Dr. Daniel Roy

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Biography

Daniel Roy is a CIFAR AI Chair at the Vector Institute and a professor in the Department of Statistical Sciences at the University of Toronto. His research focuses on the interplay of machine learning, theoretical statistics, and mathematical statistics. He has made significant contributions to areas such as statistical learning theory, online learning, and probabilistic programming. Roy is a recipient of several prestigious awards, including the NSERC Discovery Accelerator Supplement and the Ontario Early Research Award. Before joining the University of Toronto, he was a Research Fellow at Emmanuel College and a Newton International Fellow at the University of Cambridge. He completed his PhD at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), where his dissertation received the MIT EECS Sprowls Award for the best thesis in computer science for the year.

Research Interests

Awards

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Early Researcher Award

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Faculty Research Award

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Newton International Fellowship

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NSERC Discovery Accelerator Supplement (DAS)

Requirements for University of Toronto

Master Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3.3
IELTS
Listening
Required:6.5
Reading
Required:6.5
Writing
Required:6.5
Speaking
Required:6.5
Overall
Required:7
TOEFL
Listening
Required:22
Reading
Required:22
Writing
Required:22
Speaking
Required:22
Total
Required:93
Prerequisites
Appropriate four-year bachelor's degree Background in sociological theory and statistics preferred
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Specialization Notes

Department of Sociology