Francois K. Domagni
( PhD dissertation in final preparation)
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MSCS Department
PROFILE
Uniquely qualified by the combination of advanced degrees in Mathematics, Economics, Statistics and Probability; Strong orientation in machine learning, design and analysis of experiments, industrial organization and Bayesian statistics. Excellent communication skills; capable of translating complex technical and mathematical problems to non-technical individuals. Proven leadership skills, highly analytical, logical and methodological problem solver. EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATIONS
University of Illinois at Chicago
• PhD in Mathematical Statistics (advisor: Prof. S. Hedayat) Aug 2013 – December 2018 Dissertation: On the Study of Saturated Designs for Two-level Fractional Factorial Designs. Research expertise: two-level factorial experiments, saturated designs, D-optimal designs, Hadamard matrices, Monte Carlo simulation,
Bayesian volatility estimation of Lévy processes.
multivariate regression analysis, logistic regression neural networks, svm, pca, deep learning etc.
University of Missouri Saint Louis
• Master of Arts in Applied Mathematics January 2010 - August 2012 Areas of concentration: Financial Mathematics, Applied Statistics, Real Analysis
• Master of Arts in Economics January 2010 - December 2011 Areas of concentration: Industrial Organization, Time Series Econometrics, Financial Markets Université de l’Atlantique Abidjan Côte d’Ivoire
• Bachelor of Sciences in Economics Aug 2005 - July 2008 Areas of concentration: Growth and Development, Agricultural Markets Economics, Labor Economics. STATISTICAL CONSULTING
• Statistical Laboratory at UIC
Provide statistical consulting to clients in optimal design and analysis of experiments. Collaborate with peers to work and help improve machine learning projects for clients. Provide statistical expertise and assistance in data analysis for clients. Help choose a valid statistical model with the best performance for projects. COMPUTER SKILLS:
Extensive experience in Python (scikit-learn, SciPy, NumPy, pandas, matplotlib etc), R, MATLAB, LaTeX. Working knowledge of C++, SAS, SQLite.
PUBLICATIONS AND PRESENTATIONS
• Publications
Ryan Martin, Cheng Ouyang, Francois Domagni. Efficient posterior inference on the volatility of a jump diffusion process (Statistics & Probability Letters 134 November 2017). Francois Domagni, Samad Hedayat, Bikas Sinha. 23 Factorials: Further Thoughts involving Saturated Designs (To be submitted).
Francois Domagni, Samad Hedayat, Bikas Sinha. The General Nature of Saturated Designs (To be submitted).
Francois Domagni, Samad Hedayat, Bikas Sinha. D-Optimal Saturated Designs For Main Effects Plus F1-Two-Level Factor Interactions (To be submitted).
• Presentations
Algorithms for searching saturated D-optimal designs for two-level factorial designs (Poster Presentation). Design and Analysis of Experiments Conference, UCLA, October 2017. On the study of saturated designs for two-level fractional factorial designs. UIC statistical seminar February 2018.
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC) August 2013-Present
• Instructor at the MSCS department
Teach Differential Equations, Calculus, College Algebra
• Instructor of the Emerging Scholar Program (ESP) Teach Calculus 1, 2
• Graduate Teaching Assistant
Taught Python, Pre-Calculus, Calculus 1, 2.
University of Missouri Saint Louis (UMSL) June 2012 – August 2013
• Instructor at MCS department
Taught Calculus, Algebra, Statistics, Trigonometry, Probability and Statistics.
• Worked as Proctor and Computer Lab Consultant April 2010 – June 2012 Customer service, computer troubleshooting and maintenance. AWARDS, CERTFICATES AND PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
Teaching Assistant Award of $250: University of Illinois at Chicago May 2014 Award given to the best Teaching Assistant by the MSCS department for excellent teaching during the year. International Student leadership certificate: University of Missouri Saint Louis May 2013 Certificate awarded for being an excellent student leader in promoting diversity and multicultural relations at UMSL. Member of American Mathematical Society (AMS).
Member of the American Statistical Society (ASA).
REFERENCES
Dr. Samad Hedayat
Distinguished Professor of Statistics at UIC
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Dr. Gerard Awanou
Associate Professor of Applied Mathematics at UIC
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Dr. Bikas Sinha
Professor of Statistics at the Indian Statistical Institute **************@*****.***