Marco Antonio Gallegos Herrada
Mexico City, Mexico ·
marcogallegos@ciencias.unam.mx
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I’m a mathematician primarily interested in working in the areas of statistical computing, Bayesian statistics and MCMC methods. I’m about to start a MSc in Statistics at the University of Toronto for the 2021-2022 academic year.
My research Interests include:
- Bayesian Statistics
- Time Series Analysis
- Spatial Statistics
- Spatio-temporal Hierarchical Models
- Markov Chain Monte Carlo Methods
- Applied Statistics (environmental sciences, air pollution modelling and statistical ecology).
Skills
Languages, Operating Systems & Tools
- R
- Python
- Git
- Ubuntu
- bash
- Stan
- javascript
- Julia
- Github
Data Management
- MongoDB
- MySQL
Article (preprint) - Multi-level multi-state modelling applied to hospital admission in mexican patients with COVID-19
https://doi.org/10.1101/2021.05.24.21257752
May 2021
Article (pending revisions) - A multi-dimensional non-homogeneous Markov chain of order K to jointly study multi-pollutant exceedances
March 2021
Experience
Research Assitant, Undergraduate Research Assistantship
Conacyt
- Performed data base screening, cleansing and descriptive statistics analysis of COVID-19 death rates in Mexico.
- Implemented a multi-state hierarchical model in Stan software platform; tested, quantified and improved its sampling cost efficiency.- Carried out quantitative and graphic analysis of COVID-19 patients in Mexico.
- Synthesized the methodology for the study and helped organize its contents for submission.
July 2020 - Present
Teaching Assistant (course title: Statistical Computing)
Applied Mathematics and Systems Research Institute (IIMAS), UNAM
- Planned, supervised and conducted weekly tutorials for 13 undergraduate students.
- Provided online support for classes.
- Provided an introduction to Stan software platform for Bayesian inference.
- Fulfilled grading duties.
February 2021 - June 2021
Teaching Assistant (course title: Stochastic Simulation)
Faculty of Sciences, UNAM
- Prepared and conducted weekly tutorials for a class of 18 undergraduate students.
- Provided online support for classes.
- Explained Git version control fundamentals and its implementation in Github, provided an introduction to Julia programming language and Stan software platform for Bayesian inference.
- Fulfilled grading duties.
September 2020 - January 2021
Teaching Assistant (course title: Differential and Integral Calculus II)
Faculty of Sciences, UNAM
- Planned, supervised and conducted weekly tutorials for 33 undergraduate students.
- Marked class assignments and examinations
- Counseled students experiencing difficulties with the course.
September 2018 - January 2019
Teaching Assistant (course title: Differential and Integral Calculus I)
Faculty of Sciences, UNAM
- Planned, supervised and conducted weekly tutorials for 15 undergraduate students.
- Marked class assignments and examinations.
- Explained difficult concepts and practice exercises.
February 2018 - June 2018
Education
2021 - 2022
2015 - 2020
École Normale Supérieure
Undergraduate Student Mobility Program
Mathematics
Relevant coursework: Integration and Probability
2019