Degrees
PhD, Statistics, Stanford University, 2001.
AB magna cum laude, Applied Mathematics, Harvard University, 1995.
Positions
Professor, Department of Statistics & Actuarial Science, University of Waterloo (S&AS@UW), 2014-present.
Associate Professor (with tenure), S&AS@UW, 2007-14.
Assistant Professor, S&AS@UW, 2001-07.
Research Assistant, National Economic Research Associates, Inc., New York, NY, USA, 1995-96.
Administrative Positions
Director of Data Science (Graduate), Faculty of Mathematics, University of Waterloo (Math@UW), 2021-24.
Associate Director of Data Science (Graduate), Math@UW, 2020-21.
Director of Data Science (Undergraduate), Math@UW, 2017-18.
Associate Chair–Graduate Studies, S&AS@UW, 2014-15.
Honors
University Research Chair, University of Waterloo, 2024-present.
Department Teaching Award (S&AS@UW), 2020.
Fellow, American Statistical Association (ASA), 2019.
Discovery Accelerator Supplement (DAS) Award, Natural Sciences & Engineering Research Council (NSERC), 2011.
AusCan Scholar, Statistical Society of Canada (SSC), 2006.
Student Paper Competition Award, ASA – Computing Section, 2001.
Phi Beta Kappa, Alpha Chapter of Massachusetts at Harvard University, 1995.
Editorial Boards
Associate Editor, Statistical Analysis and Data Mining, 2013-21.
Associate Editor, The Canadian Journal of Statistics, 2010-13.
Associate Editor, The American Statistician, 2008-17.
Professional Services
Advisor, WatSPEED, 2024-present.
Member, Data Science Committee, Canadian Statistical Science Institute (CANSSI), 2018-19.
Member, The Canadian Journal of Statistics Award Committee, SSC, 2015-18.
Council of Sections Representative, ASA – Statistical Learning & Data Mining (SLDM) Section, 2014-16.
Chair, Student Paper Competition Award Committee, ASA – SLDM Section, 2012-13.
President (elect, proper, past), Business & Industrial Statistics Section, SSC, 2011-14.
Member, Program Committee, Joint Statistical Meetings (JSM), 2009-10.
Member, Pierre Robillard Award Selection Committee, SSC, 2004-06.