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2021 research grants competition - results by peer review committee

Mathematics and Statistics
Applicant name Institution Program Title Term Amount awarded
Abdallah, Anas
Department
Mathematics and Statistics
McMaster University RGPIN Modeling dependence between individual risks in property & casualty loss reserving 5 $18,000.00
Akbary, Amir
Department
Mathematics and Computer Science
University of Lethbridge RGPIN Distribution problems for L-functions and number fields 5 $21,000.00
Ali, Rebecca
Department
Mathematics and Statistics
University of Guelph RGPIN Causal Structure Learning from Sparse High Dimensional Data 5 $18,000.00
Boden, Hans
Department
Mathematics and Statistics
McMaster University RGPIN Knot theory and low-dimensional topology 5 $24,000.00
Boudreault, Mathieu
Department
Mathématiques
Université du Québec à Montréal RGPIN Spatial dependence and diversification of climate extremes for global (re)insurance 5 $27,000.00
Breen, Jane
Department
Science, Faculty of
University of Ontario Institute of Technology RGPIN Markov chain theory and its applications 5 $18,000.00
Bremer, James
Department
Computer and Mathematical Sciences (Scarborough)
University of Toronto RGPIN Asymptotically Improved Solvers for the Helmholtz Equation 5 $21,000.00
Chan, Ada
Department
Mathematics and Statistics
York University RGPIN Algebraic graph theory and quantum walks 5 $18,000.00
Dang (Subedi), Sanjeena
Department
Mathematics and Statistics, School of
Carleton University RGPIN Model-based clustering of high dimensional discrete data and compositional data 5 $21,000.00
Desjardins, Julie
Department
Mathematical and Computational Sciences (Mississauga)
University of Toronto RGPIN Variation of the rank in families of elliptic curves 5 $18,000.00
Dhillon, Ajneet
Department
Mathematics
The University of Western Ontario RGPIN Principal bundles in algebraic geometry 5 $24,000.00
Dutilleul, Pierre
Department
Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, Faculty of
McGill University RGPIN Spatial, Temporal and Multidimensional Statistics: Estimation, testing, and applications in the environmental sciences 5 $21,000.00
Dyer, Danny
Department
Mathematics and Statistics
Memorial University of Newfoundland RGPIN Time and motion in graphs 5 $18,000.00
Eagle, Christopher
Department
Mathematics and Statistics
University of Victoria RGPIN Interactions between topology, model theory, and operator algebras 5 $18,000.00
Earn, David
Department
Mathematics and Statistics
McMaster University RGPIN Epidemics and Pandemics 5 $37,000.00
Fan, Zhaozhi
Department
Mathematics and Statistics
Memorial University of Newfoundland RGPIN Quantile Regression with Multivariate Failure Time Data 5 $18,000.00
Gao, Lucy
Department
Statistics and Actuarial Science
University of Waterloo RGPIN Learning subgroups from data: selective inference and applications 5 $18,000.00
Goncalves, Sílvia
Department
Economics
McGill University RGPIN Identification, estimation and inference of nonlinear dynamic causal effects in macroeconometrics 5 $24,000.00
Grieve, Nathan
Department
Mathematics and Statistics, School of
Carleton University RGPIN Methods for arithmetic distance, distribution and complexity of rational points 5 $18,000.00
Gronsbell, Jessica
Department
Statistical Sciences (St. George Campus)
University of Toronto RGPIN Statistical inference in labeled data limited settings 5 $18,000.00
Guglielmi, Roberto
Department
Applied Mathematics
University of Waterloo RGPIN Optimal design of control strategies for large-scale dynamics 5 $18,000.00
Guignard, Diane
Department
Mathematics and Statistics
University of Ottawa RGPIN Linear and nonlinear reduced models for the numerical approximation of high-dimensional functions 5 $23,000.00
