Recent Graduates
May 2007
Cayley, Timothy ( MSc, Mathematics )
Supervisor:
Ghanam, Rania ( MSc, Mathematics )
Supervisor:
Hoefel, Andrew ( MSc, Mathematics )
Supervisor:
MacLean, Garrett ( MSc, Mathematics )
Supervisor:
Naghibi, Mehrangiz ( MSc, Mathematics )
Supervisor:
Rankin, Heulwen ( MSc, Mathematics )
Supervisor:
Sheridan, Paul ( MSc, Statisitcs )
Supervisor:
October 2006
Abeysundera, Melanie ( MSc, Statisitcs )
Predicting Protein Structure and Function Using Spectral Techniques
Supervisor: Drs. Gu and Field
Allen, Meghan ( MSc, Mathematics )
Impartial Combinatorial Misere Games
Supervisor: Dr. Nowakowski
Chan, Kin Hung ( MSc, Statisitcs )
Modeling Non-Gaussian, Dependent and Noisy Observations using a New First-Order Markov Process
Supervisor: Dr. Thompson
Gardner, Katie ( MSc, Mathematics )
The Graphic Polynomial
Supervisor: Dr. Brown
Garg, Sipi ( MSc, Statisitcs )
Analysis of Visual Field Progression in Glaucoma using Penalized Likelihood Smoothing
Supervisor: Dr. Hamilton
Gerber, Leah ( MSc, Statisitcs )
A Bayesian Method for Determining Trends in Abundance from Negative Binomial Count Data
Supervisor: Drs. Myers and Susko
Jiang, Wenyi ( MSc, Statisitcs )
Analysis of the Impact of Physicochemical Properties of Amino Acids on the Protein Model
Supervisor: Drs. Field and Bielawski
Latta, Joey ( MSc, Mathematics )
The Demise of Phantom Cosmology
Supervisor: Dr. Coley
Li, Li ( MSc , Statisitcs )
Development of Spherical Data Analysis Techniques for Phylogenomics
Supervisor: Dr. Gu and Bielawki
MacKenzie, Laura ( MSc, Statisitcs )
Nonlinear Time Series Analysis Using a Monte-Carlo Smoother
Supervisor: Dr. Dowd
Noble, Steven ( MSc, Mathematics )
0-Multiplicity of Ternary Rational Linear Sequences
Supervisor: Dr. Dilcher
Stewart, Fraser ( MSc, Mathematics )
Finding Structure in Misere Games and Studying Variants of Misere Hackenbush
Supervisor: Dr. Nowakowski
Wang, Changping ( PhD, Mathematics )
Stochastic Models for Self-Organizing Networks and Infinite Graphs
Supervisor: Drs. Janssen and Bonato
White, Rebecca ( MSc, Mathematics )
The Generalized Minimal Residual Method Applied to the Inverse Problem of Electrocardiography
Supervisor: Dr. Clements
Shi, Xiaofei( PhD, Statisitcs )
Phylogenetic Inferences and Pattern Classification
Supervisor: Drs. Field and Gu
May 2006
Adlam, Caroline ( MSc, Mathematics )
A Lie Group Theory Approach to the Problem of Classification of Superintergrable
Potentials in the Euclidean Plane
Supervisor: Drs. Smirnov and McLanaghan
Beech, Talia ( MSc, Statistics )
Dealing with Data Uncertainty in Decision Support Algorithms for
Marine Reserve Design Using Numerical Models
Supervisor: Drs. Dowd and Hatcher
He, Yanjing ( PhD, Mathematics )
Dynamical Systems and Spherically Symmetric Cosmological Models
Supervisor: Dr. Coley
Jones, Chris ( MSc, Statistics )
Estimating System and Observational Noise Variances in State Space Models with
an Application in Ocean Optics
Supervisor: Dr. Dowd
Li, Shuyan ( MSc, Statistics )
Histogram-Based Mutual Information Estimation
Supervisor: Drs. Gu and Smith
MacArthur, Josh ( MSc, Mathematics )
The Equivalence Problem in Differential Geometry
Supervisor: Dr. Smirnov
Millar, Michele ( PhD, Statistics )
Breeding Value Estimation and Biodiversity Considerations in Forest Genetics
Supervisor: Dr. Field
Praught, Jeffrey ( MSc, Mathematics )
A Hybrid Model for Propagation of Activation in Human Cardiac Tissue
Supervisor: Dr. Clements
Smith, Sean ( MSc, Statistics )
A Non-Linear, Non-Gaussian State-Space Approach to Financial Portfolio Risk Analysis Using Particle Filters
Supervisor: Drs. Dowd and Smith
Wamboldt, Cathy ( MSc, Statistics )
Characterizing Deviations from Hardy-Weinberg Equilibrium in Case-Control
Genetic Studies of Complex Diseases
Supervisor: Dr. Hamilton
October 2005
Bao, Le ( MSc, Statistics )
Generalized Fixed Effect Models and Likelihood Based Clustering in Codon Substitution Model
Supervisor: Bielawski, J. and Gu, H.
