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My name is Ian Zhang, I’m a graduate student at the University of Toronto, currently working towards my masters in statistics, which I will obtain in June 2026. I recently received my Honours BSc in statistics and mathematics from UofT, from which I graduated with high distinction. In Fall 2026, I will starting my PhD in statistics at UofT, under the joint supervision of Joshua Speagle and Thibault Randrianarisoa.

My research interests lie mainly in asymptotic statistics, Bayesian nonparametrics, and approximate inference.

I was previously a two-time Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada Undergraduate Student Research Award (NSERC USRA) awardee, conducting research under the supervision of Mike Kouritzin at the University of Alberta. I am currently a graduate student researcher affiliated the Rotman Research Institute (RRI) at Baycrest, an academic health sciences center focused on geriatric care and dementia research, under the supervision of Malcolm Binns.