Students
Our research team is committed to fostering an inclusive and supportive environment for all students and will adhere to the human rights principles that ensure respect for dignity, individualized accommodation, inclusion and full participation.
Bridget Konadu Sarfo, MSc in Statistics,
Aug. 2021 - present, in progress.
Jaymilee Thompson, MSc in Statistics,
co-supervised with Professor William Marshall,
Aug. 2020 - Sept. 2022, completed the project entitled Sample Size Selection in Hierarchical Linear Mixed Effects Models.
Jaymilee is currently a Forecasting Analyst at Canadian Tire Corporation.
Daniel Burmaster, undergraduate honours project,
Jan. 2021 - Aug. 2021, completed the project entitled Robustness of Newly-Proposed Clustered Design.
Daniel is currently a graduate student in BioStatistics at University of Waterloo.
Yingying Fu, MSc in Statistics,
Aug. 2019 - Sept. 2021, completed the project entitled Optimal and Robust Designs for Ordered Logit and Ordered Probit Models.
Yingying is currently a Statistical Programmer at Pfizer (Wuhan) Research and Development Co., Ltd.
Charlie Garrett Shay, MSc in
Statistics, Aug. 2018 - May 2020, completed the project entitled Second-Order Least Squares and Active Learning for Classification.
Charlie is currently a Data Analyst at Uncommon Purpose Software Development, Vancouver, BC.
Julian DiFrancesco, MSc in Statistics,
co-supervised with Professor Jan Vrbik, Aug. 2017 - Sept. 2019, completed the project entitled Detailed Derivation of the Exact Distribution of the K-S Test Statistic
and its Asymptotic Form. Julian is currently a Financial Analyst at Hotel Dieu Shaver Health and Rehabilitation Centre, St. Catharines.
Anthony Greco, MSc in
Statistics, Aug. 2017 - May 2019, completed the project entitled Active Learning and Optimal Designs. Anthony is currently a Financial Systems Specialist at Alectra Utilities, Hamilton, ON.
Na Li, MSc in Statistics, co-supervised with
Professor Jan Vrbik, Aug. 2016 - June 2018, completed the project entitled Asymptotic Sampling distribution in Simple Linear
Regression with Non-normal or Misspecified Error Terms. Na is currently
a PhD student at Queen's University.
Hassan
Moosajee, MSc in Statistics, co-supervised with Professor Meiling Huang,
Aug. 2014 - Sept. 2016, completed the project entitled Optimal Designs for Weighted Quantile
Regression. Hassan is currently a Senior Analyst, Financial Planning and
Analysis at Compass Group, Mississauga.
Wanyi Huang,
MSc in Statistics, Aug. 2013 - Sept. 2015, successfully fulfilled and
defended her thesis entitled Optimal and Robust
Designs of Step-stress Accelerated Life Testing Experiments for Proportional
Hazards Models. Wanyi is currently a Marketing Assistant at Trinity Wealth
Management, Toronto.
Soshi Mizutani, undergraduate honours project,
Oct. 2013 - June 2014, completed the project entitled Optimal Designs for Shrinkage Estimation in Multiple
Linear Regression. Soshi is currently a graduate student in McMaster
University.
Mark Krzeminski, MSc in Statistics, June 2011 -
August 2013, completed the project entitled Optimal
Designs for Accelerated Life Tests with Two Stress Factors and
Heteroscedasticity. Mark is currently a Methodologist in Statistics Canada,
Ottawa.
Scott Hunt, MSc in
Statistics, Sept. 2010 - July 2012, completed the project entitled Robust Designs for Accelerated Life Testing Models
with a Step-Stress Plan. Scott is currently a Analytics Manager at Giant Tiger, Ontario.
Xiaoyu Chen, MSc in Statistics, Aug. 2009 -
June 2011, completed the project entitled Modified
Huber Function in Case of Asymmetry. Xiaoyu is currently a Statistical
Analyst at the Human Resources Department of CIBC in Toronto.
Arnold Chen, MSc in Statistics, Aug. 2009 - July 2011,
completed the project entitled Robust Optimal
Designs for Nonlinear Regression. Arnold is currently a Research and
Development Manager at Shanghai MVS Technology Co., Ltd.
Xiaoli Shang, MSc in Statistics, Aug. 2008 -
Jan. 2010, completed the project entitled Optimal
Designs for Fourier Regression Models. Xiaoli is currently a Marketing
Analyst at WIND Mobile in Toronto.
Dmitry
Tashnev, MSc in Statistics, co-supervised with Professor Meiling Huang,
Aug. 2008 - Jan. 2010, completed the project entitled On Quantile Regression. Dmitry is currently a
Softeware Developer at Blackberry Canada, Waterloo, Ontario.
Lin Zhao, MSc in Statistics, Sept. 2007 -
Feb. 2009, completed the project entitled Robust
Regression Designs for Wavelet Approximation Models. Lin is a General
Manager of Awaking Great Image in Toronto.
David
Soave, honours in Statistics, co-supervised with Professor W. K. Yuen,
Sept. 2006 - Aug. 2007, completed the project entitled Comparison of Discretized Robust Designs against their
Competitors. David is currently an
Assistant Professor at Wilfrid Laurier University.