Zeynep Kacar

Position

Assistant Teaching Professor

Office

201-F Information Technology and Engineering (ITE) Building

Contact Info

University of Maryland, Baltimore County
1000 Hilltop Circle
Baltimore, MD 21250

email: zkacar@umbc.edu

Research Areas

Computational methods in cancer research, statistical methodologies in healthcare data, machine learning applications in biomedical research, statistical modeling and inference, applied probability and stochastic processes, survival analysis

Biography

Dr. Zeynep Kacar is a statistician and researcher specializing in computational methods for cancer research and statistical methods in health care data. Dr. Kacar earned her Ph.D. in Mathematical Statistics from the University of Maryland, where her research focused on dissecting tumor clonality in liver cancer using computational and statistical tools.

With extensive teaching experience at institutions including the University of Georgia, University of Maryland and American University, Dr. Kacar excels in conveying complex statistical and machine learning concepts. She is proficient in R, Matlab, and Python, with strong expertise in bioinformatics and data visualization. Dr. Kacar is dedicated to advancing the field of statistics through her research, teaching, and professional development.