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Student Theses

This is a list of convocated PhD and MSc students.

2024

Khaysa Osmanli
Thesis Title: Modeling of birth and death oscillations in provinces of Canada
Doctor of Philosophy in Statistics
Supervisor(s): Dr. Andrei Volodin and Dr. Arzu Sardarli
Qi Lyu
Thesis Title: The quantile analysis of gene expression trajectory and quality control
Doctor of Philosophy in Statistics
Supervisor(s): Dr. Andrei Volodin and Dr. DianLiang Deng
Chengyu Gao
Thesis Title: Statistical methods and analysis with real-life data
Doctor of Philosophy in Statistics
Supervisor(s): Dr. Andrei Volodin and Dr. Yiyu Yao
Elham Soufiani
Thesis Title: Advanced approaches to ruin probability and novel extensions of Hoeffding Inequalities
Doctor of Philosophy in Statistics
Supervisor(s): Dr. Andrei Volodin
David Luke Thiessen
Thesis Title: Improving applicability of the non-monotone unified estimate for missing data
Doctor of Philosophy in Statistics
Supervisor(s): Dr. Yang Zhao
Brendan Kyle Andrusiak
Thesis Title: On the class of graphs ZP
Master of Science in Mathematics
Supervisor(s): Dr. Shaun Fallat
Johnna Michele Parenteau
Thesis Title: Musings on matchings, matrices, and multiplicities
Master of Science in Mathematics
Supervisor(s): Dr. Shaun Fallat
Avner Sadikov
Thesis Title: The Bures metric: from positive linear functionals to completely positive maps
Master of Science in Mathematics
Supervisor(s): Dr. Sarah Plosker and Dr. Remus Floricel
Baruch Senibo Sokaribo
Thesis Title: Analyzing distributions using a systematic programmable approach as persistent homology
Master of Science in Mathematics
Supervisor(s): Dr. Donald Stanley
Qian Zhao
Thesis Title: Joint survival and longitudinal modelling for combined cohorts
Master of Science in Statistics
Supervisor(s): Dr. James McVittie
Rachel Anne Evans
Thesis Title: Clique in block graphs of designs and orthogonal arrays
Master of Science in Mathematics
Supervisor(s): Dr. Karen Meagher
Alexander Montoya Ocampo
Thesis Title: The Macdonald group
Master of Science in Mathematics
Supervisor(s): Dr. Fernando Szechtman
Carlos Gabriel Valenzuela Ruiz
Thesis Title: On the double homology associated to wedge-decomposable simplicial complexes
Master of Science in Mathematics
Supervisor(s): Dr. Donald Stanley

2023

Joshi, Neha
Thesis Title: Fusions of association scheme
Doctor of Philosophy in Mathematics
Supervisor(s): Dr. K. Meagher and Dr. A. Herman
Liu, Sichen
Thesis Title: Statistical models in ecological and health economic data
Doctor of Philosophy in Statistics
Supervisor(s): Dr. B. Hall and Dr. A. Volodin
Pandher, Sharandeep Singh
Thesis Title: Efficient estimation for time series models
Doctor of Philosophy in Statistics
Supervisor(s): Dr. S. Hossain and Dr. A. Volodin
Heenwalle Gedara, Nimanthi Yaseema Jinadasa
Thesis Title: On Koszul duality between polynomial and exterior algebras
Master of Science in Mathematics
Supervisor(s): Dr. M. Frankland
Xiao, Mei
Thesis Title: Modified Half Logistic - Exponentiated Kumaraswamy distribution and applications
Master of Science in Statistics
Supervisor(s): Dr. A. Volodin
De Silva, Walisinghe Madusha Harshani
Thesis Title: On stacking-based ensemble learning modelling with applications to breast cancer diagnosis
Master of Science in Statistics
Supervisor(s): Dr. A. Volodin and Dr. A. Sardarli
Khalid, Arfa
Thesis Title: Analyzing the effectiveness of Covid-19 vaccines among different age groups using multinomial logistic regression model
Master of Science in Statistics
Supervisor(s): Dr. D. Deng
Melanson, Patrick Denis
Thesis Title: Two-parameter super-product systems of compact Hausdorff spaces
Master of Science in Mathematics
Supervisor(s): Dr. R. Floricel
Quarshie, Hanson Dela
Thesis Title: A bivariate type II generalized crack distribution with applications
Master of Science in Statistics
Supervisor(s): Dr. T. Bae

