Jamshidpey and Munro Join Statistics as Neyman Visiting Assistant Professors
Arash Jamshidpey and Evan Munro joined the UC Berkeley Department of Statistics as Neyman Visiting Assistant Professors in the fall of 2024.
Before joining Berkeley, Jamshidpey was an Associate Research Scientist at Columbia University. He earned his Ph.D. in Mathematics from the University of Ottawa under the supervision of Donald Dawson and David Sankoff. Arash is interested in probability, statistics, and their applications in computational biology, particularly in population genetics, phylogenetics, genomics, and cancer. Over the past few years, he has been working on the effects of environmental changes on various aspects of population models, specifically where mutation and selection interact and fluctuate over time. This includes clonal population models that are critical for understanding the co-evolution of cells and/or clones in solid tumors. Jamshidpey also studies mathematical models of genome evolution, genome rearrangements (structural variations), and gene-order phylogeny. More recently, he has become interested in applying mathematical and statistical tools to cancer genomics.
“We welcome Arash and Evan here to Berkeley,” said Chair Haiyan Huang. “These two scholars represent the commitment to teaching statistics that is worthy of being named after the great Jerzy Neyman.”
Munro’s research is in econometrics and causal inference, focusing on designing experiments, estimating treatment effects, and formulating optimal policy in markets and other strategic environments. His work combines tools from computer science, statistics, and game theory. Munro’s specific areas of interest include online platforms, environmental and resource markets, and matching markets for schools. Starting in July 2025, Munro will be an Assistant Professor of Econometrics and Statistics at the University of Chicago Booth School of Business.
The professorship is named after Jerzy Neyman, a prominent Berkeley Statistician and Mathematician. The Department of Statistics at UC Berkeley was founded by Neyman in 1955.
-Alex Coughlin