I am a Ph.D. Statistics student at the University of British Columbia. My supervisor is Benjamin Bloem-Reddy. I am interested in the uses of symmetry in inference and computation, and I am working on data-based methods for identifying distributional symmetries that may be exploited to better solve problems in statistics and machine learning.
I am involved in various activities within the Department of Statistics. I TA for statistics courses and train new TAs in the department. I assist with Flexible Learning studies that aim to improve learning resources for statistics. I manage finances for the Statistics Graduate Student Association. Outside of the department, I also facilitate Instructional Skills Workshops for graduate students at the CTLT.
This page summarizes my thoughts about the courses I took during my B.Sc. at UBC. Current undergraduate students at UBC who are interested in statistics, machine learning or data science may find it to be of interest.
Non-parametric Hypothesis Tests for Distributional Group Symmetry [arXiv] [poster]
K. Chiu, B. Bloem-Reddy
On the Statistical Properties of Entromin as an Orthogonal Rotation Criterion [M.Sc. thesis]
K. Chiu
Uncertainty in Neural Processes [arXiv]
S. Naderiparizi, K. Chiu, B. Bloem-Reddy, F. Wood
Graduate Student Facilitator
Centre for Teaching, Learning and Technology
July 2023 - Present
TA Trainer
UBC Department of Statistics
Sep 2021 - Present
Graduate TA
2023W1: STAT 404 - Design and Analysis of Experiments
2022W2: STAT 305 - Introduction to Statistical Inference
2022W1: STAT 404 - Design and Analysis of Experiments
2021W2: STAT 305 - Introduction to Statistical Inference
2021W1: STAT 404 - Design and Analysis of Experiments
2020W2: STAT 305 - Introduction to Statistical Inference
2020W1: STAT 404 - Design and Analysis of Experiments
2019W2: SCIE 300 - Communicating Science
2019W1: STAT 404 - Design and Analysis of Experiments
Graduate Academic Assistant
Introductory Statistics Flexible Learning Group
July 2022 - Present
Treasurer
Statistics Graduate Student Association
February 2022 - Present
Ph.D. Statistics
The University of British Columbia
2021 - Present
M.Sc. Statistics
The University of British Columbia
2019 - 2021
B.Sc. Combined Honours in Computer Science and Statistics
The University of British Columbia
2013 - 2018
Read about my thoughts on the courses I took during my B.Sc. here!
You can find my work history in my CV.