David Han, PhD

Ricardo Romo PhD Endowed Professorship

Distinguished Teaching Professor, Statistics and Data Science

David Han’s research interests include statistical modeling, data science and data analytics, machine learning and artificial intelligence, operations research in the areas of reliability, survival analysis, lifetime and degradation analyses, predictive maintenance planning with applications to healthcare, biomedicine, chemometrics, cybersecurity, renewable energy and industrial engineering.

His research has appeared in numerous refereed academic journals, including IEEE Transactions on Reliability, Reliability Engineering & System Safety, Naval Research Logistics, Quality & Reliability Engineering International, Chemometrics & Intelligent Laboratory Systems, Computational Statistics & Data Analysis, Journal of Statistical Planning & Inference and Information, and Communication & Society. He has also served as a peer reviewer and an editorial board member for multiple research journals across diverse academic disciplines.

Han is a fellow of the University of Texas System's Academy of Distinguished Teachers and a fellow with the Association of College and University Educators (ACUE). He is a senior fellow of the U.S. Air Force Research Lab, the U.S. Office of Naval Research and the U.S. Army Research Lab Faculty Research Fellowship programs.

Han has taught physical, statistical and mathematical sciences for over two decades, and he has been frequently recognized for his leadership in the classroom. His past awards include the University of Texas System Regents’ Outstanding Teaching Award, the UT San Antonio President’s Distinguished Achievement Award for Teaching Excellence and the Alvarez College of Business Faculty Teaching Excellence Award. He is also a recipient of the college’s Dean’s Research Excellence Award.

Han has been involved in numerous committees since joining UT San Antonio in 2009. He served as chair and coordinator of the statistics and data science undergraduate program. He is the chair-elect for the UT San Antonio Academy of Distinguished Teaching Scholars (ADTS), co-chairs the ADTS & Academic Innovation STAR teaching awards, and leads the ADTS committee on Generative AI for Teaching & Learning. He also served as the president and vice president of the American Statistical Association (ASA) San Antonio Chapter for two consecutive terms.

Han earned his PhD in Statistics from McMaster University in Canada.