William Welch, University of British Columbia

Research

gaussian process time series multivariate lag seasonality long-term trend streamflow meteorology

Latest funding

Dynamic Gaussian Processes to Identify Environmental Mechanisms
NSERC · 2024 · Principal investigator
$34,000
Adaptive Design for Fast Machine/Statistical Learning
NSERC · 2019 · Principal investigator
$125,000
Ensemble Methods for Classification/Prediction With High-Dimensional Explanatory Variables
NSERC · 2014 · Principal investigator
$90,000

All 8 grants and awards

Dynamic Gaussian Processes to Identify Environmental Mechanisms

Principal investigatorNSERC2024Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Welch, William

Keywords: gaussian process; time series; multivariate; lag; seasonality; long-term trend; streamflow; meteorology

$34,000

Adaptive Design for Fast Machine/Statistical Learning

Principal investigatorNSERC2019Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Welch, William

Keywords: Bayesian Optimization; Computational Complexity; Divide and Conquer; Gaussian Processes; Global Optimization; Hyperparameter Tuning; Sequential Design

$125,000

Ensemble Methods for Classification/Prediction With High-Dimensional Explanatory Variables

Principal investigatorNSERC2014Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Welch, William

$90,000

Forest products stochastic modelling group: advanced manufacturing and product development

Co-investigatorNSERC2014Collaborative Research and Development Grants

Principal investigators: Zidek, James

$200,000

Forest products stochastic modeling group

Co-investigatorNSERC2009Collaborative Research and Development Grants

Principal investigators: Zidek, James

$490,000

Classification: methodology for variable selection and efficient tuning and comparasion of models

Principal investigatorNSERC2008Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Welch, William

$125,000

Bayesian analysis of computer experiments

Principal investigatorNSERC2003Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Welch, William

$135,000

Strategies for Collection and Analysis of High Throughput Screening Data in Drug Discovery

Principal investigatorNSERC2001Strategic Projects - Group

Principal investigators: Welch, William

$144,480

From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: gaussian process Dear Professor Welch, My name is [your name], and I am a [your current degree or role] at [your institution]. I am applying for a PhD position starting in [term and year]. Your research on gaussian process connects closely to my own work on [your research topic]. [One or two sentences on what you did and what you learned.] I also saw your NSERC-funded project "Dynamic Gaussian Processes to Identify Environmental Mechanisms" (2024), and I would be glad to contribute to work in that direction. Are you accepting new PhD students for [term and year]? I have attached my CV and transcripts, and I would be glad to talk at a time that suits you. Thank you for your time. Kind regards, [your name]