*Last updated June 2025
A pdf version of my CV is available here.
Education
MSc in Statistics | University of Toronto | 2026
Honours BSc in Statistics/Mathematics | University of Toronto | 2025
Advisor: Jun Young Park
Experience
Summer Research Trainee | McGill University | 2025
Supervisor: Jianguo (Jeff) Xia
Research Assistant | University of Alberta | 2023-2024
Supervisor: Mike Kouritzin
Publications
* = Corresponding author
Under Review
Markov Processes for Enhanced Deepfake Generation and Detection | 2024
Mike A. Kouritzin, Ian Zhang*, Bhadana Jyoti, Seoyeon Park
arXiv link (2411.07993)Presentations
Talks
2025 SSC Annual Meeting in Saskatoon | 2025
3rd Joint SIAM/CAIMS Annual Meetings (scheduled) | 2025
Posters
The Thirteenth Annual Canadian Statistics Student Conference | 2025
Honours and Awards
Anna & Alex Beverly Memorial Fellowship | 2025
NSERC Undergraduate Student Research Award (x2) | 2023, 2024
Jack Zwaigenbaum Scholarship | 2022
Dean's List Scholar | 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025
Services
Conferences
Session co-chair, 2025 Third Joint SIAM/CAIMS Annual Meetings (scheduled)
Other
Languages Spoken: English (native), Mandarin (native), Japanese (intermediate)
Memberships: Statistical Society of Canada