Monday, July 1, 2024
MacDonald, Peter W. (BMath (Statistics & Pure Mathematics), 2017, University of Waterloo; MMath (Statistics), 2018, University of Waterloo; PhD (Statistics), 2023, University of Michigan) has joined the Department of Statistics and Actuarial Science on July 1, 2024 as an Assistant Professor. Before returning to Waterloo, Peter was a postdoctoral scholar at McGill University (2023-2024). Peter's research is focused on statistical network analysis. His specific research interests include latent space modeling of multilayer, multiplex, and dynamic network data, as well as inferential methods for comparing samples of networks. He also has interests in post-selective inference and multiple hypothesis testing.