Lyudmila Sakhanenko

Dr. Sakhanenko joined MSU in 2002 as an Assistant Professor. She holds PhD in Statistics from the University of New Mexico and BS in Mathematics and Mechanics from the Novosibirsk State University. Her area of expertise includes nonparametric statistics, high-dimensional probability, and empirical processes. She applies her methodological work to neuroscience. In particular, she is currently investigating uncertainty assessment for axonal fiber tractography based on diffusion tensor MRI data. This NSF-sponsored research aims to enhance existing brain imaging techniques to help with early diagnosis of brain disorders and diseases. She serves on several editorial boards of statistics journals and as an associate editor of Statistics and Probability Letters. She served as the Interim chairperson of the Department of Statistics and Probability between September 2021 and May 2024.