Dr. Piotr Zwiernik

Associate Professor

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Biography

Piotr Zwiernik earned his PhD in Statistics in 2011 from the University of Warwick. He has held research positions at prestigious institutions including the Mittag-Leffler Institute in Stockholm, IPAM in Los Angeles, TU Eindhoven, UC Berkeley, and the University of Genoa. Between 2016 and 2021, he served as an Assistant Professor at Universitat Pompeu Fabra in Barcelona. His research interests primarily focus on covariance matrix estimation, graphical models, and high-dimensional statistics, along with elegant mathematical statistics. He is also an associate editor for several journals, including Biometrika, Scandinavian Journal of Statistics, and Algebraic Statistics. His work has contributed significantly to the field of Statistical Computing and Theoretical Statistics.

Research Interests

High-Dimensional Statistics Covariance Matrix Estimation Graphical Models Mathematical Statistics Statistical Computing Multilinear Algebra Convex Analysis

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