Zhou Zaiying is an associate professor at the Department of Statistics and Data Science, Tsinghua University. She holds a Ph.D. in Statistics from Tsinghua University, and was a visiting scholar at the Department of Statistics, Harvard University. She is also a reviewer for Mathematical Reviews (by AMS) and a council member of the Chinese Young Statisticians Association.

She teaches Applied Statistics for graduate students and a series of undergraduate courses including Experimental Design and Analysis, Statistical Computing and Software, Linear Regression Analysis, and Introduction to Nonparametric Statistics. All these courses have consistently ranked among the top 5% in university teaching evaluations. Notably, Experimental Design and Analysis, Introduction to Nonparametric Statistics, and Linear Regression Analysis achieved a perfect teaching evaluation score with a variance of 0.00, securing the first place among similar courses across the university.

In terms of teaching achievements, she has been honored with multiple prestigious awards and recognitions:

· University-level honors: "Qingyun Zhuguang · My Favorite Teacher Award" (sponsored by the University Student Union and voted by undergraduates across the university) and "Young Teacher Teaching Excellence Award" (the highest honor for young teachers at the university);

· Course recognitions: Linear Regression Analysis was selected as a "National First-Class Undergraduate Course (Offline)", designated a "Premium Course", and recognized as a "Demonstration Course"; Experimental Design and Analysis was named a "Premium Course"; Statistical Computing and Software was accredited as a "Demonstration Course";

· Personal titles: She holds the title of "Demonstration Teacher", has received the "Annual Teaching Excellence Award" consecutively since 2021, and has also been awarded "Second Prize in the Young Teachers' Teaching Competition", "Outstanding Teacher in Online Teaching During the COVID-19 Prevention and Control Period", and "Outstanding Instructor for the National Undergraduate Mathematical Modeling Competition" (having guided students to win national first and second prizes cumulatively).