Zhang Jiang

Ph.D. Student in Applied Mathematics

I am a first-year Ph.D. student in applied mathematics at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, advised by Professor Nan Chen. I received my bachelor's degree in mathematics from Sun Yat-sen University and my master's degree in mathematics from the University of Wisconsin–Madison.

You can find me via my email: zjiang368@wisc.edu.

Portrait of Zhang Jiang

Research Interests

Causal inference; data assimilation; partially observed dynamical systems; uncertainty quantification; nonlinear dynamics; atmospheric, oceanic, and geophysical systems; machine learning.

Publications

  1. A Continuous-Time Ensemble Kalman–Bucy Smoother for Causal Inference and Model Discovery
    Zhang Jiang, Marios Andreou, Sebastian Reich, and Nan Chen.
    Preprint, 2026. arXiv
  2. Causal Fingerprints Reveal Hidden Mechanisms in Partially Observed Dynamical Systems
    Zhang Jiang, Marios Andreou, and Nan Chen.
    In preparation—coming soon.

Presentations

Teaching

Academic Service