Octavio Mesner

Research Assistant Professor

Octavio Mesner

Contact

Email: mesner@wustl.edu

Areas of Focus

Algorithmic fairness
Causal discovery
Information theory
Development of methods related to LGTBQ+ health

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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.