Jeffrey Rosenthal

Jeffrey Rosenthal

First Name: 
Jeffrey
Last Name: 
Rosenthal
Title: 
Professor
Phone : 
416-978-4594
Office Location : 
Ontario Power Building, 700 University Ave., Room: 9070
Biography : 

Jeffrey Rosenthal is a professor of statistics, specialising in Markov chain Monte Carlo (MCMC) algorithms. He received his bachelor degree from the University of Toronto, and his PhD in Mathematics from Harvard University. He was awarded the 2006 CRM-SSC Prize, the 2007 COPSS Presidents' Award, the 2013 SSC Gold Medal, and teaching awards at both Harvard and Toronto. He is a fellow of the Institute of Mathematical Statistics and of the Royal Society of Canada. His book for the general public, Struck by Lightning, was published in sixteen editions and ten languages, and was a bestseller in Canada.

Education: 
PhD, Harvard University
BSc, University of Toronto
Personal Website: 
http://probability.ca/jeff/

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Areas of Interest: 
  • Probability theory
  • Stochastic processes
  • Monte Carlo techniques
  • Random walks on groups
On Leave: 
Friday, January 1, 2021 to Wednesday, June 30, 2021

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Jeffrey Rosenthal is a professor at the U of T Department of Statistical Sciences.