Curriculum Vitae

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Basics

Name Isaac Rankin
Email isaac dot rankin at stat dot ubc dot ca
Url https://1saacrankin.github.io
Summary I am a PhD student in Statistics at the University of British Columbia and Co-President of the Statistics Graduate Student Association (SGSA). I completed an MSc in Statistical Science at the University of Oxford, where I worked on conditional diffusion models for structure-based drug design, and a BSc in Mathematics and Statistics at the University of Victoria focused on statistical methodology. My research interests include variational inference, Bayesian optimization, and uncertainty quantification, with applications in drug discovery.

Education

  • PhD
    University of British Columbia
    Statistics
    2025 - 2029

    Vancouver, BC, Canada

  • MSc (Distinction)
    University of Oxford
    Statistical Sciences
    2023 - 2024

    Oxford, UK

  • BSc (Distinction)
    University of Victoria
    Mathematics and Statistics
    2018 - 2023

    Victoria, BC, Canada

Awards