Dr. Karen Kopciuk

Assistant Professor

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Biography

Karen Kopciuk is a research scientist in the Department of Cancer Epidemiology and Prevention Research at Cancer Care Alberta, Health Services, and an Adjunct Professor at the University of Calgary. Her research focuses on disease genetic risk estimation and involves developing statistical methodologies for high-dimensional data, particularly in the context of cancer prevention and screening. She has specific interests in survival analysis, multivariate data methods, and the impact of genetic factors on cancer risk, especially in Indigenous populations. Kopciuk is actively involved in research projects that evaluate factors associated with cancer diagnosis stages and health behaviors using comprehensive dataset analyses. She has been recognized for her contributions to the field, including receiving the Distinguished Service Award from the Statistical Society of Canada in 2020.

Research Interests

Experience

Adjunct Professor

2020-01-01 — Present

Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary • Calgary, AB, Canada

Teaching and research in the areas of cancer epidemiology and statistical methodology.

Awards

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Distinguished Service Award

Requirements for University of Calgary

Master Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3.3
IELTS
Listening
Required:6
Reading
Required:6
Writing
Required:6
Speaking
Required:6
Overall
Required:7
TOEFL
Listening
Required:20
Reading
Required:20
Writing
Required:20
Speaking
Required:20
Total
Required:97
GRE General
Verbal
Required:150
Quantitative
Required:159
Analytical Writing
Required:5.5
Overall
Required:5.5
Prerequisites
4-year Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or equivalent 3rd or 4th year course in Theory of Computation 3rd or 4th year course in Software Engineering 3rd or 4th year course in Systems (OS, Compilers, Networking) 3rd or 4th year course in Application (AI, Graphics, Databases)
Application Checklist
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  • Curriculum Vitae
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  • Two Letters of Reference
Specialization Notes

Department of Computer Science Master's program. GRE scores are expected for international students.