Tina Giorgadze

Ph.D. candidate in Statistics ยท Columbia University

About me

I'm a Ph.D. candidate in the Statistics Department at Columbia University, with a prospective graduation date of 2028. I hold an M.Phil. and M.A. in Statistics from Columbia, and a B.A. in Computer Science and Mathematics from Bard College. My research focuses on statistical methods for understanding copy-number variation from single-cell DNA sequencing data in cancer, combining simulation-based Bayesian inference with statistical learning for settings where the underlying likelihood is difficult to compute.

Interests

  • Agent-based modeling
  • Computational biology
  • Bayesian and simulation-based inference
  • Statistical methods for genomics and neuroscience
  • Communicating statistical methods to non-specialist audiences

Education

Ph.D. candidate in Statistics — Columbia University

M.Phil. in Statistics — Columbia University, 2026

M.A. in Statistics — Columbia University, 2023-2025

B.A. in Mathematics & Computer Science — Bard College, 2023