Heath, Anna
Department
Public Health, Dalla Lana School of
University of Toronto RGPIN Innovative Methods for Research and Trial Design using Value of Information 5 $18,000.00
Hyndman, Cody
Department
Mathematics and Statistics
Concordia RGPIN Theory and methods in mathematical and computational finance 5 $21,000.00
Ilten, Nathan
Department
Mathematics
Simon Fraser University RGPIN Combinatorial Approaches to Deformation and Degeneration in Algebraic Geometry 5 $24,000.00
Jankowski, Hanna
Department
Mathematics and Statistics
York University RGPIN Shape-constrained estimation and inference: robustness and adaptability 5 $24,000.00
Jeong, Himchan
Department
Statistics and Actuarial Science
Simon Fraser University RGPIN Insurance ratemaking with consideration of dynamic credibility 5 $18,000.00
Joe, Harry
Department
Statistics
The University of British Columbia RGPIN Multivariate models and inference 5 $27,000.00
Johnson-Freyd, Theodore
Department
Mathematics and Statistics
Dalhousie RGPIN The higher algebra of spaces of quantum systems 5 $26,000.00
Kroc, Edward
Department
Educational and Counselling Psychology, and Special Education
The University of British Columbia RGPIN Essential and incidental measurement error: Bayesian estimation and inference when sample measurements are random-variable-valued 5 $18,000.00
Kucerovsky, Dan
Department
Mathematics and Statistics
New Brunswick RGPIN KK-theory, quantum groups, and quaternions 5 $18,000.00
Kupers, Alexander
Department
Computer and Mathematical Sciences (Scarborough)
University of Toronto RGPIN Stabilization and destabilization of moduli spaces 5 $29,000.00
Kwok, Wing Hong Felix
Department
Mathématiques et statistique
Université Laval RGPIN Space-time parallel algorithms for large scale simulation and optimization problems governed by partial differential equations 5 $18,000.00
Lam, Nguyen
Department
Science and the Environment, School of
Memorial University of Newfoundland RGPIN Functional, geometric and matrix inequalities and applications 5 $23,000.00
Lawniczak, Anna
Department
Mathematics and Statistics
University of Guelph RGPIN Multi-Agent Modeling, Simulation & Analysis of Mixed Vehicular Traffic of Autonomous & Human Driven Vehicles and of Spread of Epidemics & their Mitigation Strategies 5 $18,000.00
Leblanc, Alexandre
Department
Statistics
University of Manitoba RGPIN Nonparametric Statistics and Sports Analytics 5 $18,000.00
Lelievre, Peter
Department
Mathematics and Computer Science
Mount Allison University RGPIN Numerical Solution of Next Generation Inverse Problems for Geophysical Applications 5 $18,000.00
Levinson, Jake
Department
Mathematics
Simon Fraser University RGPIN Combinatorics and Geometry of Moduli Spaces 5 $23,000.00
Li, Johnny Siu-Hang
Department
Statistics and Actuarial Science
University of Waterloo RGPIN Temporal and spatial correlations in mortality dynamics: Applications to mortality/longevity risk management 5 $31,000.00
Liang, You
Department
Mathematics
Toronto Metropolitan University RGPIN Use of estimating functions to improve sequential adaptive decisions and dynamic regularization 5 $18,000.00
Ling, Hok Kan
Department
Mathematics and Statistics
Queen's University RGPIN Shape-constrained Inference: Testing and Estimation for Incomplete Survival Data 5 $18,000.00
Liu, Juxin
Department
Mathematics and Statistics
University of Saskatchewan RGPIN Statistical analysis for categorical data subject to misclassification errors 5 $21,000.00
Lockhart, Richard
Department
Statistics and Actuarial Science
Simon Fraser University RGPIN Bayes assisted model assessment 5 $43,000.00
Lu, Yang
Department
Mathematics and Statistics
Concordia RGPIN Dependence Modeling in Insurance and Finance: Estimation, Ratemaking and Reserving 5 $26,000.00