2022

Maleki, Roghayeh
Thesis Title: The cyclotomic eigenvalue and character value problems for association schemes
Doctor of Philosophy in Mathematics
Supervisor(s): Dr. A. Herman
Shalabi, Roqayia Mohammad
Thesis Title: The Schurian association schemes associated with parabolic subgroups of Coxeter groups
Doctor of Philosophy in Mathematics
Supervisor(s): Dr. A. Herman and Dr. F. Szechtman
Li, Yihang
Thesis Title: Generalized fiducial inference on the means of zero-inflated Binomial and Binomial hurdle models
Master of Science in Statistics
Supervisor(s): Dr. D. Deng
Lu, Di
Thesis Title: Further Study of Some Iterative Methods for the Matrix pth Root
Doctor of Philosophy in Mathematics
Supervisor(s): Dr. C. Guo
Nasrollahi Shirazi, Mahsa
Thesis Title: Extensions of the Erdős-Ko-Rado Theorem to Perfect Matchings
Doctor of Philosophy in Mathematics
Supervisor(s): Dr. K. Meagher and Dr. S. M. Fallat
Razafimahatratra, Andriaherimanana Sarobidy
Thesis Title: The Erdős-Ko-Rado Theorem for Transitive Permutation Groups
Doctor of Philosophy in Mathematics
Supervisor(s): Dr. S. M. Fallat and Dr. K. Meagher
Ajayi, Peter
Thesis Title: Effectiveness of Saskatchewan Government Insurance 2014 Traffic Safety Initiatives on Reducing Casualties
Master of Science in Statistics
Supervisor(s): Dr. A. Volodin
Kaur, Jasmine
Thesis Title: On the Hypothesis Testing Procedure for Both Parameters of the Binomial Distribution
Master of Science in Statistics
Supervisor(s): Dr. A. Volodin
Opadotun, Michael
Thesis Title: Simplicial Enrichment of Chain Complexes
Master of Science in Mathematics
Supervisor(s): Dr. M. Frankland
Qin, Jin
Thesis Title: The Zero-Truncated Poisson-Weighted Exponential Distribution with Applications
Master of Science in Statistics
Supervisor(s): Dr. A. Volodin

 

2021

Ojo, Oluwatobi Ruth
Thesis Title: Universalities of Weyl Unitaries
Master of Science in Mathematics
Supervisor(s): Dr. D. R. Farenick and Dr. S. J. Plosker
Osmanli, Khaysa
Thesis Title:  Data Analysis of Indigenous Artifacts and Modelling of Birth Oscillations in Prairie Provinces of Canada
Master of Science in Statistics
Supervisor(s): Dr. A. Volodin and Dr. A. Sardarli
Zhang, Xiaoqing
Thesis Title: A Two-Parameter Lindley-Binomial Distribution: Properties and Applications
Master of Science in Statistics
Supervisor(s): Dr. D. Deng
Alsairafi, Alyeah
Thesis Title: Schurian Association Schemes arising from Abstract Regular Polytopes
Doctor of Philosophy in Mathematics
Supervisor(s): Dr. A. Herman and Dr. F. Szechtman
Mazjini, Maral
Thesis Title: Stochastic Modelling of Heavy-tailed Precipitations in Canadian Prairies
Doctor of Philosophy in Statistics
Supervisor(s): Dr. T. Bae
Wood, Clifford Tyler
Thesis Title: Quasi-Pure E0-Semigroups
Doctor of Philosophy in Mathematics
Supervisor(s): Dr. R. Floricel
Manpreet Kaur
Thesis Title: Computational Aspects of an Asymptotic Analysis of Method of Moments Estimators of Parameters for the Binomial Distribution
Master of Science in Statistics
Supervisor(s): Dr. A. Volodin
Palmarin, Daniel
Thesis Title: Cameron-Liebler Sets for 2-transitive groups
Master of Science in Mathematics
Supervisor(s): Dr. S. Fallat and Dr. K. Meagher

 

