Articles tagged with: Mathematics and Statistics

  • Nov 4 – STAT 5P99 Presentation – Srushti Dhavalkumar Desai

    Srushti Dhavalkumar Desai, a Master of Science candidate in the Department of Mathematics and Statistics, will present the MRP (STAT 5P99) titled “Graph-Theoretical Analysis of Resting-State Functional Connectivity in the Human Brain: Weighted vs. Binary Representations” on Tuesday, November 4 at 11:30 am, in MC D404.

    The examination committee includes William Marshall, Supervisor; and Xiaojian Xu, Supervisory Committee Member.

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  • April 2 – MRP presentation in Statistics – Sheraz Ahmad

    Sheraz Ahmad, a Master of Science candidate in the Department of Mathematics and Statistics, will present his MRP (STAT 5P99) titled “Enhancing Stock Price Predictions: The Impact of Sentiment Analysis on Forecasting Accuracy Across Models and Time Horizons” on Wednesday, April 2, 2025 at 10:00 am, virtually.

    Examination Committee Members:
    Supervisor: Dr. Tianyu Guan
    Supervisory Committee Members: Dr. Pouria Ramazi

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  • Sept 23 – Master of Science Thesis Defence – Reza Miry

    Master of Science thesis defence in Statistics

    Reza Miry, a Master of Science candidate in the Department of Mathematics & Statistics, will defend his thesis titled “Time Series Prediction: HMMs with TAN and Bayesian Network

    Observation Structures” on Monday, September 23 at 9:30 AM, virtually.

    The examination committee includes Stephen Anco, Chair; Pouria Ramazi and Tianyu Guan, Co-Supervisors; Rahul G. Krishnan, External Examiner (University of Toronto); and William Marshall and Xiaojian Xu, Committee Members.

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  • Sept 16 – Master of Science Thesis Defence – Lasith Chamindu Pranath Pussella

    Master of Science thesis defence in Statistics

    Lasith Chamindu Pranath Pussella, a Master of Science candidate in the Department of Mathematics and Statistics, will defend his thesis titled “Simulation for Cricket: A Machine Learning Approach” on Monday, September 16 at 11 AM., in MC J404.

    The examination committee includes Yifeng Li, Chair; S. Ejaz Ahmed and Tianyu Guan, Co-Supervisors; Taylor McKee, External Examiner (Department of Sport Management, Brock University); and William Marshall, Committee Member.

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  • Sept 11 – Master of Science Thesis Defence – Anuththara Sarathchandra Lekamalage

    Master of Science thesis defence in Mathematics

    Anuththara Sarathchandra Lekamalage, a Master of Science candidate in the Department of Mathematics and Statistics, will defend her thesis titled “Identifiability of Linear Threshold Decision Making Dynamics ” on Wednesday, September 11 at 9:30 AM., in MC J404.

    The examination committee includes Ke Qiu, Chair; Pouria Ramazi, Supervisor; Tianyu Guan, External Examiner (York University); and Henryk Fuks and Stephen Anco, Committee Members.

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  • Aug 19 – Master of Science Project Presentation – Samiha Tasmin

    STAT 5P99 Master’s Project Presentation

    Samiha Tasmin, a Master of Science candidate in the Department of Mathematics and Statistics, will present her major research project (MRP) titled “The Impact of Exchange Rate Data on Canadian Inflation: An FPCA and Group LASSO Approach” on Monday, Aug. 19, 2024, at 10:30 a.m., virtually.

    The examination committee includes Tianyu Guan, Supervisor; and Xiaojian Xu, Supervisory Committee Member.

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  • Dec 21 – Project Presentation – Sachini Abeysekara

    Sachini Abeysekara, Master of Science candidate in the Department of Mathematics and Statistics, will present her project titled “Fixed Point Methods in Convex Minimization for Large Data” on December 21 at 2:00 pm., in MC J404.

    Examination committee includes Dr. Hichem Ben-El-Mechaiekh, Supervisor; Dr. Omar Kihel, Supervisory committee member.

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  • Aug 30 – Master of Science Thesis Defence – Amir Khalili Mahmoudabadi

    Master of Science thesis defence in Statistics

    Amir Khalili Mahmoudabadi, a Master of Science candidate in the Department of Mathematics and Statistics, will defend his thesis titled “Distributed Supervised Statistical Learning “ on Wednesday, August 30, 2023 at 2 PM, in virtual format.

    The examination committee includes Cheryl McCormick, Chair; S. Ejaz Ahmed, Supervisor; Armin Hatefi, External Examiner (Memorial University of Newfoundland); and Tianyu Guan and Pouria Ramazi, Committee Members.

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  • July 31 – Master of Science Thesis Defence – Fatemeh (Nanzanin) Hasheminejad

    Master of Science thesis defence in Mathematics

    Fatemeh (Nazanin) Hasheminejad, a Master of Science candidate in the Department of Mathematics and Statistics, will defend her thesis titled “Convergence Analysis of Heterogeneous Decision-making Populations Under the Coordinating Best-response and Imitation Update Rules” on Monday, July 31 at 11 AM, virtually.

    The examination committee includes Cheryl McCormick, Chair; Pouria Ramazi, Supervisor; Junling Ma, External Examiner (University of Victoria); and Henryk Fuks and Stephen Anco, Committee Members.

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  • March 8 – Masters Project Presentation – Tanjim Siddiquee

    Masters Project Presentation in Statistics

    Tanjim Siddiquee, Master of Science candidate in the Department of Mathematics and Statistics, will present her project titled “Machine Learning Approaches for Estimating Prevalence of Undiagnosed Hypertension among Bangladeshi Adults: Evidence from a Nationwide Survey” on Wednesday, March 8, 2023 at 1 p.m., in virtual format.

    Examination Committee: S. Ejaz Ahmed, Supervisor; X. Xu, Supervisory Committee Member.

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