Experience

EDUCATION

PhD in Statistics, University of Guelph, ON, Canada ( July 2012)

MSc in Statistics, University of Guelph, ON, Canada (Aug 2009)

BSc in Biological Science, University of Guelph, ON, Canada (Aug 2008)

ACADEMIC APPOINTMENTS

  • At Carleton University ON, Canada

      • Associate Professor, School of Mathematics and Statistics (July 2022 – present)

      • Canada Research Chair in Data Science and Analytics (July 2021 – present)

      • Assistant Professor, School of Mathematics and Statistics (July 2021 – June 2022)

  • At Binghamton University, NY, USA

      • Assitant Professor, Department of Mathematical Sciences (Aug 2016 – June 2021)

  • At University of Guelph, ON, Canada

      • Associated Graduate Faculty in support of Bioinformatics Graduate Program (Dec 2022-present)

      • Assistant Professor, Department of Mathematics and Statistics (Aug 2013 – Aug 2016)

      • Associated Graduate Faculty, Bioinformatics Graduate Programs (Jan 2013– Aug 2013)

      • Post-doctoral Fellow, Department of Mathematics and Statistics (Sept 2012 – Aug 2013)

  • At University of Catania, Catania, Italy

      • Visiting Researcher, Department of Economics and Business (Feb 2013, Sept 2012, May 2012)

AWARDS

  • Canada Research Chair in Data Science and Analytics (2021- 2026)

  • 2019 Chikio Hayashi Award by the International Federation of Classification Societies.

  • 2013 Classification Society Dissertation Award (Honourable Mention)

  • Statistics Graduate Scholarship (highest GPA in departmental core graduate courses), University of Guelph. 2010.

  • Natural Science & Engineering Research Council of Canada Postgraduate Scholarship (Federal Doctoral Scholarship). 2010-12.

  • Dean’s Tri-Council Scholarships, University of Guelph. 2010-2012.

  • Ontario Graduate Scholarship (Provincial Doctoral Scholarship; declined in favour of NSERC Doctoral Scholarship). 2010.

  • Ontario Graduate Scholarship in Science & Technology (Provincial Graduate Scholarship). 2009.

  • Dean’s Scholarship, University of Guelph. 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011.

TEACHING

At Carleton University

STAT 5900F: Statistical Methods for Big Genomic Datas - Fall 2022

STAT 4504: Statistical Design and Analysis of Experiments - Winter 2022

At Binghamton University

MATH 531: Regression I - Fall 2018, Fall 2019, Fall 2020

MATH 448: Mathematical Statistics - Fall 2016, Spring 2017, Fall 2017, Fall 2020

MATH 459/MATH 590S: Statistical Bioinformatics - Spring 2020.

MATH 532: Regression II - Spring 2019.

MATH 329: Introduction to Scientific Computing - Fall 2017, Spring 2018.

MATH 304: Linear Algebra - Spring 2017.

At University of Guelph

BINF 6970: Statistical Bioinformatics - Winter 2015, Winter 2014, Winter 2013.

STAT 4340: Statistical Inference - Winter 2014, Winter 2011

BINF 6210: Software Tools for Biological Data Analysis and Organization - Fall 2014, Fall 2013, Fall 2012.

ACADEMIC SERVICE OUTSIDE UNIVERSITY

  • STEM Mentor, Girls SySTEM mentorship program - Ontario-based program (2022 - present).

  • Preseident-Elect/President/Past-President - Business and Industrial Section of Statistical Society of Canada (2019-2022).

  • Guest Editor - The Fields Institute Communications Series on Data Science and Optimization (2020-2021).

  • Chair -  The 2020 Classification Society Distinguished Dissertation Award Committee (2019-2020, 2020-2021).

  • Member - Scientific Program Committee,16th Conference of the International Federation of Classification Societies (2018–2019).

  • Associate Editor – Lifestyle Genomics (2017–present).

  • Member - Board of Directors, The Classification Society (2017-2022).

  • Secretary – Business and Industrial Section of Statistical Society of Canada (2016 – 2019)

  • Grant Reviewer - Mitacs Accelerate Grant 2019, NSERC Discovery Grant 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019.

  • Article Reviewer – Environmetrics ; Advances in Data Analysis and Classification ; Journal of the Royal Statistical Society; Artificial Intelligence in Medicine; Mutation Research - Genetic Toxicology and Environmental Mutagenesis; Journal of Statistical Com- putation and Simulation; Bioinformatics; Computational Statistics and Data Analysis; Statistics and Computing; Journal of Applied Statistics; Lifestyle Ge- nomics; Statistics and Probability Letters; Scientific Reports.

  • Volunteer – Annual Statistical Society of Canada 2012 meeting.

SERVICE AT THE UNIVERSITY LEVEL

  • Member, Priorities Committee, Carleton University (Fall 2022 - present).

  • Coordinator of Statistics & Probability Seminar Series, Carleton University (Fall 2022 - present).

  • Member, Personnel Committee, Carleton University (Fall 2022 - present).

  • Member, Math Program Committee, Carleton University (Fall 2022 - present).

  • Mentor, Queen Elizabeth Scholar – West Africa program (Fall 2022 - present).

  • Member, CU Development Grants adjudication committee – NSERC stream (Summer 2022, Fall 2022).

  • Member, Statistics Program Committee, Carleton University (Fall 2021 - Summer 2022).

  • Member, Computational Biology Faculty Hiring Committee, Department of Biology, Binghamton University (Spring 2021).

  • Member of the Steering Committee for Health Science Transdisciplinary Area of Excellence, Binghamton University (Fall 2019 – Spring 2021).

  • Co-coordinator of Data Science Seminar Series, Binghamton University (Fall 2018 -Spring 2021).

  • Faculty Advisor (89 students), Undergraduate Advising Committee, Binghamton University (Fall 2017 - Spring 2021).

  • Coordinator of Statistics Seminar Series, Binghamton University (Spring 2017).

  • Member of the Statistics Committee, Binghamton University (Fall 2016 – Spring 2021).

  • Member of the Actuarial Science Committee, Binghamton University (Fall 2016 – Spring 2021).

  • Bioinformatics seminar series, University of Guelph (Fall 2013 – Summer 2016).

  • Bioinformatics Outreach Program, University of Guelph (Fall 2013 -Summer 2016).

  • Mathematics & Statistics Outreach/ Liaison Committee, University of Guelph (Fall 2014 – Summer 2015).

  • Member of the Graduate Admission and Progress Committee, University of Guelph (Fall 2011 – Summer 2012).

  • Member of the Graduate Committee at the Department of Mathematics and Statistics, University of Guelph (Fall 2009 – Summer 2011).

  • Statistical consultant at the Ashton Laboratory, University of Guelph (Fall 2009 – Winter 2010).

OTHER TRAININGS/WORKSHOPS

  • Capital EAP: Unconscious Bias and Inclusion, SUNY RF Learning and Development, Jan 2021.

  • Applied Computational Genomics Course, University of Carleton, Ottawa, Canada, August 2010.

  • MITACS-PIMS Graduate Industrial Modelling Camp, University of Calgary, May 2009.

  • MITACS-PIMS Industrial Problem Solving Workshop, University of Calgary, May 2009.