2020

Afful, Raymond Benjamin
Thesis Title: Statistical Inference for the Discrete Laplace Distribution
Master of Science in Statistics
Supervisor(s): Dr. A. Volodin
Gao, Chengyu
Thesis Title: Performance of Bootstrap Confidence Region For Binomial Distribution With Unknown Parameters of p and m 
Master of Science in Statistics
Supervisor(s): Dr. A. Volodin
Cox, Kerry Clyde
Thesis Title: Rank Distribution of Linear Maps and Proportion of Indecomposable Representations
Master of Science in Mathematics
Supervisor(s): Dr. D. Stanley
Ji, Bowen
Thesis Title: New Multivariate Zero-Inflated Beta-Binomial Distribution
Master of Science in Statistics
Supervisor(s): Dr. D. Deng
Jin, Kang
Thesis Title: Comparison of the Power Properties of Tests Based on the Confidence Intervals for the Ratio of Binomial Proportions
Master of Science in Statistics
Supervisor(s): Dr. A. Volodin
Ketelboeter, Brian
Thesis Title: Subproduct and Product Systems of C* - Algebras
Doctor of Philosophy in Mathematics
Supervisor(s): Dr. R. Floricel
Liu, Jingwen
Thesis Title: Inconsistency of Statistical Tests to Discriminate Lifetime Distributions and lines of Indistinguishability in Uniform Metric
Master of Science in Statistics
Supervisor(s): Dr. A. Volodin
Liu, Sichen
Thesis Title: Multiple Linear Model Selection: A Data Study on the Ecological Controls on Methylmercury Production
Master of Science in Statistics
Supervisor(s): 
Dr. A. Volodin
Mustafa, Saleh Mohamed Ali
Thesis Title: Higher Rank Numerical Ranges for Certain Non-Normal Matrices
Doctor of Philosophy in Mathematics
Supervisor(s): Dr. M. Argerami
Shau, Moumita
Thesis Title: Weil Representations of Unitary Groups
Doctor of Philosophy in Mathematics
Supervisor(s): Dr. A. Herman and Dr. F. Szechtman
Shi, Luya
Thesis Title: Multivariate Zero-Inflated Double Poisson Distribution With Application
Master of Science in Statistics
Supervisor(s): Dr. D. Deng
Tessier, Ryan Brett
Thesis Title: Properties of Pure Completely Positive Linear Maps of Operator Systems 
Doctor of Philosophy in Mathematics
Supervisor(s): Dr. D. Farenick
Uchenna, Anthony Ndulaka
Thesis Title: Power Function for the Test For Distinguishing Gamma and Weibull Distribution Families
Master of Science in Statistics
Supervisor(s): Dr. A. Volodin

 

2019

Chowdhury, Mashfiqul Huq
Thesis Title: Quantile Regression Approach For Analyzing Gene Expression Data
Master of Science in Statistics
Supervisor(s): Dr. D. Deng
Fleischhaker, Daniel Scott
Thesis Title: Modelling Outcomes in Canadian Professional Football via Generalized Bradley-Terry Models
Master of Science in Statistics
Supervisor(s): Dr. A. Volodin
Guliani, Priyanka
Thesis Title: On The Classical Parameters of the Crack Distribution
Master of Science in Statistics
Supervisor(s): Dr. S. Fallat, Dr. A. Volodin
Krumer, Daniel
Thesis Title: Algebraic and Measureanle Sub-Product Systems
Master of Science in Mathematics
Supervisor(s): Dr. R. Floricel
Liu, Xiaohua
Thesis Title: Predictive Modelling of Extreme Values in Unbalanced Panel Data
Master of Science in Statistics
Supervisor(s): Dr. T. Bae
Ogunsanya, Olusesan Kolawole
Thesis Title: Score Statistics or the Generalized Gamma Distribution
Master of Science in Statistics
Supervisor(s): Dr. A. Volodin
Saad, Salma Faraj Ibrahim
Thesis Title: Asymptotic Analysis of Method of Moments Extimators of Paramaeters p and m For The Binomial Distribution
Master of Science in Statistics
Supervisor(s): Dr. A. Volodin
Wei, Yingjie
Thesis Title: Outliers Detection of Temporal Gene Expressions Under Multiple Conditions
Master of Science in Statistics
Supervisor(s): Dr. D. Deng
Zhang, Yihui
Thesis Title: Decomposition of Certain Representations Into a Direct Sum of Indecomposable Representations
Master of Science in Mathematics
Supervisor(s): Dr. D. Stanley

 

