Research Supervision

  1. Thesis supervision of Nikita Kohli. Co-supervisor: Dr. Yan Yan from Computing Science. Tentative title: Machine Learning and Association Analysis on Whole-Genome SNP data. Master of Data Science, Thompson Rivers University. Start Date: March 1, 2022. Tentative End Date: April 30, 2023.
  2. Thesis supervision of Bhavithry Sen Puliparambil. Co-supervisor: Dr. Yan Yan from Computing Science. Tentative title: Benchmarking Penalized Regression Algorithms for scRNA-seq Data. Master of Data Science, Thompson Rivers University. Start Date: June 1, 2021. Completion Date: April 30, 2022.
  3. Thesis co-supervision of Robin Teotia. Supervisor: Dr. Piper Jackson from Computing Science. Title: TBA. Master of Data Science, Thompson Rivers University. Start Date: September 1, 2021. Completion Date: April 30, 2022.
  4. Project supervision of Quoc Pham. Co-supervisor: Dr. Mateen Shaikh from Math & Stat. Title: TBA. Master of Data Science, Thompson Rivers University. Start Date: July 1, 2021. Completion Date: August 31, 2022.
  5. Ensemble of subsets of variables with sparse-group lasso to analyze complex single-cell RNA-seq data, Thompson Rivers University. Supported by: TRU internal research fund. Student’s Name: Bhavithry Sen Puliparambil (MSc Data Science). Start Date: May 1, 2021. End Date: September 30, 2021.
  6. Optimizing UAV-assisted Communication Networks using Deep Learning, Thompson Rivers University. Supported by: Undergraduate Research Experience Award Program (UREAP). Student’s Name: Benjamin Lea. Start Date: April 15, 2021. End Date: September 30, 2021.
  7. Machine learning to discern among fuel type layer (FTL) classes using multi-spectral satellite imagery, for wildfire management decision-making support in BC, Thompson Rivers University. Supported by: Undergraduate Research Experience Award Program (UREAP). Student’s Name: Francesca Ramunno. Start Date: May 1, 2019. End Date: November 30, 2019.
  8. Detection of fuel type later classes using unsupervised classifiers for wildfire management decision making support in BC , Thompson Rivers University. Student’s Name: Gagan Sing. Start Date: September 1, 2019. End Date: December 31, 2019.
  9. Detection of fuel type later classes using supervised classifiers for wildfire management decision making support in BC , Thompson Rivers University. Student’s Name: Bradley Crump. Start Date: September 1, 2019. End Date: December 31, 2019.
  10. Relationships between Anthropogenic Stresses and Biological Conditions of Detroit River Area of Concern, Department of Mathematics and Statistics, Thompson Rivers University. Supported by research fund of Jabed Tomal. Student’s Name: Marium Tawhid. Start Date: June 1, 2019. Probable End Date: December 31, 2021.
  11. Variable Selection in High-Dimensional Data , Department of Computer and Mathematical Science, University of Toronto Scarborough. Student’s Name: Jenkin Tsui. (STAD94H3: Statistics Project - Winter 2018).

Thesis Committee

  1. Committee Member: Marriappan Vasudevan, Master of Business Administration, TRU (Title: Credit Risk Modeling: A Comparative Analysis of Artificial and Deep Neural Network), Defended: April 29, 2020 (Supervisor: Dr. Mohammad Mahbobi).
  2. Committee Member: Wendy Margetts, Environmental Sciences, TRU (Title: Monitoring and Suppression of Smallmouth Bass in Cultus Lake, BC), Supervisor: Brian Heise.
  3. Committee Member: Alexis Carter, Environmental Science, TRU (Title: Spatiotemporal Variation in Throughfall Patterns in Pine and Sagebrush).
  4. Committee Member: Chloe Howarth, Environmental Science, TRU (Title: Variation and Ontogeny of Migratory Tactics in British Columbia’s Western Rattlesnake (Crotalus oreganus)), Supervisor: Karl Larsen.
  5. Committee Member: Haritha Paladugu, Master of Data Science, TRU (Title: TBA), Supervisor: Dr. Yan Yan.

Committee Membership

  1. February 10, 2022 to Date: Shop Steward, Thompson Rivers University Faculty Association (TRUFA).

  2. October 5, 2020 to Date: Curriculum Committee for Post-Baccalaureate Program in Data Science, Thompson Rivers University.

  3. January 1, 2020 to Date: Senate Research Committee, Thompson Rivers University.

  4. September 1, 2019 to Date: Chair, Award and Scholarship Committee, Master of Data Science, Thompson Rivers University.

  5. September 1, 2019 to Date: Graduate Committee, Master of Data Science, Thompson Rivers University.

  6. July 1, 2019 to Date: Graduate Program Committee, Master of Data Science, Thompson Rivers University.

  7. May 1, 2019 to Date: Equivalent workload committee, Faculty Association, Thompson Rivers University.

  8. January 2019 to Date: Recruitment and retention committee, Department of mathematics and statistics, Thompson Rivers University.