Collins, Krista ( MSc, Statistics )
Examining the Periodicity in DNA and Amino Acid Sequences Using the Spectral Envelope
Supervisor: Field, C. and Gu, H.
Cruttwell, Geoffery ( MSc, Mathematics )
A Study of CCD Lattices in a Functor Category
Supervisor: Wood, R.
Lukeman, Ryan ( MSc, Mathematics )
A Numerical Investigation of a Two-Layer Frontal Geostrophic Model of the Antarctic Circumpolar Current
Supervisor: Karsten, R. and Spiteri, R.
Siegel, Angela ( MSc, Mathematics )
Finite Excluded Subtraction Sets and Infinite Modular Nim Games
Supervisor: Nowakowski, R.
Stewart, Connie Beth ( PhD, Statistics )
Inference on the Diet of Predators Using Fatty Acid Signatures
Supervisor: Field, C.
Taylor, Tara ( PhD, Mathematics )
Computational Topology and Fractal Trees
Supervisor: Pronk, D.
Yue, Jin ( PhD, Mathematics )
Development of the Invariant Theory of Killing Tensors Defined on Pseudo-Riemannian Spaces of Constant Curvature
Supervisor: Smirnov, R.
Zou, Liwen ( MSc, Statistics )
Constructing A Rate Matrix for Amino Acid Evolution from Pairs of Sequences
Supervisor: Field, C. and Susko, E.
October 2004
Liu, Qing ( MSc, Statistics )
Inference for the Composite Measure of Linkage Disequilibrium
Supervisor: Hamilton, D.
Messinger, Margaret-Ellen ( MSc, Mathematics )
Firefighting on Infinite Grids
Supervisor: Nowakowski, R.
Patterson, Joel ( MSc, Mathematics )
Suppressing Spurious Oscillations
Supervisor: Spiteri, R.
Tang, Adrian ( MSc, Mathematics )
Cops and Robber with Bounded Visibility
Supervisor: Nowakowski, R.
May 2004
Klapstein, John ( MSc, Mathematics )
Parameterized Families of Thue Equations
Supervisor: Dilcher, K.
O'Neill, Eric ( MSc, Statistics )
Modelling Corn Yield Data with Environmental Covariates
Supervisor: Smith, B. and McRae, K.
Rose, Caren ( MSc, Statistics )
Analysis of Data from a Clinical Trial Comparing Different Drug Treatments for Dyspepsia using Binomial Regression and Binary Classification Trees
Supervisor: Hamilton, D.
October 2003
Campbell, David ( MSc, Statistics )
Application of Wavelets in Clustering Time Series
Supervisor: Gu, H.
McCurdy, Sarah ( MSc, Mathematics )
Cherries and Cutthroat: Two Games Played on Graphs
Supervisor: Nowakowski, R.
Ottaway, Paul ( MSc, Mathematics )
Analysis of Three New Combinatorial Games
Supervisor: Nowakowski, R.
Quinlan, Stephen ( MSc, Mathematics )
Qualitative Properties of Magnetic Fields in Scalar Field Cosmology
Supervisor: Coley, A.
May 2003
Li, Jacky ( MSc, Mathematics )
Wave Propagation in a Coupled Reaction-Diffusion System
Supervisor: Clements, J.
Xu, Wei ( MSc, Statistics )
Covariotide Models in Phylogenetic Analysis
Supervisor: Field, C. and Susko, E.
October 2002
Clarke, Nancy ( PhD, Mathematics )
Constrained Cops and Robber
Supervisor: Nowakowski, R.
Culshaw, Rebecca ( PhD, Mathematics )
Immune Response Models of HIV Infection and Treatment
Supervisor: Ruan, S.
Hoshino, Richard ( MSc, Mathematics )
An Analysis of the Ehrenfeucht Game on Graphs
Supervisor: Brown, J.
Ikeda, Takayoshi ( MSc, Statistics )
Functional Data Analysis of Plankton Time Series Data
Supervisor: Smith, B.
Mastnak, Mitja ( PhD, Mathematics )
On Hopf Algebra Extensions and Cohomonlogies
Supervisor: Grunenfelder, L.