2018

Acoose, Tannen Darnell
Thesis Title: Some Probability Properties of the Crack Distribution
Master of Science in Mathematics
Supervisor(s): Dr. A. Volodin, Dr. E. Doolittle
Alahmadi, Rana Owied K
Thesis Title: On The Theory of Pricing of Discrete Time Options of European Type
Master of Science in Mathematics
Supervisor(s): Dr. S. Fallat, Dr. A. Volodin
Bergen, Ryan Paul
Thesis Title: Calculating and Preserving Star Sets and Star Complements of General Matrices
Master of Science in Mathematics
Supervisor(s): Dr. S. Fallat
Gorr, Adam Vernon
Thesis Title: Eigenvalues of K-Uniform Hypergraphs
Master of Science in Mathematics
Supervisor(s): Dr. S. Fallat, Dr. K. Meagher
Ismaila, Haruna
Thesis Title: On A Statistical Test To Discriminate Lifetime Distributions
Master of Science in Statistics
Supervisor(s): Dr. A. Volodin
Kehler, Adam Drew
Thesis Title: Performance of Dependent Bootstrap Confidence Intervals For Generalized Gamma Means
Master of Science in Statistics
Supervisor(s): Dr. A. Volodin
Luo, Rubing
Thesis Title: Construction of Confidence Intervals and Hypothesis Testing for the Mean of a Normal Population When the Coefficient of Variation is Known
Master of Science in Statistics
Supervisor(s): Dr. A. Volodin
Ngamkham, Thuntida
Thesis Title: Confidence Interval Estimation for the Ratio of Binomial Proportions and Random Numbers Generation for Some Statistical Models
Doctor of Philosophy in Statistics
Supervisor(s): Dr. A. Volodin

 

2017

Atkinson, Christopher Mark
Thesis Title: Weak and Strong Laws of Large Numbers of Negatively Associated Random Variables
Doctor of Philosophy in Statistics
Supervisor(s): Dr. A. Volodin
Alzulaibani, Alaa Awad
Thesis Title: Subproduct Systems of Quasi-Free Quantum Dynamical Semigroups
Doctor of Philosophy in Mathematics
Supervisor(s): Dr. R. Floricel
Bayeh, Marzieh
Thesis Title: Equivariant LS-Category and Equivariant Topological Complexity
Doctor of Philosophy in Mathematics
Supervisor(s): Dr. D. Stanley
Chen, Jingjiao
Thesis Title: Heavy-Tailed Crack Distribution Families and Applications
Master of Science in Statistics
Supervisor(s): Dr. T. Bae
Hu, Yang
Thesis Title: Cubical Blakers-Massey Theorem for CDGA
Master of Science in Mathematics
Supervisor(s): Dr. D. Stanley
Liu, Yong
Thesis Title: Classification of Subcategories in Abelian Categoris and Triangulated Categories
Doctor of Philosophy in Mathematics
Supervisor(s): Dr. D. Stanley
Rahaman, Mizanur
Thesis Title: Quantum Fidelity and the Bures Metric in Operator Algebras 
Doctor of Philosophy in Mathematics
Supervisor(s): Dr. D. Farenick
Roy, Anupam
Thesis Title: Studies on Quadratic Matrix Equations and Riccati Differential Equations Associated with Regular M-Matrices
Master of Science in Mathematics
Supervisor(s): Dr. C. Guo

 

2016

Cui, Bo
Thesis Title: The Hahn-Banach Separation Theorem in Free Convexity
Master of Science in Mathematics (2016, Spring)
Supervisor(s): Dr. D. R. Farenick
Ding, Jie
Thesis Title: An Evaluation of Some Robust Estimators of Regression Coefficients
Master of Science in Statistics (2016, Spring)
Supervisor(s): Dr. A. Volodin, Dr. C.W. Chan
Lu, Di
Thesis Title: Analysis and Numerical Methods for Algebraic Riccati Equations Associated with Regular M-Matrices
Master of Science in Mathematics (2016, Spring)
Supervisor(s): Dr. C. Guo
Singh, Gurmail
Thesis Title: Torsion Units of Integral Group Rings and Scheme Rings
Doctor of Philosophy in Mathematics (2016, Spring)
Supervisor(s): Dr. S. M. Fallat, Dr. A. W. Herman
Zhao, Junbo
Thesis Title: Model Checking for Longitudinal Data: Root Mass Study
Master of Science in Statistics (2016, Spring)
Supervisor(s): Dr. Y. Y. Zhao

 

