PhD/MSc Alumni
2010
Thesis Title: Robust estimation of multivariate scatter in non-affine equivariant scenarios
Supervisor: Ruben H Zamar
First Position: Decision Support Engineering Analyst, Google Inc.
Program: PhD
Thesis Title: Regression approaches to estimation of relative risk : application to multiple sclerosis studies
Supervisor: John Petkau
First Position: Research Assistant, Department of Statistics, UBC
Current Position: Statistician, BC Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS
Program: MSc
Thesis Title: Co-op Report
First Position: Research Assistant, Department of Statistics, UBC
Current Position: Biostatistician, BC Provincial Renal Agency
Program: MSc
Thesis Title: Statistical Models for Agroclimate Risk Analysis
Supervisor: James V. Zidek FRSC, O.C.
First Position: Government visiting lab postdoc, joint at AAFC and SFU
Current Position: Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Tokyo
Program: PhD
Thesis Title: Approximate methods for joint models in longitudinal studies
Supervisor: Jiahua Chen, Lang Wu
First Position: Analyst, KBM Group
Program: MSc
Thesis Title: Time-Varying Tail Dependence inFinancial Returns for the Period of 1996-2009
Supervisor: Harry Joe
Program: MSc
Thesis Title: An Adaptive Clinical Trial Design for a Sensitive Subgroup Examined in the Multiple Sclerosis Context
Supervisor: John Petkau
First Position: PhD Student, Epidemiology, McGill University
Program: MSc