Octavio Mesner
Research Assistant Professor

Contact
Email: mesner@wustl.edu
Areas of Focus
Algorithmic fairness
Causal discovery
Information theory
Development of methods related to LGTBQ+ health
Biography
Octavio focuses on the intersection of methods and LGBTQ+ health, particularly in non-parametric causal discovery. He completed a joint PhD at Carnegie Mellon University in the departments of Statistics and Data Science, and Engineering and Public Policy. Prior to his doctoral work, Octavio worked as a biostatistician in HIV/STI research.
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