He joined UConn in Fall 2013 after working as an Assistant Professor at Kansas State University for two years. Dr. Chen earned his Ph.D. in statistics from the University of Iowa in 2011, a M.S. in statistics from the University of Alaska, Fairbanks in 2007, and a B.Econ degree in Finance and a dual BS degree in Computer Science from the University of Science and Technology of China in 2003.