Young K. Truong, PhD, is a professor in the Department of Biostatistics at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, USA. He earned his BS in mathematics with Baccalaureate Honors at the University of Washington, Seattle, in 1978 and his MA (1980) and PhD (1985) degrees in statistics from the University of California, Berkeley, USA. He has published extensively, is the recipient of many prestigious awards, and is an often-invited professional speaker and presenter.