Cong Liu

AI & Data Scientist

Exploring complex systems across disciplines — from tropical forests to clinical datasets, and the tools to bridge them.

Data Science and AIResearch

Industry & Research

One toolkit — statistics, simulation, and AI — applied to clinical R&D and to biodiversity science.

Industry · Biopharma

Data Science and AI

Turning large, heterogeneous biomedical data into models, tools, and decisions — pairing Bayesian statistics and simulation with modern AI engineering.

  • Bayesian optimization for clinical study design
  • Simulation of enrollment, disease progression, and statistical power
  • Production R packages and Shiny apps with LLM components
  • Agentic LLM workflows via MCP, and RAG over clinical literature
Data Science and AI

Research · Harvard MCZ

Biodiversity Science

34+ publications in Science, Nature Methods, Ecological Monographs, and PLOS Biology — studying ant biodiversity, museum genomics, and insect decline from the field to the genome.

  • Conservation genomics and endemic species decline
  • Taxonomic discovery and biodiversity informatics
  • Nature digitization: specimens and forests as high-dimensional data
  • Fieldwork across Asia and the Pacific
Research

Beyond work

Digital Naturalism

An interactive retelling of the great naturalist voyages of Darwin, Wallace, and Wilson.

Sustainability of Sustainability

Co-founded SOS to build lasting bridges between art, science, and economics.

15+
Years Working with Data
34+
Publications
900+
Citations
2
R Packages in Active Use

Let's Work Together

Open to research collaborations, speaking, and conversations at the intersection of science, technology, and conservation.

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