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Omar Melikechi

Assistant Professor of Statistical Science
Statistical Science

Current Appointments & Affiliations


Assistant Professor of Statistical Science · 2025 - Present Statistical Science, Trinity College of Arts & Sciences
Assistant Professor of Mathematics · 2026 - Present Mathematics, Trinity College of Arts & Sciences

Recent Publications


Nonparametric IPSS: fast, flexible feature selection with false discovery control.

Journal Article Bioinformatics (Oxford, England) · May 2025 MotivationFeature selection is a critical task in machine learning and statistics. However, existing feature selection methods either (i) rely on parametric methods such as linear or generalized linear models, (ii) lack theoretical false discovery ... Full text Open Access Cite

Integrated Path Stability Selection

Journal Article Journal of the American Statistical Association · January 1, 2025 Stability selection is a popular method for improving feature selection algorithms. One of its key attributes is that it provides theoretical upper bounds on the expected number of false positives, E(FP), enabling false positive control in practice. Howeve ... Full text Open Access Cite
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Education, Training & Certifications


Duke University · 2022 Ph.D.
Dartmouth College · 2013 B.A.