I am looking for highly motivated, creative, and mathematically strong PhD students and Master's students. Mathematical strength and an interest in going further mathematically are particularly important for working in machine learning and all the more so for theoretical machine learning.

If you are interested in working with me, please first email me at <firstname><lastname>.x@gmail.com.
Do not email me at my university email address (the one that ends in "uvic.ca"); I likely will miss your email if you send it there.

For your email:

• If you are interested in pursuing a PhD under my supervision, use the subject line "Prospective PhD student". If you are interested in pursuing a Master's under my supervision, use the subject line "Prospective MSc student".
• In the body of the email, describe your research interests within machine learning as well as your academic background. Take care to show that you understand some of my work, and explain in detail how your interests align with my recent past work (say, last 5 years) or present work.

Please note that I receive many inquiries. If your inquiry indicates a good enough match with my area, I will try to respond and recommend that you formally apply to the program. I am unlikely to respond if there is not much of a match.