Hanna Jankowski, York University

Research

asymptotic theory convex optimization effective dose estimation least squares estimation maximum likelihood misspecification nonparametric statistics semiparametric statistics

Latest papers

Rnaught: a web tool for estimating the basic reproduction number.
BMC global and public health · 2025 · senior author
Estimating the basic reproduction number at the beginning of an outbreak.
PloS one · 2022 · senior author
A random set approach to confidence regions with applications to the effective dose with combinations of agents.
Statistics in medicine · 2014 · first author

All 3 publications

Latest funding

Shape-constrained estimation and inference: robustness and adaptability
NSERC · 2021 · Principal investigator
$96,000
One Health Modelling Network for Emerging Infections (OMNI)
NSERC · 2020 · Co-investigator
$2,500,000
Shape constrained estimation: Theory and methods
NSERC · 2013 · Principal investigator
$105,000

All 4 grants and awards

3 publications.

01

Rnaught: a web tool for estimating the basic reproduction number.

Krikella T, Model N, Boonpatcharanon S, Lipikhin K, Heffernan JM, Jankowski H

BMC global and public health2025Senior author

DOI: 10.1186/s44263-025-00178-2 PMID: 40598699

02

Estimating the basic reproduction number at the beginning of an outbreak.

Boonpatcharanon S, Heffernan JM, Jankowski H

PloS one2022Senior author

DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0269306 PMID: 35714080

03

A random set approach to confidence regions with applications to the effective dose with combinations of agents.

Jankowski H, Ji X, Stanberry L

Statistics in medicine2014First author

DOI: 10.1002/sim.6226 PMID: 24976610

Shape-constrained estimation and inference: robustness and adaptability

Principal investigatorNSERC2021Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Jankowski, Hanna

Keywords: shape-constrained estimaton; nonparametric statistics; semiparametric statistics; effective dose estimation; statistics in infectious disease modelling; convex optimization; maximum likelihood; least squares estimation; asymptotic theory; misspecification

$96,000

One Health Modelling Network for Emerging Infections (OMNI)

Co-investigatorNSERC2020Emerging Infectious Diseases Modelling Initiative (EIDM)

Principal investigators: Zhu, Huaiping

$2,500,000

Shape constrained estimation: Theory and methods

Principal investigatorNSERC2013Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Jankowski, Hanna

$105,000

Nanoparametric shape constrained estimation: applications and theory

Principal investigatorNSERC2008Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Jankowski, Hanna

$70,000

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: asymptotic theory Dear Professor Jankowski, 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]. I read your paper "Rnaught: a web tool for estimating the basic reproduction number." (2025), and it 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 "Shape-constrained estimation and inference: robustness and adaptability" (2021), 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]