About
I am a first year PhD student at the University of Chicago. I am interested in theoretical statistics and machine learning.
Education
- PhD Candidate Statistics, University of Chicago, ‘23
- BS Mathematics & Data Science, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor ‘18
- Mathematics & Computer Science, ICHB, Romania ‘14
Papers
In Progress
Experiences
- Course Assistant, STAT 220, Stat Mthds & Appl, UoC, Winter ‘19
- Coordinator, International Mathematical Olympiad, Summer ‘18
- Grader, MATH 419, Linear Spaces and Matrix Theory, UoM, Winter ‘18
- Grader, MATH 566, Algebraic Combinatorics, UoM, Winter ‘18
- Member, Michigan Student Artificial Intelligence Lab, UoM, Fall ‘17
- Data Science Intern, Chenope Inc, CA, Summer ‘17
- Research Assistant, BDSI Machine Learning, UoM, Summer ‘16
- Student, Intro to Algebraic Geometry, University of Utah, Summer ‘16
- Tutor, Math Lab, Mathematics Department, UoM, Fall ‘15
- Teaching Assistant, Alg & Combo, AwesomeMath, CA, Summer ‘12
Honors & Awards
- Neubauer Scholar, University of Chicago, ‘18-‘23
- High Honors and High Distinction, University of Michigan, ‘18
- James B. Angell Scholar, University of Michigan, ‘16-‘18
- First Place, UoM Undergraduate Mathematical Competition ‘16
- Honorable Mention, William Lowell Putnam Competition ‘15
- Bronze Medal, International Mathematical Olympiad ‘13
- Silver Medal, Balkan Mathematical Olympiad ‘12
- Gold Medal, Romanian National Mathematical Olympiad ‘11
- Gold Medal, Junior Balkan Mathematical Olympiad ‘10
- First Place, Princeton University Mathematics Competition ‘10
Course Highlights
- Mathematical Statistics I, STAT 301, UoC, prof Mary Sarah McPeek
- Distribution Theory, STAT 304, UoC, prof Wei Biao Wu
- Measure Theoretic Probability I, STAT 381, UoC, prof Steven Lalley
- Bayesian Nonparametrics, STAT 4151, UoC, prof Chao Gao
- Generalized Linear Models, STAT 347, UoC, prof Yali Amit
- Applied Linear Stat Mthds, STAT 343, UoC, prof Rina Foygel Barber
- Mathematical Computation I, STAT 309, UoC, prof Lek-Heng Lim
- Cont Optimization Mthds, MATH 562, UoM, prof Marina Epelman
- Multivariate & Categorical Data, STAT 601, UoM, prof Gongjun Xu
- Algebra I, MATH 593, UoM, prof Ham Derksen
- Introduction to Topology, MATH 590, UoM, prof Felix Janda
- Combinatorial Theory, MATH 566, UoM, prof Sergey Fomin
- Combinatorics & Graph Theory, MATH 565, UoM, prof Mircea Mustata
- Discrete Stochastic Processes, MATH 526, UoM, prof Alon Nishry
- Honors Analysis I & II, MATH 395-6, UoM, prof David Barrett