Trevor Hastie

Trevor John Hastie
Born (1953-06-27) 27 June 1953
CitizenshipAmerican, South African
Alma materStanford University
University of Cape Town
Rhodes University
SpouseLynda Hastie
Scientific career
FieldsStatistical learning, Data science, Biostatistics, Statistical computing
InstitutionsStanford University
AT&T Bell Laboratories
London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine
South African Medical Research Council
Doctoral advisorWerner Stuetzle
Doctoral studentsPh.D. advisor to 28 students: among these, Gareth James, Mu Zhu, Ji Zhu, Saharon Rosset, Hui Zou, Rahul Mazumder, Will Fithian, Jason Lee, Qingyuan Zhao, Zijun Gao, Elizabeth Chin, and Elena Tuzhilina are now university professors.

Trevor John Hastie (born 27 June 1953) is an American statistician and computer scientist. He is currently serving as the John A. Overdeck Professor of Mathematical Sciences and Professor of Statistics at Stanford University. Hastie is known for his contributions to applied statistics, especially in the field of machine learning, data mining, and bioinformatics. He has authored several popular books in statistical learning, including The Elements of Statistical Learning: Data Mining, Inference, and Prediction. Hastie has been listed as an ISI Highly Cited Author in Mathematics by the ISI Web of Knowledge. He also contributed to the development of S.