2015

Agasthian, Vijayaparvathy
Thesis Title: Convergence and Comparison Theorems for Various Splittings of Matrices Based on Generalized Inverses
Doctor of Philosophy in Mathematics (2015, Spring)
Supervisor(s): Dr. C. Guo
Das, Suporna
Thesis Title: Point Estimation of Three Parameter Crack Distribution
Doctor of Philosophy in Statistics (2015, Spring)
Supervisor(s): Dr. A. Volodin
Gao, Yun
Thesis Title: Comparing Dependent Correlations for Ordinal Data
Master of Science in Statistics (2015, Fall)
Supervisor(s): Dr. D. Deng
Jahromi, Kian Razeghi
Thesis Title: Classification Methods for Temporal Gene Expressions and High-Dimensional Data
Doctor of Philosophy in Statistics (2015, Fall)
Supervisor(s): Dr. D. Deng
Purdy, Alison May
Thesis Title: Variations on a Theorem of Erdos, Ko and Rado
Doctor of Philosophy in Mathematics (2015, Spring)
Supervisor(s): Dr. K. Meagher
Salim, Fatemeh Shakhsi
Thesis Title: Hypothesis Testing for Three Main Reliability Models
Master of Science in Statistics (2015, Fall)
Supervisor(s): Dr. A. Volodin
Yang, Zhenyu
Thesis Title: Analysis of Longitudinal Data with Missing Responses: A Study of Pain Control Cost
Master of Science in Statistics (2015, Fall)
Supervisor(s): Dr. Y. Y. Zhao

 

2014

Alinaghipour, Fatemeh
Thesis Title: Zero Forcing Sets for Graphs
Doctor of Philosophy in Mathematics (2014, Spring)
Supervisor(s): Dr. K. Meagher Dr. S. M. Fallat
Bhattacharya, Angshuman
Thesis Title: Weak Expectation Properties of C*-Algebras and Operator Systems
Doctor of Philosophy in Mathematics (2014, Spring)
Supervisor(s): Dr. D. R. Farenick
Chaktoura, Martin
Thesis Title: Weyl's Construction of the Irreducible Regular Representations of the Complex Classical Groups
Master of Science in Mathematics (2014, Fall)
Supervisor(s): Dr. F. Szechtman
Johnson, Kyler
Thesis Title: Limiting Operations for Quantum Random Variables and a Quantum Martingale Convergence Theorem
Master of Science in Mathematics (2014, Fall)
Supervisor(s): Dr. M. J. Kozdron
Tang, Wei
Thesis Title: Unified Approach to Partially Linear Model and Cox Proportional Hazards Model with Missing Covariates
Doctor of Philosophy in Statistics (2014, Fall)
Supervisor(s): Dr. Y. Zhao
Tessier, Ryan
Thesis Title: On The Combinations of Sample Compression Schemes
Master of Science in Mathematics (2014, Spring)
Supervisor(s): Dr. S. M. Fallat Dr. S. Zilles
Teye, George
Thesis Title: Generation of Crack Random Numbers Using Three-Parameter Crack Distribution
Master of Science in Statistics (2014, Spring)
Supervisor(s): Dr. T. Bae Dr. A. Volodin
Wang, Xiyuan
Thesis Title: Commutative Differential Graded Algebra with Lattices
Master of Science in Mathematics (2014, Fall)
Supervisor(s): Dr. D. W. Stanley
Zhang, Tian
Thesis Title: Decoherence of Quantum Markov Systems
Master of Science in Mathematics (2014, Spring)
Supervisor(s): Dr. R. C. Floricel

 

2013

Ahmadi, Bahman
Thesis Title: Maximum Intersecting Families of Permutations
Doctor of Philosophy in Mathematics (2013, Fall)
Supervisor(s): Dr. K. Meagher
Ahmadi, Seyedruhallah
Thesis Title: A Classification of Homogeneous Kähler Manifolds with Discrete Isotropy and Top Non Vanishing Homology in Codimension Two
Doctor of Philosophy in Mathematics (2013, Fall)
Supervisor(s): Dr. B. C. Gilligan
Albayyadh, Maram
Thesis Title: Majorization and the Schur-Horn Theorem
Master of Science in Mathematics (2013, Spring)
Supervisor(s): Dr. M. Argerami
Liu, Meng
Thesis Title: Generalized Unified Approach to Regression Models with Covariates Missing in Nonmonotone Patterns
Doctor of Philosophy in Statistics (2013, Fall)
Supervisor(s): Dr. Y. Y. Zhao
Wood, Clifford
Thesis Title: Shift and Quasi-Shift Endomorphisms Associated with Representations of Cuntz Algebras
Master of Science in Mathematics (2013, Spring)
Supervisor(s): Dr. R. C. Floricel

