Education

2026 · University of Florida

Ph.D. in Biostatistics

Doctoral research advised by Dr. Somnath Datta.

Dissertation: Contributions to Biostatistics and Data Science: scRNA-seq Cluster Validation, AMR Prediction, Oral Health Data, and Sentiment Analysis.

2021 · University of North Florida

M.S. in Statistics

Master’s research advised by Dr. Ping Sa.

Thesis: Upper-Sided EWMA-Based Distribution-Specific Tolerance Limits.

2019 · University of North Florida

B.S. in Mathematics

Mathematics studies with a minor in physics.

Current Research

Research Interests

  • Clustered and longitudinal data
  • Graph neural networks
  • Generative modeling and deep learning
  • Statistical software
  • Computational genomics
  • Natural language processing

Ongoing · Graph neural networks

Graph Convolutional Neural Networks for Irregular Longitudinal Data

O. Visser and A. Roy

Developing modular graph convolution methods for irregularly observed longitudinal data and studying their theoretical connections to conventional graph convolution.

Ongoing · Generative modeling

Generative Modeling for Irregular Longitudinal Data

O. Visser and A. Roy

Investigating generative modeling for irregular longitudinal observations.

Ongoing · Methodology & Applications

Estimating Marginal Association between Paired Outcomes in Clustered Data

O. Visser, S. Levy, B. Dye, S. Zhang, V. Agboli, and S. Datta

Developing weighted GEE methodology and accompanying R software for paired clustered outcomes.

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Ongoing · Methodology & Applications

Pseudo Regression on Marginal Association of Paired Outcomes in Clustered Data

V. Agboli, O. Visser, S. Levy, B. Dye, S. Zhang, and S. Datta

Follow-up research on Pseudo Regression applications.

Publications

2026 · arXiv preprint

Estimating marginal association between paired outcomes in clustered data with an application to analyzing caries and periodontal disease data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey

O. Visser, S. Levy, B. Dye, S. Zhang, V. Agboli, and S. Datta

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2026 · Bioinformatics and Biology Insights

A Novel Bioinformatics Pipeline and a Machine Learning Approach for Antimicrobial Resistance Phenotypic Prediction

O. Visser, V. Agboli, and S. Datta

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2026 · The Journal of the American Dental Association

Unpacking Twitter Discourse on Fluoride and Related Topics During the 2024 U.S. Presidential Election

O. Visser, N. Singhal, M. Katta, E. Pinsky, S. Datta, and A. Singhal

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2025 · Statistics in Medicine

Integrating Multiple Clustering Techniques and Performance Measures via Ranking for scRNA-seq Data

O. Visser and S. Datta

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Conference Presentations

2026 · Poster · IADR, San Diego

Unpacking Twitter Discourse on Fluoride and Related Topics During the 2024 U.S. Presidential Election

O. Visser, N. Singhal, M. Katta, E. Pinsky, S. Datta, and A. Singhal.

2025 · Oral · CAMDA, Liverpool

Antimicrobial Resistance Prediction via Binary Ensemble Classifier and Assessment of Variable Importance

O. Visser, V. Agboli, and S. Datta.

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2024 · Oral · CAMDA, Montréal

Statistical Measures for the Evaluation of Clustering Methods on Single Cell Data

O. Visser and S. Datta.

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2024 · Poster · Tallahassee

Cluster Validation for Single Cell Data: Formulation of Performance Measures, Rank Aggregation, and Optimal Selection of Methods and Parameters

O. Visser and S. Datta. Theory & Foundations of Statistics in the Era of Big Data.

Affiliations & Service

International Society for Computational Biology

2024–present

International Society for Computational Biology

Member and ISMB event staff. Supported scientific sessions, conference technology, video processing, and presenter logistics.

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International Association for Dental, Oral, and Craniofacial Research

2025–present

International Association for Dental, Oral, and Craniofacial Research

Professional member.

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Biostatistics Student Organization

2024–2025

Biostatistics Student Organization

President at the University of Florida Fall 2024 – Fall 2025.

ISMB-YBS Student Challenge

2026

ISMB-YBS Student Challenge

Reviewer for the student challenge.

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UF

2026

UF Biostatistics Graduate Readiness Module

Helped prepare introductory materials for the UF Biostatistics graduate program.

UF

2026

UF Biostatistics Student Handbook Revision

Assisted with formatting and content revisions to the University of Florida Department of Biostatistics student handbook.

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Honors & Awards

CAMDA presentation award

2025 · CAMDA, Liverpool

3rd Prize Presentation Award

Recognized for the oral presentation Antimicrobial Resistance Prediction via Binary Ensemble Classifier and Assessment of Variable Importance.