Simon Fontaine
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ABOUT ME
EDUCATION
PhD in Statistics
University of Michigan
September 2019 – May 2024
Ann Arbor, MI, USA
Thesis:
Statistical models for dependent data
, supervised by
Prof. Ji Zhu
and
Prof. Jian Kang
MSc in Statistics
University of Montreal
September 2016 – May 2019
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Thesis:
MCMC adaptatifs à essais multiples
, supervised by
Prof. Mylène Bédard
BSc in Probability & Statistics
McGill University
January 2013 – May 2016
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
EXPERIENCE
Postdoctoral Scholar
Pennsylvania State University
August 2024 – Present
University Park, PA, USA
Supervised by
Prof. Lingzhou Xue
and
Prof. Bing Li
Graduate Student Research Assistant
University of Michigan Medical School
September 2021 – December 2022
Ann Arbor, MI, USA
Project:
Harnessing Opportunities to Screen for Esophageal Adenocarcinoma
(HOSEA)
In collaboration with researchers at the US Veterans Affairs Ann Arbor Healthcare System (VAAAHS)
Development of a predictive tool for early cancer detection (
K-ECAN
)
Results published in
Gastroenterology
Graduate Student Instructor
University of Michigan
January 2020 – August 2022
Ann Arbor, MI, USA
Data Science Intern
Ubisoft Montreal User Research Lab
January 2019 – August 2019
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Project on online skill rating algorithms for online video games
Development, implementation and experimentation of various models to include additional information in the currently used algorithm
Development of solutions tailored to specific games
Teaching Assistant
University of Montreal
January 2017 – December 2018
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Grader
McGill University
January 2014 – May 2016
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
SERVICE
2022 Organizer & 2023 Mentor
Michigan Student Symposium for Interdisciplinary Statistical Sciences
October 2021 – March 2023
Ann Arbor, MI, USA
Reviewer
Various journals
March 2022 – Present
Annals of Applied Statistics
(4x)
Journal of Computational and Graphical Statistics
(1x)
Biometrics
(2x)
Statistics in Medicine
(2x)
AWARDS
Doctoral Training Scholarship
Fond de Recherche du Québec – Nature et Technologies
Jun 2023
Ph.D. Student Service Award
Department of Statistics, University of Michigan
May 2022
Rackham International Student Fellowship
Rackham Graduate School, University of Michigan
May 2021
Outstanding Graduate Student Instructor Award
Department of Statistics, University of Michigan
May 2021
Outstanding First-year Student Award
Department of Statistics, University of Michigan
May 2020
Dean’s Honor List
University of Montreal
May 2019
Serge-Tardif Fellowship
Department of Mathematics and Statistics, University of Montreal
May 2018
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