 

2012

Andrew, Prince
Project Title: Non-Newtonian Blood Flow Through a Stenosis and Aneurysm: Steady State Simulations
Master of Science in Mathematics (2012, Spring)
Supervisor(s): Dr. F. Labropulu, Dr. I. Husain
Fernandez, Gustavo Sergio Krimker
Thesis Title: The Fundamental Modules of the Classical Lie Algebras
Master of Science in Mathematics (2012, Fall)
Supervisor(s): Dr. F. Szechtman
Ghaffar, Abdul
Thesis Title: Oblique Stagnation Point Flows
Master of Science in Mathematics (2012, Fall)
Supervisor(s): Dr. F. Labropulu
Gong, Huihan
Thesis Title: Modeling and Measuring Association for Ordinal Data
Master of Science in Statistics (2012, Fall)
Supervisor(s): Dr. D. Deng
Mwangangi, Sadia Hassan
Thesis Title: The Structure of Operator Systems on Finite-Dimensional Hilbert Spaces
Master of Science in Mathematics (2012, Fall)
Supervisor(s): Dr. M. Argerami, Dr. D. R. Farenick

 

2011

Alzulaibani, Alaa
Thesis Title: The C*-Algebra Generated by the Q-Commutation Relation
Master of Science in Mathematics (2011, Fall)
Supervisor(s): Dr. J. Erlijman Dr. M. Argerami Dr. R. C. Floricel
Baidoo, Kezia Anna Efua
Thesis Title: Confidence Intervals for Ratios of Binomial Proportions Based on Unbiased Estimators
Master of Science in Statistics (2011, Spring)
Supervisor(s): Dr. A. Volodin, Dr. A. Sardarli
Lin, Minghua
Thesis Title: Coefficient Problems Arising From Computation of Matrix pth Root
Master of Science in Mathematics (2011, Spring)
Supervisor(s): Dr. C. Guo
Liu, Yong
Thesis Title: Classification of Nullity Classes in the Derived Category D(R) of a Commutative Noetherian Ring
Master of Science in Mathematics (2011, Fall)
Supervisor(s): Dr. D. Stanley

Mitra, Dipra
Thesis Title: Equivalence Classes of G-Algebras Over Commutative Rings
Doctor of Philosophy in Mathematics (2011, Spring)
Supervisor(s): Dr. A. W. Herman Dr. R. J. McIntosh

Plosker, Sarah Joelle
Thesis Title: Capacities of Completely Positive Maps
Master of Science in Mathematics (2011, Spring)
Supervisor(s): Dr. R. C. Floricel

Xing, Yongjun
Thesis Title: On the Spread of Certain Normal Matrices
Doctor of Philosophy in Mathematics (2011, Fall)
Supervisor(s): Dr. S. Fallat

 

2010

Al-Ahmari, Abdullah Awad
Thesis Title: Tracial and Rank Equivalence of Representation in Von Neumann Algebras
Doctor of Philosophy in Mathematics (2010, Spring)
Supervisor(s): Dr. D. R. Farenick
Bobadilla, Irma Elizabeth Díaz
Thesis Title: Coverage Probability of Confidence Sets Centered at James-Stein Estimators and its Positive Part
Master of Science in Statistics (2010, Spring)
Supervisor(s): Dr. A. Volodin, Dr. S. M. Fallat
Cavers, Michael Scott
Doctor of Philosophy in Mathematics (2010, Fall)
Supervisor(s): Dr. S. M. Fallat & Dr. S. J. Kirkland
Chen, Miaomiao
Thesis Title: Confidence Intervals Based on Dependent Bootstrap Procedure
Master of Science in Statistics (2010, Spring)
Supervisor(s): Dr. A. Volodin, Dr. D. Deng
Huang, Yuhui
Thesis
Master of Science in Statistics (2010, Spring)
Supervisor(s): Dr. Y. Zhao
Liu, Xing
Thesis Title: A Study of Survival and Medical Cost Data: With Application to Automatic Implantable Cardiac Defibrillator Data
Master of Science in Statistics (2010, Spring)
Supervisor(s): Dr. D. Deng

Purdy, Alison May
Thesis Title: The Erdos-Ko-Rado Theorem for Intersecting Families of Permutations
Master of Science in Mathematics (2010, Fall)
Supervisor(s): Dr. K. Meagher