Mandelshtam, Olya
Department
Combinatorics and Optimization
University of Waterloo RGPIN Combinatorics of Interacting Particles and Applications 5 $18,000.00
Mazzone, Giusy
Department
Mathematics and Statistics
Queen's University RGPIN Partially dissipative systems with applications to fluid-solid interaction problems 5 $18,000.00
McCandless, Lawrence
Department
Health Sciences, Faculty of
Simon Fraser University RGPIN Bayesian causal inference for environmental epidemiology data 5 $24,000.00
McDonald, Daniel
Department
Statistics
The University of British Columbia RGPIN Regularization and approximation: statistical inference, model selection, and large data 5 $27,000.00
McGregor, Kevin
Department
Mathematics and Statistics
York University RGPIN Measures of association in microbiome and other count-based platforms 5 $23,000.00
Miocevic, Milica
Department
Psychology
McGill University RGPIN Data harmonization and synthesis for mediation and moderation analysis 5 $23,000.00
Mol, Lucas
Department
Applied Computer Science
The University of Winnipeg RGPIN Repetitions in Words: Branching Out from Dejean's theorem 5 $18,000.00
Moosa, Rahim
Department
Mathematics, Faculty of
University of Waterloo RGPIN Model theory with applications to algebra, geometry and number theory 5 $27,000.00
Morrison, Natasha
Department
Mathematics and Statistics
University of Victoria RGPIN Novel methods in combinatorics 5 $26,000.00
Motakis, Pavlos
Department
Mathematics and Statistics
York University RGPIN Applications of asymptotic structures in Banach spaces 5 $23,000.00
Nasri, Bouchra
Department
Médecine sociale et préventive
Université de Montréal RGPIN Dependence Modelling for Arbitrary Distributions 5 $23,000.00
Nguyen, Thai
Department
Actuariat, École d'
Université Laval RGPIN Constrained expected utility maximization: applications in quantitative finance, risk management, life and pension insurance 5 $18,000.00
Nica, Mihai
Department
Mathematics and Statistics
University of Guelph RGPIN Random Matrix Limit Theorems for Deep Neural Networks 5 $26,000.00
Noel, Jonathan
Department
Mathematics and Statistics
University of Victoria RGPIN Large Combinatorial Objects: Extremal Structure and Quasirandomness 5 $26,000.00
Ortner, Christoph
Department
Mathematics
The University of British Columbia RGPIN Mathematical Aspects of Atomistic and Multiscale Modelling 5 $48,000.00
Pechenik, Oliver
Department
Combinatorics and Optimization
University of Waterloo RGPIN Combinatorial models in algebraic geometry and commutative algebra 5 $23,000.00
Picard, Sebastien
Department
Mathematics
The University of British Columbia RGPIN Nonlinear PDEs in Complex Geometry and Physics 5 $26,000.00
Pokharel, Gyanendra
Department
Mathematics and Statistics
The University of Winnipeg RGPIN Statistical Methods for Complex Infectious Disease Systems 5 $18,000.00
Pronk, Dorothea
Department
Mathematics and Statistics
Dalhousie RGPIN Higher Categorical Structures with Applications to Orbifolds and Computational Semantics 5 $21,000.00
Pullenayegum, Eleanor
Department
Public Health, Dalla Lana School of
University of Toronto RGPIN Longitudinal data subject to irregular observation: developing methods for variable selection, causal inference, and measurement error 5 $24,000.00
Roch, Alexandre
Department
Finance (École des sciences de la gestion)
Université du Québec à Montréal RGPIN Mathematical models of liquidity risk and applications to finance 5 $18,000.00
Savalei, Victoria
Department
Psychology
The University of British Columbia RGPIN Improving Fit Assessment and Incomplete Data Diagnostics in Structural Equation Modeling 5 $18,000.00
Schippers, Eric
Department
Mathematics
University of Manitoba RGPIN Differential and Integral Operators on Riemann Surfaces and the Geometry and Algebra of Sewing 5 $18,000.00
