Li Zhou, Ph.D.

Education

• Ph.D., Statistics and Data Science, Auburn University
• M.S., Statistics, University of Georgia
• B.S., Statistics, Southwestern University of Finance and Economics

Specialty

Statistics and data science

Professional Interests

Li Zhou, Ph.D. is interested in sequential decision-making, statistical machine learning and reinforcement learning, network optimization, multi-agent modeling, and interdisciplinary applications.

Recent Publications

• Banks, D., Ceyhan, E., Johnson, L. & Zhou, L. (2026). Graph Traversal in the Presence of an Adversary. Naval Research Logistics (accepted).
• Ceyhan, E., Charyyev, P., & Zhou, L. (2026). Navigation algorithms for optimal pathfinding in the stochastic obstacle scene problem. RAIRO-Oper. Res.
• Zhou, L., Ceyhan, E., & Charyyev, P. (2025). Adversarial Obstacle Placement with Spatial Point Processes for Optimal Path Disruption. ISPRS International Journal of Geo-Information.
• Dai, Y. & Zhou, L. (2025, April). Researching Nested Influences: Remedying Inequities and Renewing Educational Success for Alabama Children. The 2025 Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association (AERA), Division L, Section 7. Paper Session.

Contact Li Zhou, Ph.D.

478-301-4172
zhou_l@mercer.edu
Office: Ware Hall, Room 110A