Wang, Rong ( PhD, Mathematics )
High Order Adaptive Collocation Software for 1-D Parabolic PDEs
Supervisor: Keast, P. and Muir, P.
Yahaghi, Reza ( PhD, Mathematic )
Reducibility Results on Operator Semigroups
Supervisor: Radjavi, H.
May 2002
Filfil, Rami ( MSc, Mathematics )
Stability and Bifurcation Analysis of Neural Systems with Discrete and Distributed Delays
Supervisor: Ruan, S.
Garraway, Dale ( PhD, Mathematics )
Generalized Supremum Enriched Categories and Their Sheaves
Supervisor: Wood, R.
MacIsaac, Mark ( MSc, Mathematics )
Coloring Applications for Digital Audio Broadcasting (DAB) Networks
Supervisor: Janssen, J.
Yang, Mei ( MSc, Statistics )
Model Selection for GARCH Models Using AIC and BIC
Supervisor: Hamilton, D. and Smith, B.
October 2001
Ashby, Troy ( MSc, Mathematics )
Estimates of the Banach-Mazur Distance Between Finite-Dimensional Banach Spaces
Supervisor: Thompson, T.
Hickman, Carl ( PhD, Mathematics )
Roots of Chromatic and Independence Polynomials
Supervisor: Brown, J.
Kehler, Daniel ( MSc, Statistics )
Bias in Spawner-Recruitment Models
Supervisor: Field, C. and Myers, R.
Lin, Bo ( MSc, Statistics )
Maximum Likelihood Estimation of Phylogenetic Trees
Supervisor: Susko, E.
Shi, Xiaofei ( MSc, Statistics )
Confidence Regions for Phylogenetic Trees
Supervisor: Field, C.
May 2001
Dewar, Megan ( MSc, Mathematics )
An Interval Colouring Approach to the Computer Test Scheduling
Supervisor: Janssen, J.
He, Yanjing ( MSc, Mathematics )
The Dynamics of Timelike Self-Similar Spherically Symmetric Cosmological Models with Two Scalar Fields
Supervisor: Coley, A.
Jarvis, Mark ( MSc, Mathematics )
Fast Algorithms for the Two-Dimensional Bin Packing Problem
Supervisor: Janssen, J.
Schmeisser, Kyle ( MSc, Mathematics )
Frequency Ensemble Planning for Digital Audio Broadcasting
Supervisor: Janssen, J.
October 2000
Abdulla, Dalya ( MSc, Mathematics )
An Integral Formulation for the Solution of a Nonlinear Wave-Propagation Problem
Supervisor: Clements, J.
Barrowman, Nichola ( PhD, Statistics )
Nonlinear Mixed Effects Models for Meta-Analysis
Supervisor: Field, C. and Myers, R.
Centazzo, Claudia ( MSc, Mathematics )
An Extension of the Regular Completion
Supervisor: Wood, R.
MacNeil, Toinette ( MSc, Mathematics )
An LP Approach to Solving the Inverse Problem of Electrocardiography
Supervisor: Clements, J.
Mills, Joanna ( PhD, Statistics )
The Analysis of Longitudinal Binary Data
Supervisor: Field, C. and Dupuis, D.
Perry, Martin ( MSc, Statistics )
Statistical Linkage Analysis and Association Studies
Supervisor: Hamilton, D.
Scott, Paul ( MSc, Statistics )
Minimal Dimension State Space Identification: Theory and Applications in Climate Forecasting
Supervisor: Thompson, K.
Sinha, Sanjoy ( PhD, Statistics )
Some Aspects of Robust Estimation in Time Series Analysis
Supervisor: Field, C. and Smith, B.
Taylor, Tara ( MSc, Mathematics )
Spatially Self-Similar Spherically Symmetric Cosmological Modelswith Two Scalar Fields
Supervisor: Coley, A.
May 2000
Gray, Timothy ( MSc, Mathematics )
Analysis and Simulation of Ambient Noise Time Series
Supervisor: Clements, J. and Thompson, K.
Hall, James ( MSc, Mathematics )
Accuracy of the Method of Steepest Descents for a Spherical Wave Penetrating a Planar Boundary
Supervisor: Hine, P.
Lukeman, Greg ( MSc, Mathematics )
Application of the Shen-Ypma Algorithm for Separable Overdetermined Nonlinear Systems
Supervisor: Keast, P.
Winchester, Connie ( MSc, Statistics )
On Estimation of the Four-Parameter Kappa Distribution
Supervisor: Supervisor: Dupuis, D.