Schnitzer, Mireille
Department
Pharmacie, Faculté de
Université de Montréal RGPIN Data-adaptive causal inference methods for effect modification 5 $24,000.00
Sebbar, Abdellah
Department
Mathematics and Statistics
University of Ottawa RGPIN Automorphic differential equations and applications 5 $18,000.00
Shi, Haolun
Department
Statistics and Actuarial Science
Simon Fraser University RGPIN Analysis and Modeling of Functional Data in Biostatistics 5 $18,000.00
Shlapentokh-Rothman, Yakov
Department
Mathematical and Computational Sciences (Mississauga)
University of Toronto RGPIN Stability of Black Holes and the Nature of Singularities in General Relativity 5 $26,000.00
Starling, Charles
Department
Mathematics and Statistics, School of
Carleton University RGPIN New directions in C*-algebras, Groupoids, and Inverse Semigroups 5 $26,000.00
Stengos, Thanasis
Department
Economics and Finance
University of Guelph RGPIN Multiple Threshold Semiparametric Regression: Theory and Applications including the Effects of COVID-19 5 $21,100.00
Stenning, David
Department
Statistics and Actuarial Science
Simon Fraser University RGPIN Development of Innovative Statistical Tools to Address Data-Analytic Challenges in Physics and Astronomy 5 $18,000.00
Tomal, Jabed
Department
Mathematics and Statistics
Thompson Rivers University RGPIN Methods for big data, sparsity, and environmental thresholds 5 $18,000.00
Torabi, Mahmoud
Department
Community Health Sciences
University of Manitoba RGPIN Advancing Statistical Models for Complex and Correlated Data 5 $24,000.00
Tosatti, Valentino
Department
Mathematics and Statistics
McGill University RGPIN Ricci flow on compact Kahler manifolds 5 $37,000.00
Turgeon, Maxime
Department
Statistics
University of Manitoba RGPIN Dimension Reduction and Complex High-Dimensional Data 5 $18,000.00
Unger, Spencer
Department
Mathematical and Computational Sciences (Mississauga)
University of Toronto RGPIN Combinatorial set theory and measurable combinatorics 5 $23,000.00
Uriarte-Tuero, Ignacio
Department
Mathematics (St. George Campus)
University of Toronto RGPIN Problems in complex and harmonic analysis related to weighted norm inequalities 5 $21,000.00
van Kooten, G Cornelis
Department
Economics
University of Victoria RGPIN Prospects for Renewable Energy in a Turbulent World: Canada as a Potential Clean Energy Super Power 5 $24,000.00
Walji, Nahid
Department
Mathematics
The University of British Columbia RGPIN Distribution of Hecke eigenvalues for automorphic representations 5 $18,000.00
Williams, John
Department
Mathematics
Simon Fraser University RGPIN Mathematical and computational problems in energy driven pattern formation 5 $20,180.00
Williams, Thomas
Department
Mathematics
The University of British Columbia RGPIN Classical and A1-homotopy theory of linear algebraic groups 5 $21,000.00
Woolford, Douglas
Department
Statistical and Actuarial Sciences
The University of Western Ontario RGPIN Data-Driven Wildland Fire Science with Applications to Fire Management Systems 5 $24,000.00
Xing, Li
Department
Mathematics and Statistics
University of Saskatchewan RGPIN Development of Novel Multi-Task Prediction Methods for Large Scale Genomic Data 5 $23,000.00
Zhou, Xiaowen
Department
Mathematics and Statistics
Concordia RGPIN Stochastic Interacting Population Dynamics and Related Problems 5 $24,000.00
Zhou, Zhou
Department
Statistical Sciences (St. George Campus)
University of Toronto RGPIN Statistical Inference for Complex Temporal Systems: Non-stationarity, High Dimensionality And Beyond. 5 $37,000.00
Zhu, Hongmei
Department
Mathematics and Statistics
York University RGPIN Time-frequency analysis in deep learning framework: theory, computation and applications 5 $21,000.00