Dr. Ricardo Baptista

Assistant Professor

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Biography

Ricardo’s research focuses on establishing mathematical foundations and theoretical guarantees for probabilistic machine learning models, with broad applications in science and engineering. He is currently an Assistant Professor in the Department of Statistical Sciences. Prior to joining the department, he served as an Instructor in Computing and Mathematical Sciences at Caltech and as a Postdoctoral Scientist at Amazon. He holds a PhD in Computational Science and Engineering from MIT, where he specialized in uncertainty quantification, and a BASc in Engineering Science from the University of Toronto.

Research Interests

Experience

Assistant Professor

— Present

University of Toronto • Toronto

Joined the Department of Statistical Sciences as an Assistant Professor.

Instructor

— Present

California Institute of Technology • Pasadena

Served as an Instructor in Computing and Mathematical Sciences.

Postdoctoral Scientist

— Present

Amazon •

Worked as a Postdoctoral Scientist.

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