David W Scott is a professor of statistics at Rice University. His research interests include multivariate density estimation, data mining, statistical computing, and robust estimation. He has collaborated with the National Science Foundation, Office of Naval Research, National Security Agency, and Los Alamos National Labs. Many of his former students now hold positions at companies like Freddie Mac, North Dakota State University, and M.D. Anderson Cancer Institute or universities like the University of Michigan and University of Houston. He cited outstanding facilities, diverse faculty, collaborative opportunities, and supportive environment as reasons for choosing Rice's statistics department.

1. David W Scott Noah Harding Professor of Statistics Associate Chair, Dept of Statistics