Biography

Hello! I have an undergraduate degree in mathematics, with a core focus on statistics. I enjoy analyzing and interpreting data to better understand the world around us. This website contains information on topics I find interesting, and some personal projects.

Interests

  • Non-parametric Statistics
  • Time Series
  • Chess

Education

  • BSc in Mathematics, 2019

    Thompson Rivers University

Skills

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Statistics

Data Visualization

Experience

 
 
 
 
 

Research Analyst

Yukon University - Northern Energy Innovation

May 2022 – Present Yukon Territory
 
 
 
 
 

Research Assistant

Yukon University - Northern Energy Innovation

Apr 2020 – May 2022 Yukon Territory
 
 
 
 
 

Research Assistant

Yukon College - Northern Energy Innovation

May 2019 – Aug 2019 Yukon Territory
Worked with the Northern Energy Innovation team at Yukon College (now university), analyzing diesel generator efficiencies for project stakeholders.
 
 
 
 
 

Research Assistant

Thompson Rivers University

Jan 2019 – Apr 2019 British Columbia
Worked under Dr. Xiaoping Shi on change-point analysis research for satellite imagery.

Recent Posts

Analyzing chess ratings

Analyzing Lichess player ratings and game outcomes.
Mar 16, 2023 13 min read

The Slutzky-Yule effect and the risks of smoothing data

Illustrating the consequences of linear filters on random time series.
Dec 11, 2020 4 min read

Using permutation tests with a simple dataset

Looking at permutation tests, a useful non-parametric tool.
Oct 24, 2020 8 min read
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Projects

Interactive Mineral Factsheet

An interactive web app that explores mineral reserve levels by nation, price history, and a text summary.

Chess checkmates - A simple neural network

Training a neural net to identify checkmate positions.

Recent Publications

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Patrick Giles, Eric Labrecque, Scott Pressnail, Michael Ross (2022). Assessing the Thermal Comfort and Peak-Shifting Capabilities of Electric Thermal Storage Technology in the Yukon. CIGRE.

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Patrick Giles, Michael Ross (2021). Probabilistic Imputation for High Resolution Univariate Electric Load Data with Large Gaps. EPEC.

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Patrick Giles, Michael Ross, Spencer Sumanik (2020). Modelling Prime Diesel Electric Generator Fuel Consumption across Genset Sizings. EPEC.

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