Zhang, Ting
Thesis Title: Modeling the Sustained Effect of Anticancer Drugs in Tumor Xenograft Experiments
Master of Science in Statistics (2010, Fall)
Supervisor(s): Dr. D. Deng

 

2009

Dong, Hongyun
Thesis Title: Boundaries of Reduced Free Group C*-Algebras
Master of Science in Mathematics (2009, Spring)
Supervisor(s): Dr. M. Argerami
Gao, Qian
Thesis Title: Semiparametric Methods for Regression Analysis with Missing Responses and Auxiliary Information
Master of Science in Statistics (2009, Spring)
Supervisor(s): Dr. D. Deng, Dr. Y. Y. Zhao
McCann, Shawn Joseph
Thesis Title: Equivalent Forms of the Connes Embedding Problem
Master of Science in Mathematics (2009, Spring)
Supervisor(s): Dr. D. R. Farenick
Price, George Cedric David
Thesis Title: A Classification of Model Structures in the Category of Non- Negatively Graded Chain Complexes of Vector Spaces
Master of Science in Mathematics (2009, Fall)
Supervisor(s): Dr. D. Stanley
Wang, Binbin
Thesis Title: Classifying Subcategories of Modules Over a Noetherian Ring
Master of Science in Mathematics (2009, Fall)
Supervisor(s): Dr. D. Stanley

 

2008

Akelbek, Mahmud
Thesis Title: A Joint Neighbour Bound for Primitive Digraphs
Doctor of Philosophy in Mathematics (2008, Spring)
Supervisor(s): Dr. S. J. Kirkland
Fital, Sandra Aleksandra
Thesis Title: Studies on Nonlinear Matrix Equations
Doctor of Philosophy in Mathematics (2008, Spring)
Supervisor(s): Dr. C.H. Guo
Liang, Lingfeng
Thesis Title: A Study on Complete Convergence for Arrays of Rowwise Negatively Associated Random Variables
Master of Science in Statistics (2008, Fall)
Supervisor(s): Dr. A. Volodin
Lisawadi, Supranee
Thesis Title: Parameter Estimation for the Two-Sided Birnbaum-Saunders and Inverse Gaussian Distributions and Laws of Large Numbers for Arrays Under a Condition of Uniform Inegrability
Doctor of Philosophy in Statistics (2008, Fall)
Supervisor(s): Dr. A. Volodin, Dr. D. R. Farenick
Liu, Hui
Thesis Title: Statistical Data Mining and Its Applications in Health Claims
Master of Science in Statistics (2008, Fall)
Supervisor(s): Dr. A. Volodin
Liu, Xiaoping
Thesis Title: Determminantal Inequalities and Factorizations of Totally Nonnegative Matrices
Doctor of Philosophy in Mathematics (2008, Fall)
Supervisor(s): Dr. S. M. Fallat
Tifenbach, Ryan Michael
Thesis Title: Strongly Self-Dual Graphs
Master of Science in Mathematics (2008, Fall)
Supervisor(s): Dr. S. Kirkland
Wang, Zhen
Thesis Title: A Study on the Hájek-Rényi Inequality and Its Applications
Master of Science in Statistics (2008, Spring)
Supervisor(s): Dr. A. Volodin, Dr. M. J. Kozdron
Yang, Tian
Thesis Title: A Batalin-Vilkovisky Algebra Structure on the Hochschild Cohomology of Truncated Polynomials
Master of Science in Mathematics (2008, Spring)
Supervisor(s): Dr. D. Stanley

 

2007

Banh, Men Van
Report Title: Some Exact Solutions of Non-Newtonian Fluids
Master of Science in Mathematics (2007, Spring)
Supervisor(s): Dr. F. Labropulu
Chi, Luis Diego Leon
Report Title: Scaling Limit of Loop-Erased Random Walk
Master of Science in Statistics (2007, Spring)
Supervisor(s): Dr. M. J. Kozdron
Omer, Farej Mahmod
Thesis Title: Similarity and Reductivity in Operator Theory
Master of Science in Mathematics (2007, Fall)
Supervisor(s): Dr. D. R. Farenick
Sanchez, Jabib Leon
Report Title: The Self-Avoiding Walk
Master of Science in Statistics (2007, Spring)
Supervisor(s): Dr. M. J. Kozdron
Wu, Xiaojing
Thesis Title: Analysis of GMM Estimator Bias by Integer-Valued AR(1) Process
Master of Science in Statistics (2007, Spring)
Supervisor(s): Dr. D. Deng
Zhang, Yuxin
Thesis Title: Estimating the Number of Clusters via the Local Gap Statistic
Master of Science in Statistics (2007, Spring)
Supervisor(s): Dr. D. Deng

