for Mixed Binary and Continuous Responses
- Hyungmin Rha, Ph.D. in Statistics (with Rong Pan), May 2020, Dissertation: Optimal Designs for Functional Data Analysis
- Hazar Khogeer, Ph.D. in Statistics, May 2020, Dissertation: Locally Optimal Experimental Designs for Mixed Responses Models
- Lin Bao, M.S. in Statistics, May 2020, Applied project: A Comparison of Designs for Mixed Binary and Continuous Responses
- Qingqing Wu, M.S. in Statistics, May 2020, Applied project: A Study on the PSS Algorithm for Functional Quadratic Regression
- Amani Alrumayh, Ph.D. in Statistics, Dec. 2019, Dissertation: Maximin Designs for Event-Related fMRI with Uncertain Error Correlation
- Reem Alghamdi, Ph.D. in Statistics, Jul. 2019, Dissertation: Experimental Design Issues in Functional Brain Imaging with High Temporal Resolution
- Lin Zhou, Ph.D. in Applied Mathematics (co-advising with Bruno Welfert), Jul. 2017, Dissertation: Optimum Experimental Design Issues in Functional Neuroimaging Studies
- Soohyun Kim, Ph.D. in Statistics, Jul. 2017, Dissertation: Optimal Experimental Designs for Mixed Categorical and Continuous Responses
- Yongzhao Peng, M.S. in Statistics, May 2016, Applied project: Statistical Analysis of a Computer Experiment for Railway Freight Transportation Safety Study
- Jason Bradshaw, M.S. in Statistics, May 2016, Applied project: D-optimal Designs for a Bivariate Continuous and Discrete Response Experiment Via an Optimal Weights Exchange Algorithm
- M’Hamed Temkit, Ph.D. in Statistics, Dec. 2014, Dissertation: Experimental Designs for Generalized Linear Models and Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging
- Lin Zhou, M.S. in Statistics, Dec. 2014, Thesis: Robust Experimental Designs for fMRI with an Uncertain Design Matrix
- Yan Wu, M.S. in Statistics, Dec. 2014, Applied project: Analysis of a Saturated Design for Comparing Hadamard Sequences with Computer Generated fMRI Designs
- Xiao-Ying Kuang, M.S. in Statistics, Dec. 2013, Applied project: Adaptive Experimental Designs for Functional MRI
- Amani Alrumayh, M.S. in Statistics, Dec. 2013, Applied project: Use of Kriging Approximation in Design of fMRI Experiments
- Adam Rosenthal, M.S. in Statistics, Aug. 2011, Applied project: Experimental Designs for Functional MRI with Compound Stimulus
Service
- Journal of Statistical Theory and Practice, Referee (2014 - Present)
- Examinations committee in statistics, member (2014 - Present)
- Graduate admissions committee in statistics, Member (2014 - Present)
- Journal of Medical Imaging and Health Informatics, Referee (2014 - Present)
- Annals of Statistics, Referee (2014 - Present)
- JSM Mathematics and Statistics, Editorial review board (2014 - Present)
- World Journal of Radiology, Editorial review board (2014 - Present)
- Statistica Sinica, Referee (2012 - Present)
- Journal of Neuroscience Methods, Referee (2012 - Present)
- Statistics in Medicine, Referee (2012 - Present)
- Journal of Computational and Graphical Statistics, Referee (2012 - Present)
- Technometrics, Referee (2012 - Present)
- Journal of Statistical Software, Referee (2011 - Present)
- Journal of Biomedical Graphics and Computing, International Editorial Review Board (as Referee) (2011 - Present)
- Statistics and Probability Letters, Referee (2011 - Present)
- Communications in Statistics - Simulation and Computation, Refee (2011 - Present)
- Qualifying examination committee for Mathematical Statistics, Committee member (2011 - Present)
- Statistical Analysis and Data Mining, Referee (2010 - Present)
- Journal of the Royal Statistical Society - Series B, Referee (2009 - Present)
- Interdisciplinary program committee on Statistics, Committee member (2009 - Present)
- NeuroImage, Referee (2009 - Present)
- Journal of Statistical Planning and Inference, Referee (2009 - Present)
- comprehensive examination committee for Linear Models, Chair (2014 - 2014)
- comprehensive examination committee for Linear Models and Mixed Models, Co-chair (2013 - 2013)
- comprehensive examination committee for Linear Models and Multivariate data analysis, Committee Co-chair (2013 - 2013)
- the 20th ASA/IMS Spring Research Conference on Statistics in Industry and Technology, Session Chair (2013 - 2013)
- Qualifying examination committee for Mathematical Statistics, Committee member (2013 - 2013)
- Tenure-track faculty hiring committee (Assistant Professors in statistics), committee member (2012 - 2013)
- School colloquium committee, Committee Co-chair (2011 - 2013)
- Interdisciplinary program committee on Statistics, Committee member (2009 - 2013)
- Qualifying examination committee for Mathematical Statistics, Committee member (2012 - 2012)
- comprehensive examination committee for Linear Models and Computational statistics, Committee Co-chair (2012 - 2012)
- Comprehensive examination committee for an MSE student from Civil Engineering, committee member (2012 - 2012)
- comprehensive examination committee for Linear Models and Mixed Models, Committee Co-chair (2011 - 2011)
- qualifier committee for Probability Exam, Committee member (2010 - 2010)
- comprehensive exam committee for Linear Models and Large Sample Theory, Committee member (2010 - 2010)
- qualifier committee for Mathematical Statistics Exam, Committee member (2010 - 2010)
- Visiting assistant professors hiring committee, Committee member (2009 - 2010)
- qualifier committee for Mathematical Statistics Exam, Committee member (2009 - 2009)
Industry Positions
Assistant Manager, Virginia Contract Research Organization