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Researching machine learning uncertainty estimation for QSAR models in drug discovery, focusing on improving the reliability of compound screeningDeveloping selection procedure using conformal prediction to construct $p$-values for candidate molecules, enhancing the selection process by balancing risks and benefitsUtilizing false discovery rate control to ensure rigorous statistical validity and improve accuracy, independent of dataset size, while enhancing computational efficiency.Presenting research findings, refining machine learning algorithms for integration into the drug discovery pipeline, with results submitted for peer-reviewed journals

Montreal, Quebec, Canada

I have TAed all 300+ level courses at McGill

Victoria, British Columbia, Canada

Taught intermediate statistical inference and data analysis in R for undergraduate students.Demonstrated R plotting using ggplot/ggplot2 packagesHosted office hours and completed assignment solutions

Montreal, Quebec, Canada

Undergraduate’s internship project (Mitacs Globalink): "Do certain aspects of national culture make corruption more prevalent in some countries?"Under Advisor Prof. Chitu Okoli.Assisted in data-collection, data-processing and data-analysis using Excel and SPSS Conducted literature review and extracted effective information into visualized form Summarized the methods used to aggregate and analyze the multi-dimensional data

Doctor Of Philosophy - Phd, Statistics, 3.95/4.0

Bachelor Of Economics, Statistics, 3.81/4.0

Master Of Science - Ms, Statistics, 8.6/9

Activities and Societies: Tennis varsity team