Hi, I’m Luke! I have recently completed postdoctoral work in biostatistics the University of Queensland and McGill University. Prior to that, I obtained a PhD in Statistics from the University of Waterloo in 2024.

My research develops efficient, theory-driven methods to reduce the computational burden of simulation-based design. My methods have been published in leading venues, including the Journal of the American Statistical Association and the Journal of Business and Economic Statistics. Much of my recent work has been motivated by Bayesian clinical trials, building on expertise from a fellowship with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s Oncology Center of Excellence. Beyond clinical statistics, I am interested in creating economical methods for experimental design in business and industrial settings.

I have taught undergraduate and graduate courses at McGill and Waterloo and worked with Waterloo’s Centre for Teaching Excellence to support graduate teaching development. As a Graduate Student Consultant, I honed skills supporting interdisciplinary research that I later applied in collaborations with linguistics researchers and Airbnb’s data science team.

I am actively engaged in the statistical community. I currently co-lead the Statistical Society of Canada (SSC)’s Community Connections initiative and serve as Chair of the American Society for Quality’s Chemical Process and Industries Division. Previously, I chaired the SSC’s Student and Recent Graduate Committee and co-chaired the 2023 Canadian Statistics Student Conference.