 

2006

Zhang, Yu
Thesis Title: A Study of Bivariate Exponential and Weibull Distributions on Matched Pair Data
Master of Science in Statistics (2006, Fall)
Supervisor(s): Dr. D. Deng

 

2005

Manjegani, Seyed Mahmoud
Thesis Title: Inequalities in Operator Algebras
Doctor of Philosophy in Mathematics (2005, Spring)
Supervisor(s): Dr. J. Erlijman, Dr. D. R. Farenick

 

2004

Bowden, Meseret
Report Title: Solution of the Heisenberg Laplace Equation
Master of Science in Mathematics (2004, Fall)
Supervisor(s): Dr. E. Doolittle
Roettger, Eric
Thesis Title: Congruences for Lucas Sequences
Master of Science in Mathematics (2004, Fall)
Supervisor(s): Dr. R. J. McIntosh

 

2003

Chan, Hilda Hiu Kwan
Thesis Title: Improved Approximation-Assisted Point Estimation
Master of Science in Mathematics (2003, Fall)
Supervisor(s): Dr. S. E. Ahmed

 

2002

Volodin, Andrei I.
Thesis Title: Point Estimation, Confidence Sets, and Bootstrapping in some Statistical Models
Doctor of Philosophy in Mathematics (2002, Fall)
Supervisor(s): Dr. S. E. Ahmed
You, Jinhong
Thesis Title: Semiparametric Regression Models with Serially Correlated and/or Heteroscedastic Errors
Doctor of Philosophy in Mathematics (2002, Fall)
Supervisor(s): Dr. R. J. Tomkins, Dr. G. Chen
Zeng, Renying
Thesis Title: Young's Inequality in Compact Operators
Doctor of Philosophy in Mathematics (2002, Spring)
Supervisor(s): Dr. J. Erlijman, Dr. D. R. Farenick
Zhang, Ling Yun
Thesis Title: EWMA Control Charts and Extended EWMA Control Charts
Doctor of Philosophy in Mathematics (2002, Spring)
Supervisor(s): Dr. R. J. Tomkins, Dr. G. Chen

 

2001

Carnochan Naqvi, Sarah Anne
Thesis Title: Eventually Nonnegative Matrices
Master of Science in Mathematics (2001, Spring)
Supervisor(s): Dr. J. McDonald

 

1998

Zhou, Hongding
Thesis Title: C*-Extreme Points in Spaces of Completely Positive Maps
Doctor of Philosophy in Mathematics (1998, Fall)
Supervisor(s): Dr. D.R. Farenick
Ao, Suqin
Thesis Title: Aspects of Chromatic Numbers and Rankings in Tournaments
Doctor of Philosophy in Mathematics (1998, Spring)
Supervisor(s): Dr. D. Hanson and Dr. S. Kirkland, External Examiner: Dr. C. Soteros, University of Saskatchewan
Li, Bishan
Thesis Title: Generalizations of Diagonal Dominance in Matrix Theory
Doctor of Philosophy in Mathematics (1998, Spring)
Supervisor(s): Dr. M. Tsatsomeros and Dr. E. Koh, External Examiner: Dr. P. Browne, University of Saskatchewan

 

1997

Mahdi, Tahir Naweed
Thesis Title: Shrinkage estimation in prediction
Master of Science in Mathematics (1997)
Ullah, Bashir
Thesis Title: Some contributions to positive part shrinkage estimation in various models
Doctor of Philosophy in Mathematics (1997)

 

1996

Liu, Miao
Project Title: On finite projective and affine planes
Master of Science in Mathematics (1996)

 

1995

Zhang, Zhong Ping
Thesis Title: Irreducible polynomials over finite fields
Master of Science in Mathematics (1995)

 

1994

Goalen, Sean William
Project Title: Heise quasiaffine planes
Master of Science in Mathematics (1994)
Harper, Malcolm A.
Project Title: Finite inversive planes
Master of Science in Mathematics (1994)
Li, Chen-Kuan
Thesis Title: The Hankel transform of Banach-space-valued distributions
Doctor of Philosophy in Mathematics (1994)
Li, Deli
Thesis Title: The law of the iterated logarithm for weighted averages of independent random variables
Doctor of Philosophy in Mathematics (1994)